Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify the system constraint and throughput
- Identify goals and objectives of the organisation.
- Identify systems, processes and products to be examined.
- Determine throughput of steps within the system.
- Identify the capacity constrained process.
- Determine optimum throughput of capacity constrained process (drum).
- Determine maximum system throughput based on the capacity constrained process.
- Optimise constraint throughput
- Determine optimum accumulation (buffer) before capacity constrained process.
- Determine appropriate supply schedule and trigger (rope) for buffer.
- Implement buffer and rope to match drum.
- Monitor capacity constrained process and system to ensure optimum throughput.
- Take required actions to minimise non-productive rate at capacity constrained process.
- Prioritise processes and resources to maximising output at the constraint
- Determine strategy to reduce capacity constraint
- Implement a process of on-going improvement as appropriate