Pythia Industries

Sample Plant

Open questions

Where the minutes go
  • How does one timed mold change split between waiting, the swap, the water and start-up?
  • Each minute of waiting at a mold change is worth about $1,400 per year.
  • Who can answer: A shift supervisor.
Orders waiting for a press
  • Has an order waited for a press in the last year, and on which presses?
  • A freed press hour is worth money only when an order fills it.
  • Who can answer: The person who schedules the presses.

Illustrative sample. The plant, the walk and the footage are synthetic. Figures from our analysis are estimates made with AI, not guarantees.