Beneteau USA Inc. is in the process of revamping its’ 250,000 square foot facility into the most modern big sailboat factory in America.
Beneteau is changing the 25-year-old factory from the past style of eight independent production lines into a new, single line, continuous flow, and production facility comprising 20 operation positions.
The outcome of this new way of building will allow shortened lead times, less work in process and greater flexibility in model mix.
The Marion plant will be the only American sailboat plant able to build anything from 30 footers up to 50 footers, all in the same quick-flow process.
“When the plant reconfiguration work is complete and we are able to turn on the new, lean, mean, production machine, no one else in the US will be able to make cruising sailboats with as much efficiency and as much flexibility of product mix. This should give Beneteau a strategic advantage to quickly provide the best value in exactly the model our customer wishes to buy,” Wayne Burdick, President of Beneteau USA, said.
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