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Kanban in Manufacturing: Main Uses & Benefits

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Kanban in manufacturing originated in World War II where it was used in the manufacturing of Spitfires for the Royal Air Force in the UK. Kanban in manufacturing and production has many uses, which we detail below, as well as how it relates to lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. Then it was known as the two-bin system.

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How Project ERP Can Benefit Your Project-Based Organization

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Resources, such as people, materials and equipment, are needed to deliver projects. Being able to plan, manage and track those resources to meet the needs of a business is called project ERP or enterprise resource planning (ERP) project management. What Is a Project ERP? A project ERP can be expensive.

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Discrete Manufacturing: Definition, Benefits and Examples

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From working with hands to using machinery, the advances in manufacturing aren’t isolated to tools but also methods. We’ll get to that, plus identify the key elements of discrete manufacturing and further illustrate the technique with examples in the various industries that use this type of manufacturing method.

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What Is Demand Planning? Tips, Strategies and Tools

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Businesses are constantly pulled between supply and demand. Demand planning is a cross-functional process that businesses use to meet customer demand while avoiding supply chain or inventory management disruptions. You must use both internal and external research to determine the demand forecast for your product.

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Smart Manufacturing: Examples & Benefits

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Smart manufacturing is a term that applies to a wide range of manufacturing that all share the use of computers and other emerging, advanced technologies. The term smart manufacturing was first used in the mid-2000s as new technologies such as 3D printing or additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence became more prominent.

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Smart glasses: The future of work productivity?

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Shiny new tech is always a topic of conversation, and there’s a lot of chatter around AI in project management at the moment. For project managers , in particular, smart glasses have the potential to change the way you juggle tasks, access and visualize data, and communicate with teammates and stakeholders.

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Manufacturing Operations Management Explained

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Manufacturers have to do more than produce a product, they also have to manage their operations. That’s why manufacturing operations management is so important—it keeps the lights on. Of course, there’s more to manufacturing operations management than that. What Is Manufacturing Operations Management?