BMW-targeted concept demonstration. Operational entities, suppliers, parts, inventory, production, financial values and incident conditions are synthetic and do not represent BMW systems, performance or current exposure.
What buys us time?
Each intervention is evaluated by re-running the identical exposure calculation against a modified copy of the data. The gain shown is the difference between two runs — not a score.
The decision this page answers
1. Reduce the production rate to 70%
Stretch existing stock by building slower across the exposed lines.
- ▲Output falls immediately, so customer commitments still slip even though the line keeps running
- ▲Labour and takt-time changes need shift-level planning
How this figure was produced
- Consumption multiplier set to 0.7 across all exposed part–line pairs
- The same runout and order calculations are then re-run unchanged
2. Release 3221 units of protected safety stock
Authorise consumption of safety stock on the exposed part–line pairs.
- ▲No buffer remains for any second disruption until stock is rebuilt
- ▲Recovery takes longer because safety stock must be replenished before normal running
How this figure was produced
- Safety stock on exposed pairs = 3221 units, taken from the imported inventory records
- Usable inventory recalculated with safety stock included, then the same runout calculation is re-run
3. Transfer 98R-1225 from another plant
Move usable stock of the constraining part from a plant that can spare it.
No other plant holds usable stock of this part above the 12 hours of cover a donor line must keep.
How this figure was produced
- Donor search: usable stock − 12h of donor consumption, per line, from the imported inventory records.
4. Expedite a confirmed inbound shipment
Bring dispatched supply forward with premium freight.
No expedite lead time is recorded for this part, so an expedited arrival cannot be claimed.
How this figure was produced
- Read directly from the imported inventory and shipment records.
Rule constants used on this page
Declared once so a reviewer can reproduce every figure by hand.
- Cross-plant transfer lead time: 8.5h
- Internal move between lines: 2h
- Cover a donor line must retain: 12h
- Reduced-rate multiplier: 0.7
- Manual transaction processing stand-up: 6h