80/20 Rule of Thumb – 80% Automatic Scheduling, 20% Managing Exceptions
In every scheduling scenario the scheduler encounters, there are multiple decision points that must be made in order to meet […]...
The Domino Effect and “What If” Scenarios
Jeremy Wiegman Do you ever find yourself wondering what the ramifications are of seemingly small and simple changes to the […]...
Differences between Production Planning and Scheduling
While the Planning and Scheduling are two activities that are commonly referred to as the same task, there is an […]...
Attributes that Influence the Production Schedule
Most Manufacturers of more than one product can define some difference between the products they produce. Sometimes, those differences affect […]...
Producing the Right Product at the Right Time.
Jeremy Wiegman Recently, I have been involved in multiple conversations with managers from different companies in the electronic industry expressing […]...
Key Point Indicators Drive More Effective Scheduling Results
Jeremy Wiegman The term, “Knowledge is Power”, coined by Francis Bacon, a 16th-century philosopher expresses the idea that knowledge isn’t […]...
“You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”
Jeremy Wiegman Have you ever heard the statement, “you don’t know what you don’t know”? While this statement may seem […]...
MRP, ERP and APS – What do They all Have in Common?
Jeremy Wiegman The manufacturing industry has been in a constant evolution process since the early 1900s when Ford Motors introduced […]...