Use PDCA to tighten a thinning schedule
Apply PDCA to improve a thinning operation without turning every adjustment into a new plan.
Block 1 of a commercial thinning finished two days late. The team needs to improve Block 2 without guessing which part of the plan failed. PDCA: Plan the assumption, Do the work, Check the variance, Act on the learning The common shortcut is to tell the crew to make up time without identifying whether the delay came from weather, layout confusion, landing flow, or skid distance. Plan Write three assumptions before Block 2 starts: 12 acres per day, maximum 650-foot average skid distance, and no equipment inside marked exclusion zones. PDCA starts by making the plan testable. If the assumption…
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