A practical guide to: Downtime, stop causes, and micro-stops

Most production teams know where their big losses are. The harder problem to solve is getting everyone to describe them the same way, shift after shift, so the data actually means something by the time it reaches a review.

This guide helps you set up stop logging that holds up inreal conditions, build a shared reason list your team will actually use, andrun a simple review rhythm that turns repeat patterns into fixes. It covers both downtime and micro-stops, and includes a 30-day rollout plan you can start on one line.

What's inside:

·     Why "Unknown" grows and what to do about it

·     How to separate downtime from micro-stops and capture both

·     A stop-reason structure with examples, ready to adapt

·     Three micro-stop capture methods for different situations

·     A maturity ladder to see where you are and what to do next

·     Governance without the overhead

·     A 30-day pilot plan with templates and agendas