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- “Throughput within the machine shop drastically increased from, in some cases, 4 weeks to an average of 5 days. With a concentration on \\\"finishing work\\\" we are seeing great benefits in part availability in our assembly departments.”
GE Aviation - Rockford - “Our business has suffered from low sales for a number of months. A business review recommended that we install a visual job scheduling system that could be understood and implemented by the shop floor employees. The VSS system satisfied this admirably. The large display is very clear and it is obvious to see the jobs that are progressing, delayed, late, etc. It has changed the focus to completing jobs rather than starting jobs that then progress slowly because of the backlog of work in process. The supervisors were doubtful at first about whether this system would work but were willing to try it out to achieve some improvements. The reduction in time required to complete a job has now been translated into our quoting system so that I can quote a lower number of hours to complete the task, hence a lower price for the customer which gives more sales and a higher throughput. More improvements will happen as our sales increase. Do I want to give away my competitive advantage and tell other shops of how to achieve more work faster? – Not likely!”
Rob Mantach - “Upon implementing the VSS, we noticed the following benefits: reduced WIP by more than 50%, learned we can do more with much less, and we increased visibility for project management and production that has led to a reduced cash flow cycle and happier customers! I recommend the VSS for any job shop that struggles with managing schedules, inventory, and chaos within the manufacturing environment. If you sign on with Dr. Lisa, she will give you the tools you need to get it under control and achieve outstanding results. Thank you, Dr. Lisa!”
Matt Groves - “We started this process with a seemingly insurmountable task of delivering a huge amount of product in a short period of time without any let up in our schedule for the foreseeable future. We were having serious cash-flow issues that were affecting our progress and our on-time delivery was beginning to suffer greatly. Since working with the VSS, we have seen dramatic improvements in our throughput and velocity of jobs through our shop and we are successfully hitting our customers due date targets. Our cash-flow has improved dramatically and no longer poses a threat to our business. We are a custom job shop servicing the space craft industry with an extreme high-mix, low-volume model. The VSS Program is the perfect solution for scheduling and managing these very complex projects. Thank you Dr. Lisa!”
Bob D., California - “We had an on time delivery of 92%. We went to VSS looking for improving our scheduling and visibility of orders through the shop. We wanted a way to improve work through our constraints. VSS gave us a discipline to follow, follow the board. Previously we would have operators stay in their different machine areas no matter what the date was on their order was. Now we will pull people from their areas and put them to the next order they can work on. VSS also improved our communication not only to the shop in our 5 minute meetings on each shift, but also through out the day when supervisors, operators, managers can look at the board and discuss what needs to be done and when. Through the POOGI process we have started to look at what caused us to go into the red zone and gives us a tool to review monthly what the number one contributor was and work at ways to eliminate.”
BOB T., CHICAGO METALLIC CORPORATION - “At the beginning of the program most of the jobs we shipped were late. We were in such a hole we knew it would take a significant amount of time to get out of it. After the program however, we are still shipping jobs late but those have been cut in half. We do see that we will be caught up and delivering on time in the near future. With discipline in implementing the system, it has got us back on track and given us the ability to accurately predict when we will complete a job. Another tool we really appreciate is the Capacity Graph. It allows us to quickly determine when we can promise a customer delivery. I would recommend this program to anyone that is having trouble with scheduling and on-time delivery.”
Rayson Company - “Dramatic increase in on-time delivery, dramatic reduction in chaos. The shop floor personnel really seem to like the system. Involving the entire work force really improves the quality and quantity of solutions to a given problem.”
Profile Grinding, Inc - “VSS changed everything for us. VSS became the new language of our business and changed our focus to a systematic process to improve job flow which resulted in better plant communications, delivery performance and cost reductions.”
Ron Peuterbaugh, Joint Production Technology - “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 Coaching Program.”
Eric - “From when our company started tracking each facilities on time performance, we have led with an average of 98%. So I was skeptical that VSS was going to make much of a difference for us. I was (very) wrong with my vision of the limited possibilities. This program has transformed our production from a \"Pushing\" to a \"Pulling\" flow through our shop. We have changed from a shop, with individual departments and brought us together as a Team. The communication across the floor, the focus on work and where attention is needed, problem solving, quality and Volume have all improved. And all of it has come with a whole lot less stress. We have been researching and trying other ideas and programs, each with some level of success but Dr. Lisa\'s Velocity Scheduling System program and personal support has given us the results that we have been looking for. Thank You Dr. Lisa.”
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- “Throughput within the machine shop drastically increased from, in some cases, 4 weeks to an average of 5 days. With a concentration on \\\"finishing work\\\" we are seeing great benefits in part availability in our assembly departments.”
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