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Why did plant profit fall while production grew?
April → May
More output added $200k. Material prices and scrap more than offset the gain.
Change in plant operating profit−$300,000
Plant operating profitUSD, millions
April$2.4M
May$2.1M
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Scrap: −$100,000
An additional 5,000 rejected units increased material loss. Start the line-level review here.
5,000 rejected units × $20 material cost= $100,000 decrease
Source reference
Quality records · Rejected units
A next question
Which lines account for the increase in scrap?
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Plant operating profit
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Plant → LineSupplier → MaterialSKU → Product family
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