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Thought Leadership: Get Lean on Scrap
Every year, manufacturers lose profits when they scrap materials and finished goods because of damage or obsolescence. In fact, the cost of scrap is far more than the cost of the material itself. Hiding behind every dollar of scrapped inventory are several more dollars lost in storage, productivity, customer satisfaction and potential revenues. This paper…
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Video: SyncKanban® Manufacturing eKanban Software
Video: SyncKanban® Manufacturing eKanban Software https://www.synchrono.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kanban20Manufacturing20Software.mp4
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What’s the Difference Between a Manufacturing Bottleneck and a Constraint?
Bottlenecks and constraints are two terms that are often used interchangeably in Demand-Driven Manufacturing as well as in discussions on Lean Manufacturing and flow. It’s easy to use one term when you actually mean the other. However, since these two limiters on throughput need to be addressed differently, it’s important to understand the distinction. What…
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Synchrono® Reviews Strategies for Managing Manufacturing Bottlenecks and Constraints
Synchrono® Reviews Strategies for Managing Manufacturing Bottlenecks and Constraints New paper outlines variations from the Theory of Constraint’s Drum-Buffer-Rope method and how it has evolved through synchronization technology…MORE
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Thought Leadership: Eliminate Production Bottlenecks; Manage Manufacturing Constraints
What is the difference between a bottleneck and a constraint? And, what’s the best strategy for managing each of these inhibitors to production flow? Eliminate Production Bottlenecks; Manage Manufacturing Constraints explains how Lean and Demand-Driven Manufacturers categorize constraints and bottlenecks – and why they need to be addressed differently. The paper reviews:
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Increase Throughput by Replacing Manufacturing Productivity and Efficiency Metrics with These Two KPIs
Manufacturing productivity is a useful metric for measuring the health of manufacturing at a national or global level because it tells us something about whether our factories, in general, are working or sitting idle. But at the level of the individual factory, productivity as a performance metric can be problematic. Before we travel too far…