Are your planners scheduling employees – or playing poker?

Are your planners scheduling employees – or playing poker?

Published on October 25, 2012
Before I started working on planning and scheduling challenges, I investigated the skills invol...

What is a Three Platform IT Strategy?

What is a Three Platform IT Strategy?

Published on October 25, 2012
A definition of what a three platform-based strategy of ERP, PLM and MOM can be for global manu...

Uncovering hidden optimization potential (Pt 2)

Uncovering hidden optimization potential (Pt 2)

Published on October 23, 2012
Matching demand and capacity precisely can be a complex, time-consuming challenge. Take this wo...

Is tight systems integration always a good idea?

Is tight systems integration always a good idea?

Published on October 18, 2012
Systems integration used to be the dark side of IT. Unglamorous. Underestimated. A greedy consu...

Uncovering hidden optimization potential (Pt 1)

Uncovering hidden optimization potential (Pt 1)

Published on October 16, 2012
Large, highly successful companies often find it difficult to take their game to the next level...

Applying Nobel-winning Physics to Manufacturing Operations Management

Applying Nobel-winning Physics to Manufacturing Operations Management

Published on October 16, 2012
Manufacturers can apply Nobel-winning physics techniques to achieve better understanding of the...

Bridging the gap between scheduling KPIs and real-world results

Bridging the gap between scheduling KPIs and real-world results

Published on October 12, 2012
Who’s really taking the planning decisions in your plant? The planning department or the shop f...

Big Data for Operations

Big Data for Operations

Published on October 10, 2012
How is big data impacting manufacturing operations intelligence, and what can be done to ease v...

Virtual teams: Liability or opportunity?

Virtual teams: Liability or opportunity?

Published on October 9, 2012
A common argument against virtual teams is their supposed lack of responsiveness. After all, wh...

The chewing gum pitfall

The chewing gum pitfall

Published on October 7, 2012
Have you ever stepped on a big chunk of chewing gum and tried to continue walking? You may have...

Why relaxing short-term targets can be good for you

Why relaxing short-term targets can be good for you

Published on October 5, 2012
I was recently interviewed by a German PhD student about our implementation of the balanced sco...

The relationship between software testing and insurance

The relationship between software testing and insurance

Published on October 3, 2012
Software quality assurance (SQA) and the insurance business may seem quite different, but there...

RIP ~ Rip and Replace. Long Live Process Migration.

RIP ~ Rip and Replace. Long Live Process Migration.

Published on October 3, 2012
Process migration is a highly effective manufacturing system upgrade option ...

Implement like a pro

Implement like a pro

Published on September 27, 2012
Implementing an Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) solution (or any large IT solution) is n...

Unlocking Manufacturing Intelligence, Part 2

Unlocking Manufacturing Intelligence, Part 2

Published on September 26, 2012
Unlocking Manufacturing Intelligence Part 2 – Leveraging MOM + BPM for a Globally Integrated So...