According to the latest reports, 40% of the CO2 we emit worldwide is produced during energy generation and heat production, 20% comes from transport activities (goods and people), and another 20% from industry, mainly from the manufacture of building materials. This means that 80% of the pollutant gases emitted into the atmosphere are caused by…
In this article, we will tell you about the 5 key functions or capabilities that an advanced planning and scheduling tool should have. To be agile in decision making and process management, we first need flexible, intelligent, and connected planning and scheduling tools. This means that they must be able to adapt to any company…
As we have seen in previous articles on this site, optimizing operations and processes along the supply chain enables companies to reduce costs and risks and improve efficiency and profitability. As in any chain, what happens in the first steps will affect what happens later on. Plans and decisions made at the production stage affect…
Supply chain optimization is about right-sizing and efficiently managing capabilities and critical resources throughout the supply chain, from production to the point of sale and finally, to the customer. Here are the considerations you need to take into account to define a good operational strategy and have an optimal end-to-end supply chain: Accurate demand forecasting…
Smart production scheduling can have a substantial impact on your delivery performance, productivity and bottom line results. ERP systems are of little value because they will not support real time rescheduling when disruptions occur nor are most ERP systems equipped to capture specific constraints or business rules. So production scheduling is an important addition to…