Series: EXA Manufacturing Operations Series: Part 1 · Commentary 2Business Operations
MFG EP01 Commentary 2. How Work in Process and Waiting Build Up
Queueing theory and Little's Law explain the five-axis machine waiting for first-article approval, the measurement room's order-of-receipt rule, and the work in process that accumulated after early release. Worked examples distinguish insufficient equipment capacity from waiting created by operating rules and examine the role of a preparation allowance in protecting the bottleneck.
- Business
- Manufacturing Operations
- Queueing Theory