Employee scheduling KPIs: Are yours missing in action?

Employee scheduling KPIs: Are yours missing in action?

Published on January 24, 2013
“How good are your schedules?” The director of operations at the field services company I was v...

Six Sigma’s Continuous Impact on Manufacturing

Six Sigma’s Continuous Impact on Manufacturing

Published on January 24, 2013
Six Sigma is still a viable strategy for improving manufacturing operations, especially when it...

Navigating Today’s Thorny Forest of Manufacturing Technology Trends

Navigating Today’s Thorny Forest of Manufacturing Technology Trends

Published on January 22, 2013
As we start the new year, here are three manufacturing technology trends to keep an eye on ...

Agile, waterfall or both?

Agile, waterfall or both?

Published on January 17, 2013
Have agile methods won the ‘agile vs. waterfall’ debate? It certainly seems ...

Flavors of Quality Management

Flavors of Quality Management

Published on January 15, 2013
View QMS as a collection of applications that are either data-centric, reporting-centric or exe...

Robust planning: Mastering the tension between time and weather

Robust planning: Mastering the tension between time and weather

Published on January 11, 2013
Way before Murphy’s Law was invented, the pragmatic French were already using the same word for...

8 ways to raise the IQ of your supply chain

8 ways to raise the IQ of your supply chain

Published on January 4, 2013
Why have a supply chain when you can have a supply brain? At Quintiq, we believe there’s always...

Mobility’s Increasing Role in Manufacturing

Mobility’s Increasing Role in Manufacturing

Published on January 3, 2013
Mobility is playing an increasingly important role in manufacturing operations ...

Santa’s secret (supply chain) sauce

Santa’s secret (supply chain) sauce

Published on December 26, 2012
It’s official: Santa achieved all his KPIs this year. According to our marketing department, he...

Supply chain planning RFPs: Eagle spotters or pigeonholes?

Supply chain planning RFPs: Eagle spotters or pigeonholes?

Published on December 20, 2012
<!– –>Don’t get me wrong: I’ve got nothing against pigeonholes. Pigeonholes w...

What Is IT Virtualization, and what is Its Role in Manufacturing’s Future?

What Is IT Virtualization, and what is Its Role in Manufacturing’s Future?

Published on December 20, 2012
Is IT Virtualization a Good Strategy for you to Consider in a Manufacturing Environment? ...

Manufacture Responsibly

Manufacture Responsibly

Published on December 18, 2012
Today, more than ever, is a need to manufacturer responsibly ...

Are your strategic plans walking around naked?

Are your strategic plans walking around naked?

Published on December 14, 2012
The company I was visiting had made several major acquisitions over the years and I was curious...

Preventing Recalls through Real-time Quality Control

Preventing Recalls through Real-time Quality Control

Published on December 13, 2012
Improve the ability to prevent product recalls with real-time quality control ...

Top 10 Reasons Why Manufacturers use Homegrown IT

Top 10 Reasons Why Manufacturers use Homegrown IT

Published on December 11, 2012
Here are the top 10 reasons how manufacturers justify their decision to rely upon a homegrown I...