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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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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. The name kanban means billboard in Japanese, and you can see why, as the process involves placing tasks represented by cards on physical or digital kanban boards. What Is Kanban?

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Change Control Board: Roles, Responsibilities & Processes

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Through this process of detailed examination, the change control board decides on the viability of the change request or makes recommendations accordingly. The change manager is responsible for documenting the change management process and the necessary plans to implement the change. Developing a Process for the Change Control Board.

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Capital Projects: Capital Planning, Budgeting and Funding

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There’s a lot of money involved in these capital projects and that means getting the funding and allocating the finances wisely. Let’s take a look at capital projects, explore the idea of a capital asset and delve into the process of capital planning. What Is a Capital Project? They’re initiated to help a company grow.

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Industrial Construction: Examples of Industrial Projects

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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. The permitting process is also different.

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Organizational Resources Basics: Managing Company Resources

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To start, resources can include labor, management, expertise, equipment, finances, energy, land and time. Resource management is the process of allocating those resources as efficiently as possible. Financial resources: Funds and assets that finance the program or portfolio. What Are Organizational Resources? But there’s more.

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Operations Management: Key Functions, Roles and Skills

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Whether you’re a big or small business and no matter what product you manufacture or service you provide, you’re always looking to deliver the highest quality and greatest value for your customers. Company resources, such as staffing, materials, equipment and technology, are all part of the optimization process of operations management.