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How to Make a Production Order for Manufacturing

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But who makes the decision on the quantity of output and how that information is delivered is processed through what’s called a production order. First, let’s define what a production order is and why it’s so important to the manufacturing process. We’ll also throw in some free production planning templates.

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Warehouse Management: How to Run Efficient Warehouse Operations

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Products can be manufactured, but they don’t end up in a customer’s hands until they’ve been stored in a warehouse. This includes high-level processes, such as receiving and organizing warehouse space, scheduling labor, managing inventory and fulfilling orders. The better the warehouse management, the greater the company’s success.

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What Is a Sales Order? (Example & Template Included)

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One of those business documents is a sales order. To better understand what a sales order is, we’ll define the term, list what should be included and outline the sales order process. To distinguish between other transactional documents, we’ll define a sales invoice and purchase order and how they differ from sales orders.

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The Order Management Process Explained (Free Templates Included)

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Placing an order and receiving it seems straightforward. But the only reason it feels effortless is because of order management. We’ll explain what order management is and explore how an order management process is conducted. There are, of course, people behind the order management process.

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Order Processing: Steps, Example & Software

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Ordering a product and getting it delivered has become commonplace. While order processing seems to work fast and without issue, a lot is going on in the background to ensure the seamless management of placement, picking, sorting, packing and shipping. Plus, we’ll throw in some free templates to help streamline order processing.

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Kanban in Manufacturing: Main Uses & Benefits

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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. Kanban is a visual method for managing workflow and production. The kanban cards move across the kanban board as they go from one production stage to the next. What Is Kanban?

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Order Fulfillment: Process, Models & Documentation

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Products go through many processes before they reach a customer. Once a product has been manufactured, how does it reach the customer? That’s called order fulfillment. What is order fulfillment and how does it differ from order processing and order management? What Is Order Fulfillment?

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