Push Vs Pull System: Key Considerations and Values
“Fat” organizations use a push system. In such a system, goods are produced and handed off to a downstream process, where they are stored until needed. This type of system creates excess inventory with its attending complications. Lean organizations, on the other hand, use a pull system, in which goods are built only when a downstream process requests them. The customer then “pulls” the product from the organization.
The final operation in a production process drives a pull system. Customer-order information goes only to the product’s final assembly area. As a result, nothing is produced until it is needed or wanted downstream, in this case, the organization produces only what is needed.
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A pull system streamlines the flow of materials through your production process.
Pull systems greatly improve organization’s productivity through the following:
- Reducing time that employees spends in nonvalue-added steps, such as waiting and transporting product units.
- Reducing downtime caused by product changeovers and equipment adjustments.
- Reducing the distances that materials or works in progress must travel between assembly steps.
- Eliminating the need for inspection or reworking of materials.
- It bases your equipment usage on your cycle time.
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Adebayo is a thought leader in continuous process improvement and manufacturing excellence. He is a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt (CSSMBB) Professional and Management Systems Lead Auditor (ISO 9001, 45001, ISO 22000/FSSC 22000 etc.) with strong experience leading various continuous improvement initiative in top manufacturing organizations.
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