Synchronized manufacturing means that all machines in a process run at (almost) same speed. A disbalance, bottle neck or damage will be noticed immediately and due to its influence on the whole chain : be fixed.Most bottle necks remain unseen due to the fact that heaps of inventory / buffers are covering up any malfunction. …
The world of mass production is tough and competitive. Capacities / head count have been reduced to the minimum. In addition, I am observing an increasing lack of qualification / technical expertise. One of my services is to improve existing production processes – or straight forward, cut cost. It is surprising, how daily routine is …