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A Systematic Approach to Part Shortages – Part 3

The third element of this organization’s successful drive to eliminate part shortages was a systematic approach to problem solving. They made it a process, managed just like any other process, rather than something people did when they had time. Even though this is “Part 3″ of this series, in reality they put this into place [...]

Posted 24 November 2007 † Mark Rosenthal § Interesting Reading § Quality § Supply Chain ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

A Systematic Approach to Part Shortages – Part 1

The short story of assembly problems is lack of parts. Part shortages drive all kinds of waste, including: juggling the schedule; expediting; bigger lots or batches – and all of these things end up causing shortages later on in a self-reinforcing death spiral. So how did an assembly shop which built about 10 units / [...]

Posted 20 November 2007 † Mark Rosenthal § Jidoka § Supply Chain ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,