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8. Why Your Machine Shop Is Really a Logistics Business
Most of us got into manufacturing because we love making parts. But the longer I run a shop, the more convinced I am that we're really in the logistics business. If your machines are running but parts are still late, the problem might not be production at all. This week, Paul Barnes and I break down the three flows that determine how well a shop performs: material, information, and decisions.
We start with material flow, from reducing WIP and getting raw material to the machine faster, to how large manufacturers use everything from supplier-managed inventory to drones to keep production…
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