Jan Sølvberg | 16.02.2012 | 0

Tool-changing time leaks

Its funny how days are different. Yesterday I was restless, stressed and could not concentrate properly. Today, when browsing through some books in search of new inspirations for a team building workshop I'm hosting next week I feel great and think I could write a book on the subject myself!

My day yesterday reminded me about one of the topics I studied for my first degree in Mechanical engineering. We were programming CNC machines to manufacture small items in steel. We were divided into duos and set to program different shapes. We should also calculate the total production time for the item. The error most groups made, including us, was that they forgot to include the tool change time, i.e. the time it took for the machine to change from one tool (read task) to another making the total production time quite a bit longer than expected. And I think it's like this with us humans also: We want to do a lot and think we can handle multiple tasks at a time. But instead of being effective we spend a whole lot of time on "tool changing" which takes much more energy from our brains than we think. I've decided that today I will concentrate on fewer tasks, complete those and try not to worry about the others.

p.s. The weather is much nicer today also...

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