SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 22, 2024

Material Requirements Planning for a modern manufacturing environment Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is software that helps companies estimate the required quantities of raw materials, maintain inventory levels, and ensure manufacturing has all the items needed to make products to satisfy demand.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

I was fresh out of the Army, and one of the contractors I had worked with in my last assignment was working as an Industrial Engineer in Boeing Flight Test. Industrial engineers dutifully analyzed each job, and determined the time it should take. In the world of production, though, the culture was far from ideal.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 1, 2022

There are many ways in which BOM helps the manufacturing industry. In product recalls, which have become a widespread inconvenience for the industry, business owners can go back to the operation line and trace what went wrong and at which point. Benefits of Bill of Materials (BOM) for manufacturers. However, BOM offers more value.

Optimal Sourcing 111

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Material Savings Inventory Reduction 111

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

This latest development will exacerbate the situation for companies in many industries, particularly those which are heavily reliant on energy resources. Even companies without a direct supplier connection in Russia or Ukraine will experience debilitating disruption across industries from energy to agriculture.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In the late 1940s the industrial engineers turned this craft production system into a factory system with the tasks divided between three shifts. Success of the three shift cycle depended on each shift meeting a rigid schedule, but that schedule did not account for the simple fact that coal seams are not uniform. The Long Wall Method.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection. What is Manufacturing?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality. Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry? It’s a constantly-changing, ever-expanding industry.

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