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Inventory stock can include anything from raw materials, work-in-progress items, and finished goods. Having high levels of inventory has its advantages and disadvantages. On one hand, high inventory means that you have a product ready to ship out at...

Advanced Planning and Scheduling, capacity planning, PlanetTogether, JIT, Kanban, MRP, enterprise resource planning, Material Requirement Planning, Capacity Modeling, challenges in supply chain, inventory reduction, materials planning, Industrial Distribution

Production Planning and Control (PPC) is a term used to describe two strategies: production planning and production control. PPC is an essential component of operations management as it enables production facilities to optimize the utilization of...

Gantt, KPI, capacity planning, production planning, project management, APS, supply chain, control design, scheduling, JIT, resource, MRP, changeover, sequencing, planner, enterprise resource planning, integration

In a supply chain, the amount of waste produced can make a vast difference in regards to profitability. By locating the areas where waste is prevalent, and by implementing methods of waste reduction, this can benefit the overall production process...

Advanced Planning and Scheduling, Lean Manufacturing, capacity planning, PlanetTogether, production planning, capacity, scheduling, JIT, Kanban, MRP, theory of constraints, sequencing, minimize waste, Material Requirement Planning, agile, challenges in supply chain