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In manufacturing, the design of the process flow is critically important to reduce waste and minimize constraints. When this is done properly, your operations should run as smoothly as possible to ensure that you are able to deliver items on time,...

capacity planning, theory of constraints, operations management, DBR, VATI Analysis

Labor costs are on the rise and many companies are struggling to maintain their profit margins. Now, many companies spend 60-70% of their total business expenses on labor costs.

capacity planning, cost, scheduling, Automation, labor, labor scheduling

Experienced planning managers know the danger of schedules that assume a manufacturing facility can produce any number of orders simultaneously while expecting on-time deliveries. Ignoring resource constraints will lead to bottlenecks that ripple...

capacity planning, finite capacity, APS