Manufacturing Process Improvement: Important Lean Improvement Process

The speed of manufacturing processes today depends on a trade-off between the physical processes of production, the wider system that allows these processes to operate, and the coordination of a supply chain in the pursuit of meeting customer needs. Could the speed of this activity be doubled? This paper explores this hypothetical question, starting with an examination of a diverse set of case studies spanning the activities of manufacturing. This reveals that the constraints on increasing manufacturing speed have some common themes, and several of these are examined in more detail, to identify absolute limits to performance. This guide gives you what you need to understand Bottleneck Analysis, it will also help you get started on your own improvement program. This book is the third volume in the Factory Operations Improvement Series.