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Don’t Let COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Ruin Your Continuous Improvement Initiatives

  • On 03/31/2020
There are a number of continuous improvement areas that can be effectively addressed remotely without the need for travel   Whether mandated or voluntary, reduced travel during the COVID-19 pandemic doesn't mean you can't develop and implement continuous improvements using remote teams.  On the bright side, the current standdown for some businesses means that more […]
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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 […]
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Do Your Underperforming Suppliers Need an Intervention?

  • On 11/29/2019
There are practical steps you can take to improve critical suppliers' delivery performance   Let me be blunt:  Sometimes it takes two to tango when it comes to maintaining the health and performance of your supply chain.  This is particularly true for larger companies that have smaller suppliers who can be dramatically affected by the […]
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How to Employ a Manufacturing Operations Consultant Without Adversely Affecting Cash Flow

  • On 11/08/2018
Many manufacturers don't realize how they can employ an operations consultant without negatively affecting cash flow or valuation  Most small to medium size businesses would benefit from the additional management bandwidth and boots on the ground that an experienced operations consultant can provide.  This is particularly true when the ownership is preparing for a future […]
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Deconstructing On-Time Manufacturing Performance

  • On 02/13/2018
  • production control, production scheduling
Far too often, manufacturers find themselves behind the eight ball with deadlines looming on the horizon.  Managers end up relying on overtime to complete and fulfill orders.  In some cases, production schedulers modify their shop calendars to permanently include Saturdays and Sundays as working days.  Capacity planning exercises consistently fail to identify a need for […]
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