Learning objective
How to manage a production unit with a scoreboard
A question of vocabulary
Your boss on the phone. Hi Mark, what’s our production down time this month?
You, before the module. Could you repeat the question?
You, after the module. 5 hours. But don’t worry our first pass yield is at 98 %
Survey
Who gets some experience with the management of a production unit ?
Questions
What questions should you ask yourself facing a production problem ?
What indicators should you measure to understand and master a production unit ?
Clues for answering
What questions should you ask yourself facing a production problem ?
Are we increasing our productivity?
Are we increasing our quality?
Are we decreasing our costs?
Are we decreasing our delays?
Are we increasing our flexibility?
Are we reducing our complexity?
Are we increasing our automation?
What the most profitable production mode?
What indicators should you measure to understand and master a production unit ?
Hours per unit produced (when the labor cost is the critical cost)
Resources flexibility
Rework rate
Waste rate
Waranty paid
First pass yield
Inventories in days (raw, in-process, final)
Resources occupation rate
Down time
Maintenance costs
Raw material utilization rate
Cost and delay per unit produced
Back up orders
Productivity per line
LTI
Task Automation coverage rank
Out-of-specification orders
Production line swing delay
Process streamline index
Process off good practice
Potential rules to apply in production
Automate at competitors levels
Shift to best-in-class production process
Get accurate info from sales
Get a strong supply chain management
Increase flexibility
Sub-contract low added value tasks
Optimize inventories levels
Maximize utilization rate
