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Work Stoppages
Symptoms (What do you see...)
- People or machines are idle; unused equipment.
- High overtime or overhead variances.
- Poor factory efficiency / utilization.
- Delayed shipments.
- Unhappy customers.
Causes (What you’ve got...)
- Missed deliveries / missing inventory.
- Broken equipment.
- Labor dispute.
- Low morale.
- Production bottlenecks.
- Inventory not stored properly.
Solutions (What might work...)
- Established preventative maintenance program.
- Balance machines and people.
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks.
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