Edina Foundation: Big Carrot, Bigger Stick - JPods

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EdinaIt costs less to move lesswww.JPods.comGreen line is a potential route.Green bars are 1/2 and 1 mile long.What Works: Just-in-TimeBenefits of shifting from Mass Production to Just-in-Time can be gained byshifting from Mass Transit to Personal Automated Mobility.Manufacturers experienced great productivity gains moving from MassProduction (focus on the capital asset) to Just-in-Time (focus on the quality,continuous flow and value of the process).Here is a typical impact on a company in the early 1990's when they shiftedfrom Mass Production to Just-in-time continuous flow ((Womack, Jones, 1996)Batch & Queue/1991 Flow/1995Development time for a new product family 3-4 years 1 yearEmployee hours per machine 160 80Manufacturing space per machine 100 square feet 55 square feetDelivered defects per machine 8.0 0.8Production throughput time16 weeks 14 hours to 5 daysProduct delivery lead time 4-20 weeks 1-4 weeksForty-eight U.S. companies using Just-In-Time work teams report (Waldo,1991):- 35% reduction in cycle time- 24% reduction in late deliveries- 30% reduction in hours/unit,- 33% reduction in work-in-progress inventories- 58% reduction in scrap rates- 71% reduction in customer complaints- 39% reduction in floor space requiredReference: Applying Lessons from Lean Production Theory to Transit Planningby Dunning and Richert.For some it is counter-intuitive that moving smallvehicles can move more people and cargo thanlarge vehicles.Seeing a packed train or bus we can see a lot ofpeople moving at one time. But most of the timethe right-of-way used is empty, no one is moving.Tracks stand empty as people waste time waitingfor the next train.With JPods, as with automobiles, there is no waitingat a station for a scheduled departure. Whenyou arrive at a station you get into a waiting JPodand leave for your destination. The right-of-way inin use on-demand.This streaming of resource to need on-demand hasfar greater carrying capability than batching peopletogether. We see this every day. Cars are smallpackets streaming resource to need on-demand.Even in Europe with extensive train systems, carsaccount for 80% of trips.JPods have the same typical carrying capacity ascars. They stream resource to need on-demand.Time is money. All those people waiting at a busstop or waiting for a train are spending money.There is a profit in saving people time and money.Comparison of seats per hourSeats Frequency Seats per hourBus 50 5 mins 600Light Railo 200 10 mins 1200 200 10 mins 1200JPods, Ultra and other PRT 4 3 secs 4800Being Ultra-light and on-demand, service is available 24 x 7.
EdinaIt costs less to move lesswww.JPods.comFoundation: Waste Not, Want NotGreen line is a potential route.Green bars are 1/2 and 1 mile long.Pollution indicators wasteful use of a resource.If you used only what you needed to use therewould be no residue.In repetitive travel we consume energy and createcongestion moving a ton to move a person;approaching moving only the person preemptsthose costs.Using less energy produces less pollution, GreenHouse Gases.There is a profit in preempting waste.
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