Open questions
| Where the minutes go | - How one timed mold change splits between waiting, the swap, the water hoses and start-up.
- It sizes the card: by our figures each minute of waiting per change is worth about $1,400 per year.
- Who can answer: Shift supervisor.
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| Orders waiting for a press | - Whether an order has waited for a press in the last year, and on which presses.
- A freed press hour is money only when an order fills it.
- Who can answer: Whoever schedules the presses.
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Illustrative sample. The plant, the walk and the footage are synthetic.