--- title: "Find the constraint that keeps moving between stations. | Fortune AI" description: "Output falls even though several machines remain busy. See the evidence, approved action and result comparison." canonical: https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/stories/bottleneck-analysis/ language: en --- [Manufacturing video analytics](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/) [Overview](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/)[Applications](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/applications/)[How it works](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/workflow/)[Application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/stories/)[Buyer FAQ](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/faq/) [Industries](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/) / [Manufacturing video analytics](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/) / [Application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/stories/) / Find the constraint that keeps moving between stations. Manufacturing video analytics # Find the constraint that keeps moving between stations. Group recurring blocked states by station, product and shift to prioritize improvement. ![Find the constraint that keeps moving between stations.](https://www.fortuneai.app/assets/manufacturing-story/repeat-exceptions-ai-v1.webp) Bottleneck & root cause analysis [Open full image](https://www.fortuneai.app/assets/manufacturing-story/repeat-exceptions-ai-v1.webp) 01 · Record the first operation ## What the team finds Output falls even though several machines remain busy. Match blocked and starved states with product mix and work-order timing to locate the recurring constraint. 02 · Decide at a later review ## Who acts, and what changes Responsible team · Production supervisor At the improvement meeting, assess the AI recommendation for upstream release and downstream capacity. The production supervisor approves the sequence and assigns station leads. 03 · Verify in the next comparable operation ## How the team checks the result For the next comparable mix, confirm the release sequence. Compare blocked time, starved time and completed output at the constrained station. The result to review Blocked and starved time at constrained stations [Explore this application](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/applications/bottleneck-analysis/)[See how the product works](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/workflow/) More operating situations ## Different situations. A different next move. - [Explain why the same cell takes longer on some runs.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/stories/cycle-time/) - [A machine restarts later than the stop log suggests.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/stories/downtime-tracking/) - [Make the new work standard improve the whole cell.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/stories/work-cell-productivity/) [All application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/manufacturing-operations/stories/) Fortune AI ## Bring one operating question. See your records, the relevant scene and an accountable next action in one review. [Request a demo](https://www.fortuneai.app/book/)