If the IT or production manager is trying to implement a system that the CEO/CFO or other department heads do not agree with, then there is little or no hope of getting others on board, or indeed getting budget allocated to acquire a suitable system. […]
MRP or manufacturing resource planning takes ownership of the data from the quotation stage, through the sale, the raising of the works order, through all stages of production including the warehouse (goods in/out) and subcontracting, through to shipping and invoicing. By holding a single source of data all departments should have visibility of relevant information. [...]
As a business grows, fragmented processes often develop with it. For example, those involved in production/manufacturing planning may use an Excel spreadsheet to track orders through the various stages of manufacture, but this will not talk to sales, warehouse or shipping—each of which may have their own system. Companies have even been known to plan [...]
Calculating the level of business opportunity involved with transfers depends highly on efficiency and due diligence of the process. […]
Moldmakers and molders who have developed a clear-cut process to control tooling transfers will have the most calculated opportunity to capture business in a spiraling economy. […]
This process map serves as a good guide for receiving transfer tooling in your facility or it can aid OEMs in selecting a proactive vendor. […]
Those opportunities come in the form of supply chain instability, and are exposed in part by survey data released by a report titled “Supply Chain Risk, 2008-2009: As Bad As It Gets” . […]
a manufacturing plant that produced gasoline fuel dispensing systems—during which we toured the plant floor with a small group of engineers and managers. we stopped in front of a punch press, asked everyone to look at the operation and determine the percentage of value adding time (time when materials are being converted, altered by either [...]
Lean manufacturing is operating your facilities with the least amount of waste at the highest state of efficiency with the least amount of investment and the lowest number of employees, the highest state of quality, the shortest timeline from order to delivery of the finished products, that you neither over nor under produce, and that [...]
This component refers to the programmers and their available options. Clearly, the software (CAD/CAM) available to the user dictates many of the programming variables from which they can choose. While an excellent software package will create various avenues to machining a part, poor software can limit machining options drastically and prevent the programmers from getting [...]