How to Address the Top Problems in the Manufacturing Industry
A customer orders 100,000 pieces of apparel. Manufacturer promises to deliver 2 months from the date of order....
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BTO and the Need for High Level Scheduling
Manufacturing recording papers is the specialty of this featured BTO Japanese company. Due to the innovations brought about by...
Addressing Scheduling Complexity through Software Flexibility
Electrical products (Electric wire, cable, electronic connectors, etc.) are the main merchandise of our Hong-Kong based manufacturer. In...
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 are the Benefits of Synchronizing Sales Production Orders?
Manual Scheduling We’re now going to focus on an international company which does Make-To-Stock (MTS) manufacturing. This company...
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...
Achieving Consistency Among Process Plans
Inconsistencies with Human Production Schedulers An Auto parts manufacturer, who since its establishment, has manufactured pedal assemblies (accelerator,...
Three Major Reasons Why Human Scheduling Results in Excess Inventory
A Japanese manufacturing company, whose specialization is in producing a diverse range of low-pressure to high-pressure pipes for...
Production Scheduling Systemization – Prototype Building to Real-time operations
Depending Solely on Human Scheduler’s Experience After discussing how Finite Capacity Scheduling software can be of assistance to...
Mold Process – Simulating with Production Scheduler
Scheduling to the Greatest Extent In recent posts, we have talked about Visualization of Production Schedule, Lead Time Reduction...
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...
Efficient Machinery Assignment
Visualizing Production Capacity In the previous article, we tackled Lead Time Reduction and the limits of Material Requirements...
Visualization of Production Schedule
Visual Management Visualization or Visual Management of Production control can be done manually through Kaizen or spreadsheet. It’s...