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Traditional measures like efficiency can be misleading from "summary" of The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt,Jeff Cox
Efficiency often gets mistaken for the ultimate goal in a manufacturing environment. However, focusing solely on efficiency can lead to unintended consequences. A machine may operate at maximum efficiency, churning out products at a rapid rate. Yet, if it produces items that don’t meet customer demand or if it creates excess inventory, the operation is not truly efficient in the broader sense. Consider a bottleneck in the system. If one machine runs smoothly while others are lagging, the efficient machine is celebrated. But what is the value of that output if it overwhelms the next step in the process, causing delays and increasing cycle times? Reflect on the overall throughput, which is the key metric. It’s not enough to optimize individual components; instead, the entire system must work in harmony to achieve the desired results. This misalignment often l...
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