In today’s economic environment, companies are facing higher material costs, tighter product schedules, shrinking budgets and increasing customer demands. These challenges are creating little room for error. Companies looking for ways to reduce excess costs and preserve valuable time should evaluate strategies for reducing their production scrap and rework.
Production scrap and rework drives up costs and add time to production schedules. Scrap and rework can occur as a result of a variety of factors:
• Errors from mistakes in the design
• Inaccuracies in the manufacturing instructions
• Physical prototypes built for testing.
• Poor planning for manufacturing
Regardless of the cause, the result is lost time and increased costs. The key to success is to minimize scrap rates and required rework.
The enclosed Aberdeen Group report will explore how companies are achieving high levels of satisfaction with scrap and rework and provide recommendations for those looking to reduce the amount of scrap and rework they have to do.
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