by Dr Lisa | Uncategorized Blog Posts
I just completed a redesign of part of my website and added several free videos and audios. To view this new page, go to FREE Stuff tab and then down to FREE Videos & Audios. You will find videos on the following topics: Critical Chain Project Management Viable...
by Dr Lisa | POOGI Series
Normally, Lean and Six Sigma tools provide additional benefits very quickly. For example, it is common that the constraint resource could benefit from set-up reduction. Focusing Lean tools—which cost little to implement—results in additional capacity where it is...
by Dr Lisa | POOGI Series, Theory of Constraints in Operations
Once the lower level of WIP is achieved (using Theory of Constraints) which takes about two weeks, as a job is processed through milling, this triggers the release of another job to the floor to begin processing. What is the effect? Do you realize that the amount of...
by Dr Lisa | POOGI Series, Theory of Constraints in Operations
Let’s take a simple environment as an example. Say that there are seven operations in this environment: customer service receives and enters the order, engineering programs the part, and when released the order processes through lathes, mills, outside heat treat,...
by Dr Lisa | POOGI Series, Theory of Constraints in Operations
Of course, doubling available capacity must mean that we aren’t managing our current capacity as well as we would like, despite our best efforts to do so. Is this a reasonable possibility? Let’s check some “facts”: Does your mix vary widely from week-to-week, as is...
