When you accurately model the
total asset utilization of a
process and use that information
to improve your effective use of
those assets, you have essentially
found additional capacity without
significant capital investment,
thus finding additional capacity
that
was there all along.
Total Asset Utilization is a tool used to model how efficiently you use your assets to perform your value function. It is utilized to achieve breakthrough improvements in profitability, cost reduction, revenue growth, and market share by Finding the Hidden Factory , or to proactively design and specify new equipment requirements so as to assure profitability at start-up.