Most formula manufacturers that I encounter are constantly looking at ways to improve their inventory costs and reliability. Nothing is worse for them than having a customer order and/or production ticket ready for staging only to find that the raw materials are not available. During my review of business processes for prospects many times the Material Planner/Purchasing Manager is [...]
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Warning Graphical Material: Where is My Production Schedule?
I have worked with mid-sized manufacturing companies for over a decade and have looked at several APS or Advanced Planning and Scheduling Systems that integrate to ERP software like Microsoft Dynamics GP. Especially a graphical tool with a Gantt chart that production planner can change the schedule by dragging and dropping! Most manufacturing companies don’t [...]
continue reading...Chemical Manufacturing; MSDS, Formulas, and Microsoft Dynamics GP
There are still many family owned chemical and paint companies in our part of the country that have the local market space to thrive. These types of businesses are the foundation to our economy and compete with the larger corporations for market share. They also have the same types of operations issues as the larger [...]
continue reading...Process, Discrete and Mixed Mode Manufacturing; 3 Business Issues – 3 Dynamic Solutions!
One part of my job requires that I understand the difference between process and discrete manufacturing and be able to provide the best solution for each industry and process. Most people have no idea these type of manufacturers are very different. Process manufacturers are building something that can not be taken apart, i.e., a bucket [...]
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