Tonya owns TT's T-shirts, a sports clothing production company that produces embroidered shirts that are monogrammed. She has identified a constraint with her monogramming machine in that the work flow slows considerably due to the shirts not being fed into the machine properly and the machine taking a certain amount of time. How could this problem be addressed?
What will be an ideal response?
TT's T-shirts has three options.
Add capacity:
Could another machine be bought (expand resources)?
Could the process before the monogramming be split (work be sub-divided )?
Could TT's T-shirts find another company to handle monogramming (outsource production to a company with more capacity)?
Increase Efficiency:
Could Tonya arrange schedules so that the monogramming machine never stops (resources take no breaks)?
Could Tonya keep the monogramming machine running as much as possible (maintenance be scheduled during non-production time)?
Can TT's T-shirts training more employees on monogramming or buy an improved machine (production be increased by employee training, upgraded tools or automation)?
Filter Production:
Could shirts be checked so that the machine never jams (quality be inspected prior to the constraint)?
Can shirts be checked before moving to the monogramming machine (stop points be put in so that work meets goals before being moved)?
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