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The production schedule is probably the most critical document in any manufacturing facility. Producing that schedule is a monumental task. Order volumes, product mix, labor skills, the speed of various factory lines, maintenance concerns, and a...

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Predicting the future of production planning can be difficult; past predictions have included everything from energy-matter converters to a prediction that centralized manufacturing would end by the late 20th century. While absurd theories abound,...

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Most factory managers are familiar with the Theory of Constraints; the idea that there is always an upper limit to the throughput of a production system that is set by a capacity constrained resource or operation. In fact, many operations managers...

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