SNEAK PEEK
Mike Payne noted that before data collection, managers would assign tasks to machinists with a time estimate. And, wouldn't you know it, that's how long it turned out they needed to make each part.
- Was the machine in use that entire time?
- How much of that time was setup vs. production?
- Could the company have cut those time allotments by 20% without harming quality?
Without data collection to monitor what was really happening, nobody knew.
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