by Dr Lisa | replenishment, theory of constraints, wip, work in process
If you have inventory, be it finished goods or work-in-process (WIP), then you have capacity. I mention this because many of the companies who have inventory also have difficulty delivering on-time. However, the capacity is being wasted. Do you KNOW, in your gut,... by Dr Lisa | drum buffer rope, eli goldratt, poogi, theory of constraints, wip, work in process
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 | constraint, goldratt, job shops, milling constraint, theory of constraints, wip, work in process
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,...