The real cost of chasing job status, with the math.
Chasing job status is lean waste with a price. Get the formula, BLS loaded-rate data, and a worksheet to see what production tracking software is worth.
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A value stream map your scheduler will actually use.
Value stream mapping for manufacturing that leaves the wall: turn the future state into routings, stages, and a pacemaker schedule. Worksheet included.
Read the post →Find your bottleneck from WIP data, not gut feel.
A plain method for manufacturing WIP tracking. Use Little's Law and a 15-minute morning WIP read by cell to find your real bottleneck, then fix it.
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