A
Th e
Component Manufacturing dverti$er
Don’t Forget! You Saw it in the
Adverti$er
April 2020 #12249 Page #41
How Do Your Manufacturing Errors Rank on the List?
E
leanor Roosevelt once said, “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” Apparently, she never worked in a truss plant, where I think everyone will make them all at least once. But humor aside, let’s take a look at the following: a list of the top ten errors found in recent visits throughout the southeastern United States, measured in one quarter from plant inspection data. The list of errors is ranked with the most commonly found as #1 and the least common as #10. The difference between #1 and #10 is significant because, thankfully, we rarely see #10 occur. For each item listed, I’ve included potential causes or remedies to consider. The cause list is not exhaustive, but it does include the most common causes.
Continued next page
PHONE: 800-289-5627
Read/Subscribe online at www.componentadvertiser.com
FAX: 800-524-4982