|
Characteristics |
Low End Results |
High End Results |
|
Savings |
$200,000 |
$1,000,000 |
|
Quality Improvements |
30% Reduction in TAT |
80% Reduction in TAT |
|
Space Optimization |
20% Increase in Available Floor Space |
40% Increase in Available Floor Space |
|
Waste Reductions: |
Low End Results |
High End Results |
|
Motion |
20% Reduction in Steps |
50% Reduction in Steps |
|
Overproduction Bottlenecks |
Smaller Batches |
Single-Piece Specimen Flow |
|
Excess Set-up Processes |
Minimize |
Eliminate by Switching Them to a Different Shift |
|
Excess Inventory |
20% Reduction |
50% Reduction |
|
Specimens in Process (SIP) Delays |
50% Reduction |
90% Reduction |
|
Defects |
Four Sigma performance or less |
Five Sigma performance or greater |
|
Waiting |
20% Reduction |
60% Reduction |