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APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. Assign work to your team members, manage resources, estimate costs, automate workflows and much more. What Is Kanban? Get started for free today.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Throughout the project, track the order to ensure it’s delivered on time and monitor costs and planned versus actual progress to stay on schedule. The more effective a company’s order processing, the less likely they’ll have to carry more stock, which adds to warehouse costs. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Unlike a traditional ERP, a project ERP is ideal for construction companies, project-based manufacturers and service-based organizations. When managing a project you can import timesheets to capture labor hours and costs into your ERP, but this is not the most efficient way to track those resources. A project ERP can be expensive.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Certain manufacturers use a recipe to combine materials to deliver products. This is called process manufacturing and is a production method that’s common when producing in bulk. To better understand process manufacturing, let’s first define the term and explore the different types of process manufacturing.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Manufacturers make things, and how much they make is determined by demand and the supply of raw materials. First, let’s define what a production order is and why it’s so important to the manufacturing process. The creation of a production order will trigger certain events in the manufacturing process.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Manufacturing depends on a supply of raw materials, labor and the proper functioning of machinery to turn those inputs into the outputs that customers want. Manufacturing engineering is what keeps those integrated systems operating. What Is Manufacturing Engineering? Learn more What Does a Manufacturing Engineer Do?

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AUGUST 30, 2023

People have been manufacturing goods for a very long time. From working with hands to using machinery, the advances in manufacturing aren’t isolated to tools but also methods. There is process manufacturing, which mixes ingredients, and the other major method is called discrete manufacturing.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Smart manufacturing is the same thing; it’s a way to produce better with emerging technologies. Just as a smartphone is a leap forward from the old-fashioned cell phone, so is smart manufacturing to traditional manufacturing. Of course, manufacturing has a long history and has made many advancements over time.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Manufacturers can’t just produce as many widgets as they want. Making more than the market will support is going to lead to extra costs in production and warehouse that can bust the bank. A production budget is a document that calculates that number of units of a product will be manufactured to meet the estimated sales demand.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Once a product has been manufactured, how does it reach the customer? Order processing is the workflow that helps manufacturers plan their production schedule to ensure that customer orders are prepared and delivered to the right place. This should be done as cost-effectively as possible. That’s called order fulfillment.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

Whether you’re managing a project in construction or manufacturing, keeping costs down is paramount. The lower your costs, the higher your profits. This is why in project management and business in general cost control is so important. What Is Cost Control? Cost control as a process begins with budgeting.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Currently, most manufacturing and retail management teams use Excel for inventory tracking , but there are good reasons to use Google Sheets instead. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that helps manufacturers with inventory and more. Why Should You Use This Google Sheets Inventory Template?

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APRIL 17, 2024

Sales orders can be attached to kanban cards, which can be prioritized, track time and cost and plan resources to make sure the process runs smoothly. Vendor Sends a Quote to the Customer Now, the vendor sends a sales quote, which is a document that estimates the cost of the customer’s order and outlines payment terms.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Production capacity is an essential metric for manufacturers. To better understand production capacity, we’ll define the term and go into greater detail as to its importance in manufacturing. We’ll end with several ways in which manufacturers can increase their production capacity and how software can help with planning.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

There are labor costs, material costs, overhead and operational costs. When a contractor bids on a project or a manufacturer takes on a job, they need to have an accurate forecast of the price for the project to make a profit, which is why job costing is so important. What Is Job Costing?

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APRIL 10, 2024

More than that, kanban cards can be set for recurring tasks, track cost, manage resource scheduling and compare planned versus actual progress to help you meet deadlines. Some manufacturers send a sales order to their customers to confirm that they’ve approved their purchase order. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

Production inventory: The raw materials or supplies used in manufacturing to produce the finished product. Track Resource Costs The costs of your resources must also be carefully considered. You can easily go over budget if you’re not monitoring your resource costs. You can also identify resource costs and track them.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

That is, industrial construction refers to the building of structures for a business that manufactures goods. When building, industrial construction floor plans are very important because they need to promote smooth foot traffic and coordinate manufacturing and distribution. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

So if we’re talking about a manufacturing plant, it would include the different standard operating procedures for production workers. Tactical Planning Example Let’s imagine a large appliance manufacturing company that has drawn the following strategic goals for the next two to five years. Some KPIs are revenue, new customers, etc.

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MARCH 21, 2023

The best things in life are free, but manufacturing goods cost money. The cost of production of those products isn’t as straightforward as it might seem. Let’s take a closer look at the cost of production, what types there are and how to measure the cost of production. What Is Cost of Production?

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Manufacturing is all about production. Having that production work more efficiently will help manufacturers make more products and get those products to their customers faster. Cycle time is one of the key performance indicators (KPIs) that manufacturers use to measure the time they spend working on an item.

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APRIL 19, 2023

From the world of manufacturing comes an approach called lean construction. But lean manufacturing and lean construction are two different things. Lean construction adopts the principles and practices of lean manufacturing and applies them to building processes. There’s more than one way to manage a construction project.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Manufacturing requires a lot of attention to detail and coordinating various moving parts to deliver the final product. In order to accomplish those goals and meet a tight deadline and an even tighter budget, you need these 10 free manufacturing Excel templates. ProjectManager has dozens of free templates to download.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

These resources generate different types of costs, such as labor costs, which refer to the cost of paying employees for their work. Tracking labor costs in projects or business operations progress is important to ensure you’re not overspending. Why Should You Use This Timesheet Template for Google Sheets?

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JUNE 14, 2023

To deliver goods to market on time, manufacturing teams have to consider the supply chain, inventory management, resource planning and production planning, to name a few. These 11 production scheduling software tools for manufacturing help you manage the production cycle, manufacturing operations, production capacity and much more.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Production and manufacturing are often seen as the same thing. It’s important to understand the differences, especially if you’re involved in the manufacturing industry. Let’s explore production vs. manufacturing. We’ll also highlight many free templates that can help if you’re involved in production or manufacturing.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Manufacturing is the process of putting together a product. Yes, there are many other factors, such as costs, time, quality and more. If you’re manufacturing anything, then you need to know what is a bill of materials, what is it used for and the types of bills of materials you’ll find in production.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Manufacturing is based on delivering quality and quantity products to the market on schedule. Using manufacturing KPIs can help you determine strengths and weaknesses that can direct you toward improvements in all phases of your production cycle. What Are Manufacturing KPIs?

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MARCH 28, 2023

Manufacturers need to have a process by which to make or assemble their products. This is an important step before manufacturing and must be thoroughly understood. Then find out the steps to process planning and see what a manufacturing process plan is and why it’s beneficial to production. What Is Process Planning?

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Deming went to Japan after World War II as part of an American initiative that sought to help Japanese manufacturers rebuild their factories and improve their efficiency. His work would inspire methodologies such as just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) , lean manufacturing and kaizen. That’s a good thing. It saves time and money.

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MARCH 29, 2023

If you don’t have the materials, you can’t manufacture a product. It’s part of the larger supply chain in manufacturing and includes everything from procurement of raw materials and labor and logistics to the costs involved and a production timeframe. Our Gantt charts allow you to manage your resources and costs in real time.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Corporations also engage in capital projects, but those are more along the lines of developing a manufacturing plant or erecting an office building. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software with powerful Gantt charts that organize tasks, resources and costs. You can look at a capital asset as a production cost.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Planning and scheduling production is just the starting point in manufacturing. Production control is the way that managers keep track of the work being done in the manufacturing facility. Our live dashboard provides a high-level view of production, from time to cost, workload and more in easy-to-read graphs and charts.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Simply put, quality control in manufacturing is important. Quality control in manufacturing means your customers get what they’ve paid for. Let’s learn what quality control is, some of the methods to employ it and the roles of your team to ensure quality control in manufacturing is delivered. What Is Quality Control (QC)?

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Estimate Costs and Create a Budget Now that you’ve estimated the resources you’ll need, it’s time to figure out how much each of these will cost. These cost estimations are particularly important because they will determine if it’s possible to hire more employees. Resources cost money.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Everything you need for your manufacturing process is a resource—people, materials, equipment, software, facilities, etc. That process is called manufacturing resource planning (MRP II), and it’s a method that used to work more effectively. What Is Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)? Cost control. Capacity planning.

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