Pull Systems & Reducing Cycle Time Variability

304 6th Street North,La Crosse WI 54601

25 April, 2023

Description

Pull Systems help to stabilize processes to make it easier to apply analysis and improvement tools. •Control and reduce WIP allowing sharper focus on problem areas (less “stuff” to get in the way of analysis efforts). •Control and reduce Cycle Time to generate faster feedback cycles on improvement projects (increase process velocity and thus cycles of learning). •The primary goal of a pull system is to reduce Cycle Time variability – to stabilize the process. •Once the pull system is in place, secondary goals of reducing working capital (inventory) and Cycle Time and reducing costs (overhead and productivity) can be achieved.