What?
Production capacity is the maximum output a manufacturing facility can achieve within a specified period. It's a crucial measure of operational efficiency and market competitiveness. Factors influencing production capacity include production lines, raw materials, automation, and skilled labor. High production capacity enables meeting customer demand, reducing lead times, and lowering costs. Effective capacity management is key to optimizing production processes and achieving business goals.
While businesses aim to function at full capacity, inefficiencies often reduce actual output compared to potential capacity. By addressing these inefficiencies with Amper’s solutions, you can unlock hidden capacity and enhance your production efficiency.
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How?
To see these strategies in action, watch our video detailing how Amper can help you improve production capacity and uncover hidden potential within your operations. Our system is designed to provide actionable insights and practical tools for real-world results.
By leveraging Amper’s innovative solutions, you can drive efficiency, reduce waste, and achieve your production goals more effectively. Embrace these tools and unlock the full potential of your manufacturing capacity today.
In today’s competitive manufacturing landscape, maximizing production capacity is essential for staying ahead. At Amper, we provide the tools you need to unlock hidden capacity and optimize your operations. Here's how our system can help you achieve these goals:
1. Utilize 
Utilization Summary dashboards for Insightful Analysis
Understanding the utilization of your resources is the first step to improving capacity. Our utilization reports offer detailed insights into:
- Operator performance
- Part efficiency
- Shift productivity
- Machine utilization
By analyzing these reports, you can pinpoint areas for improvement and make informed decisions to enhance capacity. For instance, identifying underutilized shifts or machines allows you to redistribute work more effectively, ensuring optimal use of resources.
2. Tackle Late Starts and Early Stops with Tactical Targets
Our Late Starts Early Stops Report is a powerful tool for driving immediate improvements. This report highlights delays in production start times and early stoppages, giving you a clear target to address. For example, if your late starts average an hour after the shift begins, you can set a specific goal to reduce this delay.
Motivating your team to adhere to these targets can lead to substantial gains in capacity without significant investments. This tactical approach fosters a culture of continuous improvement and operational discipline.
3. Reduce Downtime with Precise Labeling and Analysis
Downtime is a significant barrier to maximizing production capacity. Our downtime labeling feature empowers operators to record the reasons for machine stoppages directly at the machine. This data is then transformed into comprehensive charts and graphs, highlighting the top causes of downtime in the Downtime Explorer.
With this information, your continuous improvement teams can focus on the most critical issues, developing strategies to minimize unnecessary downtime and boost overall productivity.