4 Principles of Bottleneck Management
4 principles of bottleneck management
Principle # 1. Release work orders to the system at the pace set by the bottleneck’s capacity.
Principle # 2. Lost time at the bottleneck represents lost capacity for the whole system.
Principle # 3. Increasing the capacity of non-bottleneck stations has no impact on the system’s overall capacity.
Principle # 4. Increasing the capacity of the bottleneck increases capacity for the whole system.