Why its important to implement
Road grime affects VDA mapping, increases body bay cleaning time, and causes paint shop contamination requiring additional polishing work. Clean vehicles enable proper inspection and reduce rework.
Paint Shop Contamination
Paint shop – dirt and grime left on the vehicle that is dry and loose has a higher chance of being loosened during the spraying process and cause dirt to enter the paint shop adding additional work in de-nibbing and polishing
Road Grime Impact
All vehicles even when they look quite clean externally carry road grime and dirt that will be carried into the shop
Pre-inspection Mapping Issues
Pre-inspection and VDA - will not be able to carry our vehicle mapping
Body Bay Cleanliness
Strip and body bays - dirt and grime will fall off onto the floor causing additional work in cleaning the shop after each job. If the car is quite unclean and enters the shop it add additional work to the body technician who will have to spend time cleaning the repair area so they can see the damage and begin work, this excessive dirt will also end up on the floor causing more time to be spend cleaning up the bay at the end of the job
Business Impact
Protects throughput by enabling proper VDA mapping, reducing technician cleaning time, and preventing paint contamination. Maintains productivity and quality while reducing rework costs.
Key to Key
If the VDA is not able to carry our mapping the repair process time can be affected
General, Body and Paint Shop Productivity
If the body and paint technicians have to spend time cleaning the areas, they work to see the damage or reduce dirt in the paint they will be slowed down
Throughput
If there is excessive dirt in the paint the throughput is affected due to more time needed for polishing
Overall Business Impact
Vehicle washing prevents contamination-related delays and quality issues throughout the repair process. Clean vehicles enable proper VDA mapping, reduce technician cleaning time, and prevent paint shop contamination that requires additional polishing work. This fundamental quality control step protects throughput, maintains productivity levels, and ensures consistent repair quality while reducing rework costs
action steps
Production Manager ensures pressure washing and drying before workshop entry. Automate through details department upon customer drop-off. Strong policy enforcement.
Performance Monitoring and Enforcement
Strong internal warnings if policy not followed once established
Vehicle Preparation and Washing
Its best that this process is done automatically by the details department as soon as the car is dropped off by the customer, so it's not a last-minute thing and the panel technician needs to wait for the car and the car is wet when coming into the work shop
Vehicle Preparation and Washing
Production Manager must ensure that all vehicles are pressure washed and dried prior to entering the production area
Related tasks
Milestone:
03: Streamlining Vehicle Prep Work