Posted Aug 31, 2011, by Michael Ford
MRP is king, reigning supreme since the 1970s. What seems to not need to be “rocket science” continues to attract vast sums of money justified by the continued dominance of costs of materials and supply chain elements of any manufacturing business.
Since the 1970s, pretty much everything about MRP has been improved. The sales forecasting is getting close to being “rocket science” as effects of things … Read More
Tags:
MRP,
Inventory Accuracy,
JIT,
Materials Management,
Material Turns
Posted Nov 3, 2010, by Michael Ford
Change is the enemy. Keep it the same day after day. Refine. This is what manufacturing likes. This is not what manufacturing gets. Changes happen on different levels. Changes in order quantities such that we have to adjust the work-orders and schedules. Variations in the bill of materials due to some engineering change, perhaps made to improve the product quality, reliability or perhaps just to reduce … Read More
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LED,
Light Classes,
Change Management,
Materials Management
Posted Aug 29, 2010, by Michael Ford
My wife credits me with having laziness down to a fine art. I cannot argue. For years, I have spent my time looking for ways to avoid, as my wife would put it, the things that I don’t want to do, or as I would put it, things that don’t add value. It’s a natural process for me, I didn’t study, or get any training, to be honest it just comes naturally.
Now I have worked for a little time in the distant … Read More
Tags:
Materials Management,
JIT