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Shop Floor Management: Planning, Scheduling and Control

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Manufacturers are no different, except in the areas in which they seek to standardize and streamline their production processes. One method they use is shop floor manufacturing. One way to ensure that these goals are achieved is through project management software.

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development. Kanban as a name came later.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. Top 10 Project Management Methodologies.

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Total Productive Maintenance Essentials: 8 Things You Need to Know About TPM

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Always be on top of your projects with live dashboard, instant reports and dynamic Gantt charts. Monitor production in real time with ProjectManager’s live dashboard.— 85% is a world-class distinction for discrete manufacturers. 60% is a typical grade for discrete manufacturers. Learn More! Aim for this!

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Six Sigma: A Simple Guide for Project Managers

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It can mean different things within various organizations or circumstances, but there is a way to broadly outline this business process improvement methodology and define its beginnings, its, rise, its use and its implementation. As noted, it’s a methodology used to improve the quality of an output in a process. What Is Six Sigma?

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5 Kaizen Principles That Underpin the Methodology

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But is there a unifying theory of improvement, and if so, can it be sustained? But it’s not just applying to personnel, processes are also included. Therefore, everyone in the organization is working towards removing any waste from their corner of the business while also in the process creating value. Have you heard of kaizen?

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Just-In-Time Manufacturing & Production (JIT): A Quick Guide

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A key goal in manufacturing is to get products to market faster while keeping costs down. That’s why many manufacturing companies embrace just-in-time manufacturing. Just-in-time manufacturing is popular for a reason. What Is Just-In-Time Manufacturing (JIT)? Processing waste. Origins of JIT Manufacturing.