Start-up Time Reduction Start-up Time Reduction Startup Time – The Yield and Efficiency Thief Modern manufacturing strategy aims to make product to order. If the manufacturer is in a JIT supply chain this is even more critical. Properly done, this approach improves productivity, reduces inventory and cuts lead time. Startup time increases production costs and overhead while not adding any value. Excessive startup time results in: Reduced yields - While the operators are stabilizing the process it is not making usable product. The scrapped product is a complete loss. Poor manpower and equipment utilization - Costs sunk into the make-ready cycle are not retrievable and are added to the total production costs.Non-productive cycles - If operators need to frequently stop and start the line, e

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