Process Changes Unchain Depots

摘要

Multitasking is often considered a good business practice, but some U.S. Air Force repair depots in France and the U.S. found that focusing on one task shortened their turnaround times. Changing business processes brought big benefits, including 30 to 40% reductions in repair times. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Tinker Air Force Base and France's SIAE/AIA Clermond-Ferrand both adopted project-management techniques provided by Realization Technologies, which provides software as well as consulting services. Realization focuses on the critical chain, contending that efficiency can be increased by focusing on the orderly completion of critical tasks that must be completed before other steps begin.