About this Presentation
This presentation will highlight two different manufacturing environments where implementing T-DBR was absolutely critical because the constraint was internal and order sequence mattered. In these environments, implementing S-DBR would have negatively impacted throughput and due date performance. Sequencing and scheduling mattered the most. In fact, the amount of work required to precisely schedule the critical resources (the Drums) was so demanding that we refer to these two implementations as examples of Extreme Drum-Buffer-Rope (X-DBR). The bulk of the presentation will be spent on sharing our thought process as we tried to understand the problem and design the direction of the solution in two environments characterized by very high dependence. In addition, we will highlight the Drum Hours Lost measure of buffer management that we introduced to further increase throughput. Video length: . PDF: slides.
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Instructor(s)
Duncan Patrick
Duncan Patrick is Executive Vice President of Montera Inc. Montera specializes in software and consulting that helps clients solve problems in Operations and the Supply Chain. Duncan’s business consulting career is focused on working with clients to assist them solve problems in operations and the supply chain related to lead times, the forecast, inventory, capacity, on time delivery, product development speed and market focus. Duncan holds an MBA degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from The University of Calgary. Duncan is certified by the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization in all aspects of TOC. In addition, Duncan is a Certified Management Consultant.