"Some years ago I walked into a PCB facility that was making very complex HDI product, but wasn’t making any money. By focusing on constraining the WIP (CONWIP), identifying and focusing on the production bottlenecks to help develop a scheduling paradigm, working side by side with the operators to devise their own rules for dispatching jobs, and implementing a production pull system using Kanbans, profitability soared, WIP was reduced by two-thirds, and the standard production lead time decreased from 15 to four days with one-day quick-turns."
What is the DAM Problem with Scheduling?
- Specific Source: The PCB Magazine
- Date: July 2013