Verification
| Test | - Count last quarter's repairs in the mold shop repair log.
- Mark each one logged after a mold failed in a press, with the mold and what went wrong.
- Then list the molds that appear most often.
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| Cost | Under $100 of the mold shop lead's time: two hours at $48 an hour. Nothing is bought. |
| Duration | About two hours |
| Confirmed if | Most repairs came after a failure in a press, on a few molds. Most name a stuck part, a plastic leak or a worn part. |
| Ruled out if | Most repairs were planned, or the failures are spread over many molds. Then counters on eight molds would prevent few stops. |
Illustrative sample. The plant, the walk and the footage are synthetic. Figures from our analysis are estimates made with AI, not guarantees.