Prevent defects before they consume more material and capacity.
Scrap reduction lowers the amount of material and production effort lost to nonconforming output. Effective improvement combines process control, tooling condition, machine maintenance, inspection, operator feedback, traceability, and defect data.
Measure the flow losses that happen between machine cycles.
Waiting, queues, rework, quality loss, release rules, inspection, and material movement can dominate total lead time even when individual machines are fast.
Reduce delay and quality loss without destabilizing production.
The best changes shorten flow time, reduce excess WIP, improve first-pass output, and prevent scrap from moving farther downstream.
CRIT-AStop Defects Early
Inspection placed near the defect source prevents bad product from consuming additional processing, labor, and material.
Related Guide →CRIT-BTrack Defect Families
Grouping scrap by product, tool, machine, cavity, recipe, shift, or failure mode helps isolate recurring sources.
Related Guide →CRIT-CMaintain the Process
Wear, contamination, misalignment, temperature drift, and poor calibration can create quality loss before a full machine failure occurs.
Related Guide →CRIT-DVerify the Fix
Scrap reduction should be confirmed over enough production volume to show the problem has actually been reduced rather than temporarily hidden.
Related Guide →Relevant quality and production resources.
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