Production Changeover Timing Trap: Why "15-Minute Changeovers" Don't Mean You Can Modify Designs Anytime Without Consequence
Explore why procurement teams assume supplier-quoted changeover times (15 minutes) represent true production flexibility, when reality involves scheduling constraints, post-changeover stabilization (30-45 minutes), batch economics, operator shift variability, peak season conflicts, and quality inspection requirements that extend actual downtime to 60-90 minutes and create 7-14 day timeline delays.