Case studies
More output, shorter lead times, better delivery
Three different operating changes: remove work created upstream, correct how capacity is represented, and address the separate conditions behind one delivery measure. The cases show what was investigated, who changed the work, and how the result was reported.
Choose by the decision in front of you: more downstream space or less avoidable work; new planning software or a better representation of capacity; or one delivery score with several operating causes. Each case keeps the actual changes and reported measures together.
Cabinets produced each day
TMI improved daily cabinet output
Impact Dakota helped TMI change the upstream quality practices, work methods and layout feeding assembly. Daily cabinet output improved, and employees adopted quality-at-source standards. The investigation connected the congestion with cleanup passed downstream.
The response included quality at source, work methods, and layout changes. The case study is useful when a busy department may be doing avoidable work created elsewhere.
Reported lead time
Stainless Works reduced lead time from 12–14 weeks to five
MAGNET helped Stainless Works correct ERP routings, configure work centers and schedule around welding. The company reported shorter lead times, $250,000 in increased or retained sales and $50,000 in savings. The financial measures are separate from the lead-time result.
The case study is useful when the schedule and the shop floor give different answers about what can be delivered.
Detector on-time delivery; above 90% maintained separately
Mirion’s Detector line reached 100% on-time delivery
AMT and Mirion addressed supplier timing, rework and critical skills. Detector on-time delivery rose from 50% to 100%; delivery stabilized above 90% in the separately reported sustainment result.
The case study is useful when one delivery measure combines several difficulties that require different actions.
What would need checking in your business?
The Diagnostic follows selected examples from your business to understand the delays, records, and constraints involved, then recommends a correction for the problem you choose.
Two weeks. A fixed standard fee of $5,800. Written findings, an executive readout, and a usable correction within the agreed scope.