One of the primary deliverables from performing a SIPOC is to begin to understand which outputs have the greatest affect on the customer most valued inputs.
The Hardware Store ordered ten lawn mower from the manufacturer and just before shipping the manufacturer found one to have a motor that wouldn't start. For the manufacturer this would be categorized as what type of cost?
What dollar amount of savings would a project show if it reduced your outstanding Accounts Receivable by $1.4 million dollars to $5.3 million total and your organization's marginal cost of capital was 6.2%?
An operator checks that all boxes being packed contain enough products to fill the box. However, each box getting filled has a different number of products in it. This is a Reproducibility problem, not a Repeatability problem.