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Dear Customer, As you know we’ve struggled achieving on time delivery. Let me assure you that this has not been due to lack of interest, or because we don’t value you, our customer. It was a systemic problem that we’ve only just recently figured out. The...
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Whether you’ve continued to manufacture or you’re ramping back up after COVID-19, you may find yourself with fewer people for any number of reasons: People out sick People not wanting to come to work Fewer people can work at one time for social distancing Layoffs you...
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Theory of Constraints Drum Buffer Rope – What is DBR? Drum Buffer Rope (DBR) is the Theory of Constraints scheduling process focused on increasing flow by identifying and leveraging the system constraint. DBR was developed by Eliyahu M. Goldratt (Eli Goldratt),...
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Due date performance (DDP, also called On-time Delivery) is a common metric used both internally and by vendors to monitor the performance of job shops, fabricators, MRO, and machine shops. Whether DDP is a Key Performance Indicator (KPI), Balanced Scorecard metric,...
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Job Shop Scheduling – Sales Backlog, Is it too Big or too Small? Brad: “It is common for job shop owners and managers to keep a close eye on the size of their Sales Backlog. It is a barometer of how things are going. Usually it is expressed in dollars. It is...
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Maximizing Profitability the TOC Way #5 This is the fifth in the 9 part series of conversations. Brad: “Let’s talk about job shop strategy. After all, it’s that time of year again.” Dr. Lisa: “Yes, in the big companies you and I used to work for, the...
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