Point taken. If you want to maintain a steady flow and minimize investment, that is a spot on approach.

In my mind, the faster I produce, the faster I can ship and, by default, the faster I get paid. Also, perhaps I can use the team from line #1 to run line #2… in the morning they make paper clips and in the afternoon they make staples. Or, now I have more capacity to get more business without investing in more floor space for equipment!

The possibilities are endless!

Thank you for the feedback. I enjoy the conversation.

But before you double up your bottleneck you need to consider the takt time. Maybe the right thing is to combine the faster operations, instead of trying to speed up the slower ones. It all depends on how fast the customer wants parts.