ToC Sandwich Factory

What's the sandwich catering service's overall throughput?

• 500 units/h

• 120 units/h

• 180 units/h

• 800 units/h

What ToC step is aligned with this action?
Set up an additional filling station

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Make sure that the filling station never waits for supplies

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What ToC step is aligned with this action?
Implement a pull system in which filling orders more bread when supplies get low and baking only produces bread when there’s an order

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What ToC step is aligned with this action?
Implement a pull system in which filling orders more bread when supplies get low and baking only produces bread when there’s an order

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What ToC step is aligned with this action?

Observe where inventory piles up, where there’s waiting, and how many sandwiches each department produces per hour

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Communicate to baking and packaging that even flow is more important than keeping themselves busy

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Cross-train bakers to help with filling

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Notice that filling is no longer the constraint. Go back into the factory to find the new constraint.

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Make sure that the filling station isn’t doing any tasks that baking or packaging could do instead

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