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KEYWORD: lean manufacturing A top objective of manufacturing units is to achieve increased productivity without having to compromise on quality, but they face challenges in accomplishing it due to high rejects, long lead time in getting the output, unwanted inventory, etc. This leads to higher production costs, financial burden, and an inability to face theRead more about Kaizen tools to reduce material waste[…]
KEYWORD: Kaizen tools The objective of this article is to suggest Kaizen ways and methods reduce the setup time in your manufacturing process with time-tested and handpicked Kaizen tools selected for the purpose of this piece. Set up time at the machining centers from such processes as machining, inspection, loading, unloading, deburring, etc. Kaizen tools,Read more about How to reduce the set up time?[…]
KEYWORD: lead time Due to the constant changes in customer/consumer behavior, businesses have to align and embrace themselves with changes in supply chains, procurement, sales, and delivery strategies to future proof themselves. They have to be watchful to make on-time delivery every time. And this implies lead time has to be managed well. While reducingRead more about 5 Ways to reduce your Delivery Times[…]
The supply chain plays a predominant role in delivering customers what they need. And an important constituent of this is the packaging. However, the packaging or whatever that is specific to your business needs has to be right by which we mean it has to be one that best fits into the marketing and salesRead more about 6 tips to get the right packaging for your company[…]
Keyword: e-commerce inventory management E-commerce inventory management, due to its ever-changing nature for which reason it is termed as dynamic. Constantly poses challenges in meeting and keeping with the expectations of consumers. Whose preferences also undergo changes from time to time. Promising consumers with options without accurate details of inventory may lead to falling shortRead more about How to prevent stock outs and overstocking in your business?[…]
Keyword: dropshipping In this article, we will discuss the concepts of drop shipping, 3PL. And as to why it is beneficial to outsource your fulfillment to the right service providers. We follow it up by navigating you with 6 tips for your consideration that would facilitate you to choose the best ones in this field.Read more about 6 tips to find the best 3PL for your e-commerce[…]
Principal Keyword Kaizen It may sound ironic, that in a tough competitive environment in which firms operate, reducing manufacturing lead times occupies a singularly critical factor in distinguishing firms. From one another, as it offers a crucial ‘competitive edge’ that makes them stand out. For instance, if firm ‘A’ promises and keeps it up byRead more about 7 tips to reduce manufacturing lead times[…]
Principal Keyword: inventory management Inventory planning is a challenging task, especially in respect of businesses, which have multiproduct and multistage manufacturing activities. The challenge gets further accentuated. As each inventory policy, has to be designed with a set of parameters that has to be tuned to fit every order. For this reason, it is necessaryRead more about What is the difference between MTS and MTO?[…]
Principal Keyword “Forecasting vs. planning” To do justice to understand the salient rules of effective prediction better, we have structured this article in a manner that first explains the difference between forecasting and planning. So that the real scope of forecasting and its importance and limitations to the organizations better appreciated. Forecasting Forecasting refers toRead more about Seven rules for effective forecasting[…]
Logistics network Supply chain/ logistics managers and specialists never have it that easy as their tasks are complex and placed in a delicate situation of evaluating trade-offs between different supply chain components/ logistics networks amidst constraints. Otherwise, they may not be able to deliver what their organizations want, which is optimizing costs and maximizing theRead more about Five steps to effective network planning[…]