TABLE OF CONTENTS You can be a victim and a specialist in reacting or you can become part of the solution.
Not everything surprising in manufacturing is truly surprising in all regards.
It is the job of production control to understand this and foresee many of the surprises.
Even if you can catch one or two things per month, that will save you unnecessary setups, wasted material, expediting, and possible overtime. If you are really good, you can catch quite a few things before they bite you.
There are a number of things you can do to anticipate and control for the risk and impacts associated with uncertainty.
Chapters 15 through 19 form the third section of the book and focus on how; what you might want to do or avoid while actually planning and scheduling. This chapter starts the discussion by addressing uncertainty and concepts for how to deal with it in a proactive fashion.
Why do things hurt? It is because you do not wear protective clothing, take preventive measures, or do not duck. Right between the eyes. Full force of the blow. A full-force hit hurts more than a glancing blow. It also hurts because what is affected can hurt. Your forehead can feel the hurt, while a block of steel will not feel the hurt unless you are a philosopher. This chapter explores strategies and concepts for minimizing, or avoiding, the hurt associated with production. Just like protecting yourself while doing...
