ThroughpuT AnAlysis CAse sTudy region North America indusTry Vehicle manufacturing CusT omer profile The customer is a global manufacturer that sells more than nine million vehicles in over 120 countries. Business siTu ATion False assumptions based on nonrealistic data sets and insufficient buffers threatened the output of a crucial vehicle component, risking lost sales. soluTion An analysis using simulation, based on more realistic assumptions, led the cross functional team to an understanding of true machine capacity and gave them the objective tool by which they solve the capacity shortfall. m A r C h 2 0 1 3 ClienT o verview ChAllenge without changes, production would fail to match sales projections. With anticipated sales of 10,000 vehicles a day, a leading

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