Open questions
| Small-mold hours on large presses | - How many hours per month small molds run on the large presses.
- It sizes the problem: by our figures each hundred hours moved per year is worth about $4,000.
- Who can answer: Production scheduler.
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| Orders waiting for large presses | - Whether orders wait for the large presses, and in which weeks.
- A freed large-press hour is money only when an order fills it.
- Who can answer: Production scheduler.
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| Molds that need a large press | - Which small molds have to stay in a large press, and why.
- A mold that needs the wider opening or the bigger shot of a large press keeps its place, and is not counted.
- Who can answer: Process technician.
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Illustrative sample. The plant, the walk and the footage are synthetic.