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When Growing, Watch Your P’s and Queues

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Robert C. Pini

With photonics business leaders forecasting market growth, manufacturers will have their hands full preventing production bottlenecks. Ironically, logjams are more likely as a plant approaches full capacity. Miscues can slow production dramatically and leave long lines of items waiting to be processed. Managers who delay ordering can make the problem worse. "Customers are waiting until the last minute and then they need their product yesterday," said Dave Smith, general manager of Melles Griot Optical Systems in Rochester, N.Y. "A couple of years ago [they] were willing to [commit]...Read full article

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    Published: August 1999
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