Production planning

Make-to-Order and Assemble-to-Order Process Flow and Best Practices

Make-to-Order (MTO) and Assemble-to-Order (ATO) are both production modes that use the pull system, meaning that production starts when an order comes in. Read about their differences, benefits, and best practices.

What is Kaizen?

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been over thirty years since Masaaki Imai wrote his game-changing book, Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success.

Make-to-Stock (MTS): Definition, Process Flow, and Best Practices

Make-to-Stock means producing goods to stock to be sold later. Even though this approach might sound clear-cut, MTS requires a lot of planning and analysis.

Applied Overhead vs. Actual Overhead – What Is the Difference?

There are many moving parts in any manufacturing company. Workers and raw materials are the most apparent and visible, but it takes much more than these to manufacture a product.

MRP I vs. MRP II: What’s the Difference?

When you’re looking for an MRP system, it’s important to distinguish between Material Requirements Planning (sometimes referred to as MRP I) and Manufacturing Resource Planning (known as MRP II).

Discrete Manufacturing vs. Process Manufacturing

If you have been around the manufacturing industry for any amount of time, you have likely heard someone talk about discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing.

Using Agile Methodology for ERP System Implementation

Agile methodology for software development has been around since the early 2000’s. It began as a way to move past the previous “Waterfall” Development methodology to solve shortcomings in the Waterfall Development process. Until the advent of Agile methodology, software development was a long and linear process.