ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 3, 2024

Products go through many processes before they reach a customer. Once a product has been manufactured, how does it reach the customer? What is order fulfillment and how does it differ from order processing and order management? The order fulfillment process can be complicated and costly. That’s called order fulfillment.

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Manufacturing requires an understanding of production, its phases and when you need to assemble the product you’re building. Mapping this out with a production flow chart ensures a more seamless process. A production flow chart is used to illustrate the manufacturing process of a product. What is a production flow chart?

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2024

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. We’ll define those roles and link to some free templates to download, which will help users facilitate the order management process. What Is Order Management?

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

MAY 11, 2022

The steps to getting the product to you is the manufacturing process. The manufacturing process is often taken for granted, but not by manufacturers. Let’s take a moment to look at the big picture of manufacturing, and then zero in on what the manufacturing process is. What Is Manufacturing?

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Getting a product from an idea to the marketplace is a long journey that’s mapped in the production process. Another way to look at the production process is as a series of detailed steps that take you from one point to the next until you’ve completed the process. What Is a Production Process?

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ProjectManager.com

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. Let’s look into what production control is, what a production controller does and explore the process of production control. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 18, 2022

For as long as there has been manufacturing, people have been working to increase efficiency. Using technology to achieve efficiency is called advanced manufacturing. As technologies have become more innovative, advanced manufacturing technology also improves. What Is Advanced Manufacturing? Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 10, 2022

Contract manufacturing lets businesses, which may not have the resources or the funds to invest in heavy machinery, collaborate with other companies to fill orders. Let’s take a closer look at the types of contract manufacturing and some examples of how it works! What Is Contract Manufacturing? Types of Contract Manufacturing.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 18, 2022

For as long as there has been manufacturing, people have been working to increase efficiency. Using technology to achieve efficiency is called advanced manufacturing. As technologies have become more innovative, advanced manufacturing technology also improves. What Is Advanced Manufacturing? Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As a business grows, it needs to look at new processes or ways to improve the processes it has in place. Whatever the objectives, process implementation is how they achieve these goals. If you’re looking to improve your business processes , you need to know what process implementation is and why it’s so important.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 3, 2022

Industrial processes are used in heavy manufacturing industries during large-scale projects. Having robust and efficient industrial processes is instrumental in a modern manufacturing business. Let’s explore a deeper definition of industrial processes and then break it down into different types. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 19, 2024

This process is especially important to companies that need a constant supply of a standard product, such as manufacturers. Request for Quote (RFQ) vs. Request for Information (RFI) Another business document used in projects, such as manufacturing and construction, is a request for information.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 1, 2021

For example, manufacturing teams would be lost without a controlling process that lets them measure and improve on their management function. The process of controlling in management is essential for any business to remain viable. What Is Controlling Process in Business Management? Learn More! Set Performance Standards.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2024

Products can be manufactured, but they don’t end up in a customer’s hands until they’ve been stored in a warehouse. It acts as a waystation, a part of the larger manufacturing and fulfillment processes. Warehouse management is the process by which the day-to-day operations of a warehouse are run.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

Maintenance is an essential part of industries from construction to manufacturing. A maintenance schedule is the process by which maintenance departments plan, organize and coordinate the activities involved in equipment maintenance to make sure that everything is working properly. What Is a Maintenance Schedule?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 17, 2024

To better understand what a sales order is, we’ll define the term, list what should be included and outline the sales order process. A sales order is a document the seller creates for internal use in processing a customer order. ProjectManager’s kanban boards manage the sales order process. What Is a Sales Order?

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Epicflow Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

How is the manufacturing landscape going to look like in the near future? Let’s take a closer look at these and other manufacturing trends that are going to impact the industry in 2024. Augmented and virtual reality solutions allow manufacturers to monitor and control the production process without the need to be on-site.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 1, 2022

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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ProjectManager.com

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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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 26, 2022

When you work through manufacturing projects, you face some unique challenges, often with a lot at stake. In some cases, the entire project might be following a process where design, scope, cost, and time scales were fixed at the very beginning. Get stakeholders involved from day one and make them a part of the process.

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Epicflow Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

How can manufacturers ensure the successful delivery of their complex projects under conditions of increasing uncertainty and a lack of required human resources? Read the article to gain insight into the specifics of manufacturing project management and learn useful recommendations on the effective orchestration of projects in the industry.

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ProjectManager.com

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. 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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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Manufacturers can’t just produce as many widgets as they want. A production budget is a document that calculates that number of units of a product will be manufactured to meet the estimated sales demand. Manufacturers make a production budget quarterly, though sometimes they will also be produced on a monthly basis.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

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. As noted above, this can be applied to a number of different projects but is also found when manufacturing distinctive products.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 6, 2024

We are used to thinking of the workplace with an outdated mental model – the manufacturing line. The manufacturing line is a linear process, that follows a simple, repeating, input-to-output plan. The process is easily broken down to stops and stations, and each of those stops becomes a person in a job doing a task.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2023

If you don’t have the materials, you can’t manufacture a product. Then we’ll explain what to consider in production scheduling and explain how the process can benefit your projects. A production schedule is a plan that helps facilitate the process of delivering products to customers and the marketplace. Every part is important!

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Proofhub

AUGUST 9, 2023

Process Improvement Methodologies Whether you have defined it or not, every business has processes. No matter if you are running a bakery or smartphone manufacturing company, all businesses go through a set of activities to complete a business function. What is business process management?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Whether you’re managing a project in construction or manufacturing, keeping costs down is paramount. Learn how cost control can help you better manage construction or manufacturing projects. Cost control as a process begins with budgeting. The lower your costs, the higher your profits. It’s as simple as that.

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

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. The permitting process is also different.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In the age of rapid technological advancements and digital transformations, the role of a process manufacturing engineer has become increasingly vital in driving innovation and efficiency in Industry 4.0. Assembly lines further streamlined the manufacturing process, allowing for specialization and increased productivity.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

But is it possible to structure a process of continuous improvement at your company so that it aligns with your preferred management tools, team morale and overall objectives? In other words, can that process of continuous improvement prove productive and worthwhile? Some see continuous improvement as a meta-process, such as W.

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