Manufacturing Scrap Rate Step Change
A short electronics assembly decision problem. Use the supplied facts, commit to one action, then check your reasoning. Fictional practice; no leaderboard score is recorded.
Electronics assembly · reading process data
Output over four weeks after a new hire started on the test station:
| Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units started | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,050 | 2,100 |
| Units passing test | 1,940 | 1,930 | 1,780 | 1,690 |
| Units scrapped | 60 | 70 | 270 | 410 |
| Line hours | 160 | 160 | 162 | 165 |