Why Batching is Bad Even in a Restaurant | Episode 9

Follow the lean journey of a growing donut shop as it troubleshoots the adoption of lean manufacturing tools and principles.
EPISODE 9 SUMMARY
When Daniel and Laura were opening up their storefront, every industry professional was telling them to batch their fried chicken process in such a way that work in process (WIP) was extensively multiplied. They went along with it for a little while only to revert back to what they already knew: batching is bad! And over production is bad. So the moral of the story is to always use your lean brain and problem-solve your business even when the "experts" give you conventional wisdom that defies lean thinking.
ABOUT THE LEAN DONUT SHOP
The Lean Donut Shop is a real-life company (aka The Donut Theory, thedonuttheory.com) that was birthed in 2020 in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting in a home kitchen, the business took off! It grew into a temporary shared commercial kitchen and a 1947 Ford Half Ton mobile donut truck, and later into a brick-and-mortar storefront in the Fall of 2021.
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[@gregwierschke1323]

I like your work. Thank you!

[@renelopez8227]

I have zezeZERO experience in this but, there was a restaurant that made perfect, consistent and pretty quick fried chicken. They used a pressure fryer. Best wishes to you and thanks for the video

[@elizabethc.z]

Great example showcasing the downsides of batching!

[@justinsasaki]

It’s been 9 months since you posted this. I wonder if you have an update? Batching, if done well, should mainly offset work done during service- the time you want to get more food out quickly - to pre-service so you can hammer out food so that you can maximize sales. My guess is that you’re batching now- but a simplified process.. (not as many crazy steps as you initially attempted).. but just a guess…