
26 • Relentless Improvement: True Stories of Lean Transformation
behind and could not recover, the schedule was adjusted and moved back
to the Takt time. If necessary, the line would work on Saturday to make
up the unit. ere were boat schedules, helm seat schedules, computer
numerically controlled (CNC) schedules, upholstery schedules, helm seat
schedules, harness schedules, test schedules, kit cart schedules, small parts
schedules…everything was scheduled.
If you went to the CNC area where the wooden stringers were cut, you
could walk over to lamination and that would be the boat that was in the
gelcoat booth being gelcoated. In two more T ...