Illustrative sample. The plant, the weeks and the footage are synthetic.

Pythia Industries
Sample Plant
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Feb 2 to Aug 21. ERP scrap log and downtime log.

A small group of molds causes most stops from mold wear

What it shows: The ERP shows six months of stops and thrown-out parts from worn molds, split between the eight and the rest.

Why it proves the point: The eight molds caused 156 of the 260 stops from wear, 60 percent, so they are the ones to work on.

From the plant's ERPERP scrap log and downtime log
Caused by a worn moldThe eight moldsEvery other mold
Stops mid-run, Feb 2 to Aug 2156104
Share of those stops60 percent40 percent
Share of parts thrown out, Feb 2 to Aug 2about 60 percentabout 40 percent
Stops mid-run a week, Feb 2 to Aug 264
Stops mid-run, Aug 17 to Aug 2164