What is Drum Buffer Rope? Drum Buffer Rope (DBR) is the Theory of Constraints scheduling process focused on increasing flow and Throughput by identifying and leveraging the system constraint. DBR was developed by Eliyahu M. Goldratt (Eli Goldratt), the father of...
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ERTC Tax Credit for Manufacturers
Use ERTC funds to pay for VSS! One of my clients just received at $132k government GRANT that does NOT need to be paid back. It's called Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). This is different from PPP and you can apply even if you got PPP. You can get up to $26k per...
The Goal book by Eliyahu Goldratt SUMMARY
The path to publishing The Goal book was difficult. In 1984 there were no business novels. Eliyahu Goldratt or Eli would tell a story about publishers passing on his book because it was a business book and a “love story”, and they did not know what shelf to put it...
How to measure Due Date Performance so you CAN improve it!
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,...
How to Recession Proof Your Job Shop
Recession Proof Your Shop Whether you think we are already in a recession, or one is coming, most economists and talking heads agree that things are going to get worse before they get better. I contend that your participation in any recession or downturn is OPTIONAL....
Does Lean manufacturing work in job shops and machine shops?
In short, no. Lean manufacturing and lean scheduling do not work for high mix low volume custom job shops or machine shops. Here's why and what DOES work. Lean Manufacturing | Lean Scheduling Why? Lean manufacturing was developed most notably in Toyota. In...
Here’s why it’s hard to REALLY improve
Theory of Constraints Continuous Improvement It's hard to improve because it's difficult to get perspective on your own business. Here's a demonstration of perspective ... What's this picture of: (Hover on the picture to see the answer.) And what's this a picture of?...
Job Shop Schedule: Getting On Time & Reducing Lead Times
Job Shop Schedule: The SECRET to Getting On Time & Reducing Lead Times There's no question that the job shop schedule has it challenges. And every time we encounter one of the many challenges, our schedule is out of date, and we need to update the schedule. In...
Flow Based Scheduling | Flow Manufacturing
In Velocity Scheduling System we are focused flow based scheduling or flow manufacturing which is the physical flow in manufacturing. In Velocity PRICING System we focus on the flow of money and information. For this article we are referring to physical flow....
On Time Delivery KPI
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 purpose of...
