Didier Chapron

Team Leader sector welding mast toyota

During her graduate internship, Emma Dufour was in charge of reorganizing a warehouse of 250 items at the Manitou plant in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique. The goal was to facilitate on-time procurement, and also to improve availability, by storing heavier parts near the operators and lighter parts on the shelves

“To achieve this, she worked with purchasing, production, maintenance, procurement, engineering, new work, as well as the operators themselves, to make sure they were happy with the solution,”

ays Didier Chapron, who was her industrial mentor.

The result was a “fantastic job,” presented on a computer, combining theory and practice, based on thorough research that involved everyone concerned.

But Emma’s assignment was not over. For now, only one-quarter of her recommendations have been implemented, since most of her study will be used to set up a new “mast mechanical welding” line.

“The plant logistics department took over based on her work,” explains Mr. Chapron, “and the line should be operational in September 2007.