ORDER to CASH Process

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Design

We Have the Order

Is this good news?  The fact that we have to ask that question brings up many of the underlying process issues that we have to content with prior to moving this order to manufacturing.

The “optimal” part or subassembly design is effective on paper. It’s well-received in the department who requested the change. However, next-in-line internal customers waste hours getting it to work/fit. Productivity goes down. The specifications are too tight for present capability, creating a mountain of rejects and waste. Rework and work-arounds occur to keep the line moving. More waste. There is increased variability in the process as other sections of the line try to make the part fit/ work. No one has communicated the change order ahead of time, nor was it adequately piloted, causing functional errors, lost time, rework.

Within Engineering itself there is redundancy and rework. The same information has to be input to more than one system. No one is looking at the non-value added steps. “This is the way we’ve always done it.” “The new software takes more time than the old software so I’m saving time by not updating what I use.”

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Equipment capacity modeling
Finishing equipment TPM
3P fixture development
Proof approval portal
Pattern review
3P cell development
3P Plant layout
Load blending
Brush cutting pattern (scrap reduction) optimization model
Value stream map assessment

Size
the
Prize

Pain

What are the Issues?

  • We don't have enough capacity - we don't have the right capacity
  • We use 42 shades of white
  • BOM errors are not corrected which cause recurring problems
  • Our equipment is down .... again

Size
the
Prize

Gain
  • 300% Increase in throughput capacity
  • 15 Reduction in overtime
  • $ 350K Off specification obsolescence reduction

Define your Problem Statement.

The first step towards breaking your organizational log jams is identifying and verbalizing the challenge you're facing. What are you trying to solve? This simple Problem Statement exercise can have profound implications for your team. It helps you define the issue and gives TGG some sense of where the soft spots could be in your Order to Cash process. We invite you to take a few moments to fill out this form. A TGG consultant will contact you shortly to discuss your Problem Statement and provide some insight on how we may be able to help.

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