2026-03-12
Name the stop before you total the hours
A week of downtime that reads as “mechanical” usually hides waiting on kits, waiting on a lift, and a changeover that started late. The names have to exist before the hours do.
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Short pieces from the count point
These are not productivity essays. They are arguments about names on a board: stops, changeovers, scrap, and buffers.
2026-04-02
When a changeover swallows the hour count
Planned work is not lost time, but a changeover that starts late and finishes with a slow first hour still steals the day’s throughput. Separate the plan from the drift.
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2026-05-18
Scrap tickets, hold cages, and first-pass yield
A rising scrap number can mean worse process, a stricter inspector, or a hold cage that finally got counted. Trend the ticket, the cage, and the first-pass check as three stories.
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2026-06-09
The buffer that looks like a machine problem
A press that “keeps going down” is sometimes a full chute, an empty tote, or a lift that serves three aisles. Stand at the buffer before you open the panel.
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