Seven Types of Waste
Taiichi Ohno, the architect of the Toyota Production System developed the concept of ‘MUDA’ (無駄) or ‘’Waste’ is...
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Kaizen Philosophy: Company Competiveness
Wastes (muda) have all been caused by long production lead time and high levels of inventory. Both of...
Food and Consumer Goods Industry
Consumer goods are characterized by final value-added products that are disseminated in mass markets. Consumer goods according to...
The Two Key Solutions to Industrial Machinery and Components Industry Problems
Like in other industries, visualization is one of the two key solutions to the problematic facets of the...
Musical Instrument Manufacturer Reduced Lead Time, Planning and WIP Inventory by 30%
Good Feedback One of the key factors that anybody would want to look at before trying a product...
Achieving Overall Optimization Through Short, Medium and Long Term Planning
While planning is indeed a basic need to each and every company, it is not an easy feat....
Speedy action for everything!
A Japanese company manufacturing digital camera, car audio and navigation has been steadily yet vigorously striving to expand...
Accuracy and Quickness in Quoting Due Dates
Handwritten Schedule A world-renowned home-appliance manufacturer who’s deployed previous version of Asprova (year 2000) decided to go for...
Reduce inventory by 62.8%
Installing Asprova An auto parts manufacturer, after discovering how Asprova has been helping a lot of companies make...
Lead time reduction: what are its effects?
Reducing Lead Time Lead time reduction, was previously discussed in the article Lead Time Reduction and the Limits...
Would the PDCA cycle become faster when accuracy improves?
Make-to-Stock Vibration-proofing products are the specialty of this Make-to-Stock (MTS) manufacturer that we will try to analyze in...
How a Synchronized MRP and Finite Capacity Scheduler Helped a Cosmetic Company?
MTO Manufacturer Still Using Excel In a Make-To-Order cosmetic product manufacturing, checking material availability usually takes a long time, sometimes...
What is the Importance of Scheduling in MTO Manufacturing?
MTO Manufacturing In the case of a Mexico-based Make-to-Order (MTO) company, production only starts when the order is...
Production Scheduling Software: In-house VS Standard Packaged
Quick Response Consumers look for certain traits in their service and/or product providers. Two of the many things...
Why is Planning Efficiency so Important?
Flawless Production Planning “A goal without a plan is just a wish” says Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a renowned...
Shortening Lead Time with Speed and Accuracy
Electronics Manufacturers’ Dilemma Speed and Accuracy do not always go together. It is for a fact that, these...
Two Factories, One Production Engineer – Made Possible by High-Speed Production Scheduler
Custom Made Production Schedule To keep up with the fast-paced manufacturing industry, one must learn to innovate. You...
Visualization of Production Schedule Gets the Job Done more Efficiently
Visualization of Production Schedule Visualization has been one of the most important part of production as this will...
Trimming down the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust (PDCA) Cycle
Lengthy Production Schedule Drafting Metal manufacturing, like other kinds of production, is not as easy as it seems....
Standardization: The Secret to Massive Data Handling
Manual Production Scheduling’s Flaws Scheduling is a key factor in any kind of production. It affects the entirety...
Synchronization of Processes: The Saving Grace of Human Schedulers
Hand to Paper Scheduling Flawless synchronicity of production schedules and material ordering, setup-time reduction, lead time shortening, and...
Just in Time (JIT) Schedule
Just In Time (JIT) Schedule Prior to this article, Effective Machinery Assignment has been discussed. Now, we’ll talk...
Asprova—aiming to help Asian manufacturers on international standards
Tokyo, Japan (Headquarters) – Following the initiatives of the ASEAN economic integration towards 2015, Kuniyoshi Takahashi, Chief Executive...
Lead Time Reduction and the Limits of MRP
MRP’s Limitations Last time, we talked about how a visualized production schedule can help you respond to due...