Press 18 and pad printing. Aug 31 to Sep 3. ERP order records.
Brackets molded and printed each day, start to finish
What it shows: The ERP shows how many brackets press 18 molded and how many were printed on each day of the order.
Why it proves the point: Printing was never more than about 2,000 brackets behind molding, and it caught up on Sep 3.
From the plant's ERPERP order records
| Date | Molded | Printed | Waiting at the end of the night shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | 15,000 | 14,000 | 1,000 |
| Sep 1 | 17,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 |
| Sep 2 | 8,000 | 9,000 | 1,000 |
| Sep 3 | None | 1,000 | None |
| Aug 31 to Sep 3 | 40,000 | 40,000 | None |