Testimonials & Case Studies

Custom Injection Molding Job Shop Scheduling Success!

December 23, 2010

Crescent Industries is a supplier of custom injection molded thermoplastic products ranging in quantities from prototype to high volume. The Velocity Scheduling System has become the centerpiece of our tool shop. The simplicity of administration and visual nature of the system has been received well by the shop. Jobs are finishing faster and deliveries are improving thanks to the VSS

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Aerospace Job Shop Scheduling Success!

December 23, 2010

Paramount Machine has extensive experience with materials ranging from aluminum to titanium and aircraft alloys to Inconel. Their products are used in applications as diverse as commercial and military aircraft, critical life-support equipment, and space exploration Before starting the Velocity Scheduling System our on time delivery was about 68%. After implementation of the system we’re currently running at 100% OTD.

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Oil & Gas Job Shop Scheduling Success!

December 23, 2010

Schlumberger is the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to deliver superior results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies around the world. Check out this email. Jose, This is the best system for Manufacturing that I have encountered. This is our next step in the cables shop and covers the entire value stream. It is a web based

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Custom Fabricator Scheduling Success!

December 23, 2010

This shop fabricates (new and repairs) custom heat exchangers and pressure vessels. Since the introduction of your velocity concept, we’ve seen an average of 5 jobs ship per week, which was about 1 every two weeks prior to the VSS Coaching (that’s 10 X more job done). Our backlog has gone from an average of 55 jobs to around 20

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Custom Machine Builder Improves Scheduling!

December 23, 2010

This is a custom machine builder. They machine, fabricate and assemble (with lots of purchased components) big machines for the concrete paving industry, canal construction equipment, bucket wheel trenchers, and other special equipment. After trying different solutions, included expansive scheduling software with years of implementation required, we finally found a system which delivers what promised! We reduced dramatically (about 30%)

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Complex Machine Shop Improves Scheduling!

December 23, 2010

This testimonial is from a custom machine shop that does some repeat work, repair jobs (off site and on site), maintenance, completely new stuff, and provide resources for shut downs. Dr. Lisa, Thanks to your program Velocity Scheduling System Gulf has improved Delivery times, reduced rework, improved team work, improved cash flow, and it has really impressed our customers with

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Theory of Constraints Results After 1 Year

July 2, 2010

You may remember these graphs from some reported results (a testimonial) on job shop scheduling below. Well I just got an update from Tanya. Here it is: SUBJECT: Our One Year Anniversary “Welp it’s Criterion’s one year anniversary with the VSB (Velocity Scheduling System) and WE STILL love it! A few major projects went thru our building: new product launch

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Theory of Constraints Results, Case Study

May 6, 2010

The rock stars at Cavaform International LLC proved that Velocity Scheduling System based on Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints and Drum Buffer Rope WORKS! After just 2 months Cavaform experienced a 2.6 X improvement in pieces shipped. I received another update at the end of April showing the results continued. The units shipped went down by a few units but this was due to working

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The biggest constraint we Theory of Constraints consultants find is … (part 1)

March 30, 2010

We have worked with companies around the globe implementing Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma and the constraint is always the same. It’s how we think. In particular, it’s how the business owner or leader of the company thinks. You buy the same equipment as your competitors. You hire from the same labor pool. The only difference is how

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Theory of Constraints Drum Buffer Rope

March 16, 2010

Throwing Darts in a Tornado or Theory of Constraints Drum Buffer Rope (Your Choice) We are surrounded by complexity. People don’t show up for work, machines go down, jobs take longer to run than we estimated, customers call and change delivery dates, and the list goes on. This tornado of chaos makes it difficult to meet customer commitments and simultaneously

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