As a preferred key supplier to CZMI, JACO was invited to join the VMI program as part of lean manufacturing initiatives underway there. Under the VMI program JACO will deliver its precision products directly to the production line inside Zeiss’ optics assembly clean room. JACO will take full responsibility for monitoring Zeiss’ consumption rates and planning for timely replenishment.

“JACO is pleased with the opportunity to demonstrate to our very good customer our commitment to operational excellence and improving the value stream,” said Andy Smith, JACO’s VP of Sales. “World leading OEM’s seek stable supply chain relationships built on enhanced value and reliable performance. They want their parts, just when they need them, and they don’t confuse value with cheap.”

Since Zeiss launched its flagship Cirrus HD-OCT product in 2007, JACO’s precision components have been embedded in the heart of Cirrus’ spectrometer assembly. JACO’s optical frames support critical optics including the image capturing CCD camera.

Employing lean manufacturing techniques, JACO manufactures Cirrus components in small lots on a highly automated CNC machining cells. JACO’s programmable DCC CMM inspection instrument assures quality and has earned JACO parts “dock-to-stock” status, completely bypassing Zeiss’ receiving inspection process.  JACO’s automated parts finishing and cleaning systems complete the lean value stream.

In 2010, Zeiss implemented a Kanban system in its supply chain, requiring JACO to keep finished goods on hand and ship parts upon receiving an email pull signal from Zeiss.  JACO’s excellence in Kanban management earned it high marks for on time delivery.  The VMI program is the next logical step in leaning out the supply chain.

]]> http://jacoworks.com/jaco-manages-inventory-for-carl-zeiss-meditec/feed/ 0 http://jacoworks.com/welcome-to-jacos-new-website/ http://jacoworks.com/welcome-to-jacos-new-website/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:41:41 +0000 admin http://76.12.14.201/?p=135 JACO Machine Works received our ISO 9001:2008 certificate in August 2009.  This certifies that our Quality Management System fully complies to the well known international standard.  The partners and all the employees were very proud of our accomplishment, so naturally we wanted to tell everyone about it.  JACO immediately launched a new marketing initiative.  We started by developing this new website.

Phoenix area web development firm AZ Pixels was hired to develop the new website.

It had been five years since our previous website was updated.  In the intervening time JACO had experienced so much change and growth.  We really wanted to make a fresh start and work up a lot of new content to tell our new story!  The new website was built using WordPress.  This powerful and flexible system allowed AZ Pixels to quickly build a great website with loads of dynamic content that can be updated quickly and easily.  Key features of the new site are:

Lean Manufacturing page -  that highlights JACO’s manufacturing excellence

Quality page – where we present JACO’s quality credentials

Customer Service page – in which we present our customer service philosophy

The JACO news section of the site will feature new announcements, such as the acquisition of new equipment and capabilities.  Be sure to check back occasionally to find out what’s new at JACO Machine Works!