Production Scheduling for Make-to-Stock Operations

On 02/26/2021

The right inventory planning approach is critical for effective and efficient production Some make-to-stock manufacturers suffer from low factory efficiency and poor on-time order fulfillment despite having significant levels of finished goods inventory. These challenges are often accompanied by constantly changing shop floor priorities, increasing lead times, backorders, and overtime labor. The situation can […]

Demand Forecasting: How Not to Do It

On 12/30/2019

Many manufacturers and distributors encounter common pitfalls when formulating their demand forecasts and operational planning The old adage is that forecasts are always wrong. Since no one can see into the future, this is certainly true. However, we can observe how our forecasts are wrong over time and optimize them accordingly in a way […]

What Kind of Direction is Your APS Production Scheduling Providing Your Supply Chain?

On 10/11/2019

We examine how an APS-generated schedule can be better used to connect your supply chain to customers’ requirements to achieve improved on-time performance ERP-based Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) functionality provides manufacturers the important ability to manage material purchase orders and shop floor production orders subject to finite capacity resource constraints. This enables a practical […]

Some Manufacturers May Benefit from Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) in More Ways Than They Realize

On 08/27/2019

There are a variety of downstream business processes where APS can play a productive key role Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) is well known for its role in driving material purchasing and shop floor manufacturing operations. However, there are also a number of other business functions where APS can provide essential information to customers […]

Trivia Question: Should You Reschedule Production Whenever Machines Go Down or Workers Call in Sick?

On 01/13/2019

We examine the circumstances under which production rescheduling can either be helpful or hurtful in driving on-time performance. The answer may surprise you. I suspect that the majority of manufacturing and production control managers believe that their ERP shop floor calendars should ideally be updated whenever unplanned events occur in order to keep the production […]

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Production Scheduling for Make-to-Stock Operations

Demand Forecasting: How Not to Do It

What Kind of Direction is Your APS Production Scheduling Providing Your Supply Chain?

Some Manufacturers May Benefit from Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) in More Ways Than They Realize

Trivia Question: Should You Reschedule Production Whenever Machines Go Down or Workers Call in Sick?