The most important question “Can you take the manufactured product apart into its component parts?” The answer to this question will allow you to distinguish between discrete and process manufacturing. Can you take apart a car? – Discrete Manufacturing If you have a car, can you run the assembly line in reverse? You can. You …
In today’s manufacturing world, adapting to production processes for new or updated products is never simple. Behind every successful product launch lies a complex network of design, validation, and compliance work. This article explores these challenges and how a modern Manufacturing Execution System (MES) helps manufacturers simplify testing, verification, and product lifecycle management, all within …
Manufacturers must balance customer expectations, resource constraints, and profitability, while at the same time reacting to disruptions across global supply chains. This isn’t easy to accomplish without a single version of the truth or SVOT. System architectures have evolved beyond data integration to solve this challenge using a Common Data Model (CDM). While this solved …
This year’s Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit (2025) brought together leaders, planners, and innovators from across industries to discuss the evolving role of planning in today’s dynamic supply chain landscape. The event featured an impressive lineup of keynote speakers who inspired and challenged the audience to think differently about how we approach planning and execution. …
Microsoft Excel is arguably one of the best sandboxing tools available in the business world. It has the benefit of being extremely flexible, and with recent years’ file-sharing solutions, it’s even become a great collaboration tool. In fact, I cannot think of a single piece of software that I have ever been part of developing …
True to its name, this year’s Southern Automotive Conference brought together professionals from across the automotive manufacturing ecosystem, including OEMs, suppliers, equipment providers, and service partners. The event highlighted the growing importance of the southern U.S. as a hub for automotive production and emphasized the challenges of expanding operations amid ongoing workforce shortages. While the …
The immutable truth – running a successful business depends on securing and fulfilling orders. Securing orders boosts sales volume and market share, while delivering goods and services profitably drives earnings. Sales orders tend to be attribute-based, while manufacturing orders tend to be Bill of Materials (BOM) based. The key to profitable growth is making real-time …
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A typical company runs a monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, and every day tries to execute that plan to meet business objectives in a Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) effort.
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