FURNITURE-INDUSTRY5 MIN READ
Find the Upholstery Constraint
Use Theory of Constraints choices to improve furniture production throughput.
Late sofa line Every station is busy, but completed orders are late and upholstery has a daily queue. Local efficiency can hide system constraint. TOC Identify -> exploit -> subordinate -> elevate Theory of Constraints improves flow by focusing attention where total output is actually limited. React Speed up every station. Less WIP, fewer interruptions, more finished orders. Do not optimize non-constraints while the constraint is starved, interrupted, or fed bad work. 01 Identify 02 Exploit 03 Subordinate Identify the constraint Where flow stops
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