{"id":802,"date":"2023-10-05T20:17:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/?page_id=802"},"modified":"2023-11-26T20:32:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T20:32:39","slug":"finish-what-was-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/?page_id=802","title":{"rendered":"Finish What Was Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>You are in the right place if an increase in output would help, but you need to control costs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>It is often difficult to maintain the rate of completion, as jobs are missing parts, or other prerequisites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many times we have to wait for parts, meaning our jobs are not advancing continuously through operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes our scheduled jobs cannot be completed on time due to parts being &#8216;stolen&#8217; by other jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We often see our work-in-progress rising due to jobs waiting for their reserved parts to arrive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Too often we find that our supply lead times are longer than our customer-facing lead times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We suffer too many interrupts due to the expediting of missing parts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are holding too much of some types of inventory, tying up excessive amounts of cash<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>With Finish What Was Started, <strong>you will<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For every job, make visible the prerequisites list (materials, quality standards etc) clearly showing the on-hand status of each prerequisite and when they are expected to clear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deploy &#8216;chase up&#8217; processes to expedite at-risk missing prerequisites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deploy the gap between internal and external lead time to clear as many prerequisites as possible prior to release.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When a job is released that requires a common part, reserve the common part(s) it needs as soon as they are available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement a replenishment buffer system for common parts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement, test and tune, the &#8216;in-play&#8217; inventory amounts, with daily top-up ordering, and expediting triggers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With Finish What Was Started,<strong> you will ensure that any side effects of the change will be worth it!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While implementing Finish What Was Started, <strong>you will address the following<\/strong> common concerns people have. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Often, we have to rely on past data to order for future demand<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-138.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Often, we have to &#8216;hunt&#8217; for information to understand when a prerequisite is expected to clear<\/li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-138.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li>There are a lot of opinions and ongoing debate about how much stock to hold <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-138.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s get started!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are in the right place if an increase in output would help, but you need to control costs With Finish What Was Started, you will: With Finish What Was Started, you will ensure that any side effects of the change will be worth it! 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