Trends in APS

Materials resource planning (MRP) and distribution requirements planning (DRP) are two vital components of the manufacturing industry. Both of these planning methods are beneficial to manufacturing operations that are trying to optimize...

Material, Lean Manufacturing, ERP, MRP, food manufacturing, Material Requirement Planning, Smart Factory 4.0, Industry 4.0, Distribution Requirements Planning, materials planning, Industry Trends, Industrial Distribution

In the last decade, the manufacturing industry has been dealing with the rising impact of demand volatility. As its name suggests, demand volatility is defined by a variation in demand for products that include rapidly changing and unpredictable...

Factory Scheduling, Demand Forecasting, Industry Trends, what-if scenario, Demand planning, production management software, how to improve demand planning accuracy, Planning Horizon

The world of manufacturing is changing. With the unexpected disruptions caused by the 2020 global pandemic, it can be hard to predict what the following year will hold. Within any production facility or organization, it is crucial to have...

PlanetTogether, Industry Trends, operations management, operational objectives, strategic goals