When fixing a downtime issue, make one change at a time. Often, multiple changes are made at the same time, without individually checking their impact on the equipment. This makes it much harder to diagnose problems and evaluate the effectiveness of solutions. 85160 Rate this article: No rating […]
Read More… from Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Getting a Handle on Downtime – Part 2
It is essential to capture a reason and duration for each downtime incident to enable the team to effectively prioritize and focus. Start simple, and make sure every reason is clear (when compared with other reasons) and describes symptoms (as opposed to attempting to diagnose root causes). Remove reasons that aren’t regularly used and add… […]
Read More… from Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Getting a Handle on Downtime
It is essential to capture a reason and duration for each downtime incident to enable the team to effectively prioritize and focus. Start simple, and make sure every reason is clear (when compared with other reasons) and describes symptoms (as opposed to attempting to diagnose root causes). Remove reasons that aren’t regularly used and add… […]
Read More… from BPCS/LX TIP OF THE WEEK: GETTING A HANDLE ON DOWNTIME
From a recent article published by M4B Marketing : When analyzing your sales performance consider the following: Pricing changes eg. price increases or discounting Competitors – competitors entering or exiting the market New product or service launch growing sales New product or service cannibalizing existing product or service sales Customers moving between products or services… […]
Read More… from BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: What Should I Consider When Analyzing my Sales?
From a recent article published by M4B Marketing : When analyzing your sales performance consider the following: Pricing changes eg. price increases or discounting Competitors – competitors entering or exiting the market New product or service launch growing sales New product or service cannibalizing existing product or service sales Customers moving between products or services… […]
Read More… from Baan/LN Tip of the Week: What Should I Consider When Analyzing My Sales?
Two big sources of inefficiencies in manufacturing are paper and spreadsheets. I know that you love ‘em, but they are the cause of more problems than you probably realize. Think of how long it takes you to get paper based data into the hands of those who can do something valuable with the data. Is… […]
Read More… from Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Operational Inefficiencies
Two big sources of inefficiencies in manufacturing are paper and spreadsheets. I know that you love ‘em, but they are the cause of more problems than you probably realize. Think of how long it takes you to get paper-based data into the hands of those who can do something valuable with the data. Is the… […]
I realize it was just Mother’s Day, but I don’t mean your mother. I mean… MOM- Manufacturing Operations Management , a suite of manufacturing applications designed to improve efficiencies, without the investment in a costly system. MOM provides manufacturers with the ability to extend their ERP system by offering specific applications that will streamline their… […]
I realize it was just Mother’s Day, but I don’t mean your mother. I mean… MOM- Manufacturing Operations Management , a suite of manufacturing applications designed to improve efficiencies, without the investment in a costly system. MOM provides manufacturers with the ability to extend their ERP system by offering specific applications that will streamline their… […]
If the item being received needs to be inspected prior to being available for use, there are two schools of thought. The first is to receive the item to a QC hold location. The downside is the item will show up in on hand inventory. A better method would be to do a PO receipt… […]
Read More… from BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Receiving to Inspection