Process Downtime Reduction:
How to Minimize Waste from Breakdowns, Set-Ups, Supply Chain Issues, and Staffing Constraints
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032445491 | 174 Pages | EPUB | 4 MB
How to Minimize Waste from Breakdowns, Set-Ups, Supply Chain Issues, and Staffing Constraints
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032445491 | 174 Pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Among the biggest mistakes manufacturers make is not keeping key equipment and processes running and making saleable product when needed. This situation existed when the author Mike Beauregard began working in manufacturing years ago and it currently remains true in companies ostensibly focusing on Lean. To improve, companies often rely on increasing productivity by making products faster and with more automation, but many fail to focus on the area in which they can get the biggest gains for their efforts – the reduction of downtime.