How Traditional Target Setting Demoralizes Staff and Limits Production

For a long time, it's been difficult for manufacturers to create targets that factor in unique product/line combinations and historical averages. This is especially true when there are many SKUs.

Because of this, performance targets have been set by other means such as financial goals, the most recent run, or even by the "best guess" of experienced plant teams. A data-driven approach that sets accurate and achievable throughput creates several powerful benefits.

In this session, you will learn:

• examples present along side Teknor Apex

• What goes into setting accurate targets

• The impact of using a common dataset from the operator level all the way to corporate management

• Why unrealistic or unknown targets contribute to workforce turnover

• How to start the journey first to target adherence and then to improvement