Looking for efficiencies?
Want to reduce work-in-process (WIP) and maximize throughput? Who doesn’t!
Here’s a detailed example of how one custom machine shop did it. Superior Completion Services made the transition from batch processing to a cellular machine layout.
It was interesting to understand how they went about it. SCS used a new clustering algorithm tool, PFAST, to optimize workflow. Combined with buy-in from front line personnel, they’ve laid down a more efficient model for custom shops.
️ How it’s made
- Motorcycle production circa 1900 – The first “How it’s made” video?
Cool Tool
- 80/20 Quality – An app for non-conformance tracking and reporting.
Tangent
- The 17 Designs That Bell Almost Used for the Layout of Telephone Buttons – Imagine what life would be like.
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