2006-07-13 09:40:04 · 2 answers · asked by AP 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
Your question is too broad. What specific area of manufacturing are you talking about? Could be anything from order taking to scheduling of preventative maintenance.
You should be aware of BEST PRACTICES and BENCHMARKING. Join the American Society for Quality (ASQ) or at least visit their website to get some appropriate ideas for your specific problems.
2006-07-14 07:07:18 · answer #1 · answered by ps2754 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reducing wait or cue times, reducing inventory of raw materials, (Both of which would postively help reduce lead times), stabilize processing thru mechanical process improvements (make it run predictably), reduce wasted inspections,
basically you can work to make it faster, more reliably, or a closer interpretation of what the customers core needs are (which gets into design cycles, not academically considered manufacturing.)
2006-07-13 16:15:20 · answer #2 · answered by Josie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋