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How they move things around depends
on observing how things function. "That's
how we see what we need to change,"
Flegel says. "There's no one-size-fits-all."
"We actively look for logjams in our
workflow and adjust accordingly," Sieh
says. "The number one thing to ask is: Do
you have enough tools and machines for
the number of staff you have? If everybody
is doing a shop task on the same rainy
day, are they bumping into each other
or waiting to use a tool or machine? If
they are, you need to think about buying
another tool or sewing machine."
Van Damme spent three years planning
the floor plan of his shop's redesign, which
was finished last year. His approach was
to design a layout that had work areas
with designated purposes as opposed to
ones that were multipurpose. "Our old
shop had way too many multipurpose
areas where we would have to clean
up a work in progress to clear space for
another project," he says. "It robbed us
of efficiency in a trade that demands
that you be efficient. Our new shop has
several single-purpose areas that allow us
to jump from one project to another and
back again if we do run into issues where
we cannot go any further at any given
moment. It allows us to maximize our
working hours."
Each shop is different, offering different services and having different processes. But by designing work order processes that maximize communication,
storing inventory in plain sight, creating
unique storage solutions and redesigning floor plans when needs change, you
can create a nimble organization that
maximizes your chargeable time.

"A disorganized shop means non-chargeable time as
far as I'm concerned," says Jay Hanks of Allerton Harbor
Canvas. The shop layout includes an abundance of peg
boards and shelves marked with labels so the staff knows
where everything belongs. Photo: Allerton Harbor Canvas.

Sigrid Tornquist is a writer and editor
in Minneapolis, Minn.

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