Following my article on balanced vs. unbalanced lines, I have been refining my model for constrained based scheduling and with… Read more Optimising Constrained Scheduling
Category: Operations
Balanced vs. Unbalanced processes
This last week, I tested a game proving the advantage of unbalanced processes over balanced processes after reading the Goldratt Institute… Read more Balanced vs. Unbalanced processes
The first steps in initiating change
I was working with a client a while ago, looking at ways to improve performance of the supply chain and… Read more The first steps in initiating change
Change Control – Stabilizing Information systems
The 4th industrial age has made information readily available, we only have to cast our minds back over the last… Read more Change Control – Stabilizing Information systems
Continuous Improvement: Optimizing equipment and throughput
Once we have our structures and teams aligned, we will see an automatic improvement in equipment performance without any… Read more Continuous Improvement: Optimizing equipment and throughput
Organization and Business, which is which and what’s important
Before we get into an in-depth discussion on the structure, team and equipment, we need to understand the difference between… Read more Organization and Business, which is which and what’s important
Continuous Improvement: Structure, Teams and Equipment
So, how do we go about this continuous improvement challenge? Do we rush out and buy new equipment or employ… Read more Continuous Improvement: Structure, Teams and Equipment
Measurement as a way of life
Eliyahu M Goldratt: “Show me how you measure me and I’ll show you how I perform” “Each step in the… Read more Measurement as a way of life
Maintenance Scheduling and maintaining the schedule
“Maintenance scheduling should be incorporated into the production schedules.” How often have we missed a production deadline because of a… Read more Maintenance Scheduling and maintaining the schedule
Creating the schedule and committing to it. Pt2
“Factory scheduling should be signed off by all parties at the beginning of a production cycle” There are 2 very… Read more Creating the schedule and committing to it. Pt2