The Production Department Alone Can’t Fix Efficiency —These 4 Departments Actually Determine Factory Productivity

R&D Department: Pushing Flawed Designs, Leaving Production to Fix the Mess

Launching production before passing trial runs, dumping all problems onto the workshop.

Result: Constant rework, abysmal first-pass yield.

Key Line: "R&D digs the pit, production fills it—efficiency falls in."

Procurement Department: Defective Materials, Production Takes the Blame

10% defective incoming parts, frequent line stoppages due to shortages.

Result: Customer returns, workshop scrambling with rework.

Key Line: "Procurement saves pennies, production loses dollars."

Sales Department: Rush Order Chaos, Plans in Shambles

40+ orders all marked "urgent," production schedules constantly disrupted.

Result: Emergency orders pile up, efficiency plummets.

Key Line: "Sales gets their rush—production turns to slush."

Engineering Department: All Theory, No Practical Success

Untested packaging parameters force the workshop to troubleshoot on the fly.

Result: 60% time spent fixing issues instead of producing.

Key Line: "Engineering writes reports—production plays repairman."