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10 Free Manufacturing Excel Templates

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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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Capital Projects: Capital Planning, Budgeting and Funding

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When governments or corporations make large investments, they don’t do so without serious planning. There’s a lot of money involved in these capital projects and that means getting the funding and allocating the finances wisely. If a company buys equipment for its manufacturing plant, then that’s a capital asset.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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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. So for the sake of argument, let’s compare them head to head, and may the best project management methodology win! What Is Kanban? It’s easy to learn and understand, which is a big plus.

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Why Identifying as a Project Business is Critical For Success

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Project Business is an industry just like Retail and Manufacturing because projects are their primary business function. The same goes for a Manufacturing Business. It doesn’t matter what products you make, if you manufacture it, you are a Manufacturing Business. It doesn’t matter what goods you sell.

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Elevate your Project Management with SPICE

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Other industries that use SPICE include Aerospace and Defense, Finance, Telecommunication, Manufacturing, Government & Public Sector, and IT Services. For example, ASPICE or Automotive SPICE is specifically tailored for automotive software development.

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What Is an Audit Trail & How to Conduct One

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That can be brokerage transactions in finance, medical records in healthcare and process documentation in project management. An external audit is executed by an independent agency, usually a certified public accountant (CPA), which is hired by an organization to capture an impartial and clear picture of the firm’s finances.

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How to Create a Workflow Diagram for Your Project (Free Tools Included)

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Workflow diagrams were introduced in the manufacturing industry in the late 1880s to help with production process improvement. However, they are now used in various industries, including finance, government and commerce. For example, activities could be ordering, billing, financial services or manufacturing.