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Dunphy Airplanes Inc. Flying through operation!. Dunphy Airplanes Inc. Two production lines Each production line comes up with procedure Make as many planes in 3 minutes Record each line’s production. Dunphy Airplanes Inc. Was there a particular spot where production was holding up?
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Dunphy Airplanes Inc. Flying through operation!
Dunphy Airplanes Inc. • Two production lines • Each production line comes up with procedure • Make as many planes in 3 minutes • Record each line’s production
Dunphy Airplanes Inc. • Was there a particular spot where production was holding up? • Which spot took the longest? • Was any spot waiting at some point?
Bottleneck A point of congestion in a system that occurs when workloads arrive at a given point more quickly than that point can handle them.
How to unblock bottlenecks • Identify the problem • Determine the course of action • Explore all considerations • How long does is step take? • Will changes have a negative effect? • Decide on a course of action • Implementation
Unblock your bottleneck! In your production line go through the process together and try to unblock your bottle neck
2nd round! • 3 minutes to make as many planes as possible • See which group made the most • See which group made the most improvement
Important Lessons • Analyze all processes • How long does each step take? • How much idle time is there? • See where improvement can be made • If you can save time you can… • save money! • And be more… • EFFICIENT!