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MARCH 27, 2024

Kanban in manufacturing originated in World War II where it was used in the manufacturing of Spitfires for the Royal Air Force in the UK. After the war, the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota looked at how supermarkets stocked only what they expected to sell at a given time. This led to improvements in manufacturing efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Manufacturing isn’t free. Being able to make accurate estimates of your manufacturing costs is critical to a company’s profitability and competitive advantage. Before work hits the production line, one must know how to calculate manufacturing cost. What Is Manufacturing Cost?

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Everything you need for your manufacturing process is a resource—people, materials, equipment, software, facilities, etc. That process is called manufacturing resource planning (MRP II), and it’s a method that used to work more effectively. What Is Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)? Why is it called MRP II?

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AUGUST 30, 2023

People have been manufacturing goods for a very long time. From working with hands to using machinery, the advances in manufacturing aren’t isolated to tools but also methods. There is process manufacturing, which mixes ingredients, and the other major method is called discrete manufacturing.

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JUNE 27, 2024

Manufacturers are likely using Acumatica but can find it frustrating as it doesn’t pull in the data related to its production. Acumatica and manufacturing can be united, however, with integrations. How can Acumatica for manufacturing be a game changer? What Is Acumatica?

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MARCH 21, 2024

Manufacturing is an ongoing process. Then we’ll explore the various types of maintenance planning strategies and how to create a maintenance plan, which can serve both manufacturers and construction professionals. Manufacturing Manufacturers can benefit from similar things. What Is Maintenance Planning?

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JUNE 20, 2024

Whether that’s manufacturing or construction, it’s labor that executes the plan and delivers the project which is why project labor tracking is key to success. Whether in manufacturing or construction, labor tracking is the process of monitoring the time and productivity of the workers on a project. What Is Labor Tracking?

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AUGUST 24, 2022

By the time a product shows up on the shelf, it’s been through a much longer journey called the manufacturing cycle. Each product is manufactured from raw materials that need to be procured before the product hits the market. The manufacturing cycle is an essential part of all types of manufacturing. Learn more.

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MAY 21, 2024

Manufacturers, as in all businesses, are constantly seeking efficiencies that reduce costs while maintaining the production of quality goods. However, manufacturers have methods, such as production efficiency, to help achieve these goals. When done successfully, production efficiency creates higher revenues for the manufacturer.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Manufacturing Operations managers often oversee cross-functional workflows that involve multiple teams or departments. Monitor Project Progress, Timelines and Budgets With Real-time Dashboards Once processes are in progress, project managers have to monitor them to ensure that they’re moving forward as planned.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Manufacturing is all about production. Having that production work more efficiently will help manufacturers make more products and get those products to their customers faster. Cycle time is one of the key performance indicators (KPIs) that manufacturers use to measure the time they spend working on an item.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Production and manufacturing are often seen as the same thing. It’s important to understand the differences, especially if you’re involved in the manufacturing industry. Let’s explore production vs. manufacturing. We’ll also highlight many free templates that can help if you’re involved in production or manufacturing.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Simply put, quality control in manufacturing is important. Quality control in manufacturing means your customers get what they’ve paid for. Let’s learn what quality control is, some of the methods to employ it and the roles of your team to ensure quality control in manufacturing is delivered. What Is Quality Control (QC)?

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MARCH 28, 2023

Manufacturers need to have a process by which to make or assemble their products. This is an important step before manufacturing and must be thoroughly understood. Then find out the steps to process planning and see what a manufacturing process plan is and why it’s beneficial to production. What Is Process Planning?

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APRIL 14, 2021

As the creation of products and services has become more extensive and varied, manufacturing has become more elaborate. Production planning is the process of deciding how a product or service will be manufactured before the process begins. If a manufacturing operation wishes to expand, that evolution demands careful planning.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Manufacturing is based on delivering quality and quantity products to the market on schedule. Using manufacturing KPIs can help you determine strengths and weaknesses that can direct you toward improvements in all phases of your production cycle. What Are Manufacturing KPIs?

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JUNE 14, 2023

To deliver goods to market on time, manufacturing teams have to consider the supply chain, inventory management, resource planning and production planning, to name a few. These 11 production scheduling software tools for manufacturing help you manage the production cycle, manufacturing operations, production capacity and much more.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Executing a plan, whether a project or a larger organizational strategy, is pointless without monitoring its progress and performance. These dashboards can identify trends, monitor progress and allow for data-driven decision making. Manufacturing KPI Dashboard: This KPI dashboard helps manufacturers monitor and review production.

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MAY 29, 2024

Manufacturers are no different, except in the areas in which they seek to standardize and streamline their production processes. One method they use is shop floor manufacturing. Shop Floor Planning This step involves the creation of the master production schedule , which informs which manufacturing orders will be made.

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MAY 12, 2022

These costs are what is called manufacturing overhead. Let’s define manufacturing overhead, look at the manufacturing overhead formula and how to calculate manufacturing overhead. What is Manufacturing Overhead? This is why manufacturing overhead is also called an indirect cost. Learn more.

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MAY 29, 2019

Lean manufacturing addresses one of the worst things that can happen to any enterprise: waste. These neglected resources include everything from manufacturing project management tools , to the skills of the staff members. An Overview of Lean Manufacturing. History of Lean Manufacturing. How to Practice Lean Manufacturing.

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MAY 23, 2024

Scheduling production, planning a budget and allocating resources only sets up manufacturing for success. Monitoring and controlling that process ensures that deadlines are met and costs aren’t exceeded. One way to keep track of the manufacturing process is with a production report. What Is Production Reporting?

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MAY 8, 2024

Being able to monitor resource capacity during the execution of projects is essential to ensuring that a business is maximizing its output. Production Capacity Management: Seeks to manufacture the greatest amount of output in a production facility. Here are some other reasons to employ this process when manufacturing products.

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MAY 10, 2022

Contract manufacturing lets businesses, which may not have the resources or the funds to invest in heavy machinery, collaborate with other companies to fill orders. Let’s take a closer look at the types of contract manufacturing and some examples of how it works! What Is Contract Manufacturing? Types of Contract Manufacturing.

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MAY 18, 2022

For as long as there has been manufacturing, people have been working to increase efficiency. Using technology to achieve efficiency is called advanced manufacturing. As technologies have become more innovative, advanced manufacturing technology also improves. What Is Advanced Manufacturing? Learn more.

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MAY 22, 2024

Manufacturers have a handful of processes they use to make their products. There are five types of manufacturing processes: repetitive, discrete, job shop, continuous process and batch process manufacturing. First, we’ll define batch production and list examples of industries that use it to manufacture their products.

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MAY 18, 2022

For as long as there has been manufacturing, people have been working to increase efficiency. Using technology to achieve efficiency is called advanced manufacturing. As technologies have become more innovative, advanced manufacturing technology also improves. What Is Advanced Manufacturing? Learn more.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Manufacturers can’t just produce as many widgets as they want. A production budget is a document that calculates that number of units of a product will be manufactured to meet the estimated sales demand. Manufacturers make a production budget quarterly, though sometimes they will also be produced on a monthly basis.

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MAY 1, 2024

The kanban methodology was first developed as a lean manufacturing system to help with production planning , scheduling and control. Assign tasks to your team members, track their progress and monitor project costs in real time. Less Waste Reducing wasteful procedures isn’t only the purvey of lean manufacturing methodologies.

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MARCH 19, 2024

This process is especially important to companies that need a constant supply of a standard product, such as manufacturers. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with robust Gantt charts to monitor resources to ensure they’re aligned with the terms and conditions of the contract.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

Whether you’re managing a project in construction or manufacturing, keeping costs down is paramount. Learn how cost control can help you better manage construction or manufacturing projects. Just toggle over to the dashboard and monitor costs in real time. The lower your costs, the higher your profits. It’s as simple as that.

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JUNE 19, 2024

It has over 10,000 customers throughout the world, including in construction, distribution, manufacturing, retail and professional services. Learn more Acumatica Project Accounting Features Acumatica isn’t project management software, it’s an ERP for manufacturing, construction and other industries.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Manufacturing requires the right balance of many factors. One of the most important is the inventory—the materials and components needed for the manufacturing process. To this end, the manufacturing industry developed material requirements planning (MRP) to improve inventory efficiency. Quantity: how many pieces to manufacture.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Products can be manufactured, but they don’t end up in a customer’s hands until they’ve been stored in a warehouse. It acts as a waystation, a part of the larger manufacturing and fulfillment processes. The better the warehouse management, the greater the company’s success. Still, that work should be overseen by the business.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Supply chain planning is the process of optimizing procurement, manufacturing and distribution of goods and services from manufacturers and suppliers to customers. Production Planning: Next is to consider production planning and manufacturing processes. This provides manufacturers with greater visibility across the value chain.

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JUNE 28, 2018

There has been some backlash against Six Sigma over the recent years, some of which is warranted and will be discussed, but overall the process proves a valuable tool in reducing defects in product manufacturing, especially when paired with Agile thinking, lean manufacturing and capable project management tools. What Is Six Sigma?

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Lean project management focuses on delivering a manufacturing project with more value and less waste. It does this by systematically eliminating waste in the value stream of the lean manufacturing process. The lean manufacturing methodology has 5 lean principles, value, value stream, pull system, continuous flow and perfection.

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