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We have a process of 4 liquid brewing vessels in series,(Brewery) and are interested to measure downtime and resons for falling behind production schedules
But its difficult to measure what you can't define
Most 'downtime' models are aimed at Packaging lines and defining downtime reasons are easy
Here the vessels typically hold a brew for 60 -90 minutes (recipe driven) before passing to the next stage, but hold ups or slow brew times in 1 vessel dont always slow down the vessel upstream, depending on where it is in its own schedule.
Typically Vesssel 2 is slowest and the others may wait on it, but a problem in vessel 1 or 3 can impact the whole line if it takes an hour or more to repair
Has anyone every worked on a similar problem or know where I can find data
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Best Regards
M.Steel
Sydney
But its difficult to measure what you can't define
Most 'downtime' models are aimed at Packaging lines and defining downtime reasons are easy
Here the vessels typically hold a brew for 60 -90 minutes (recipe driven) before passing to the next stage, but hold ups or slow brew times in 1 vessel dont always slow down the vessel upstream, depending on where it is in its own schedule.
Typically Vesssel 2 is slowest and the others may wait on it, but a problem in vessel 1 or 3 can impact the whole line if it takes an hour or more to repair
Has anyone every worked on a similar problem or know where I can find data
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Best Regards
M.Steel
Sydney