Job Shop Scheduling Articles |
Due date performance (DDP, also called On-time Delivery) is a common metric used both internally and by vendors to monitor the performance of job shops, fabricators, MRO, and machine shops. Whether DDP is a Key Performance Indicator (KPI), Balanced Scorecard metric,...
Job Shop Scheduling Articles, Maximizing Profitability Series |
Job Shop Scheduling – Sales Backlog, Is it too Big or too Small? Brad: “It is common for job shop owners and managers to keep a close eye on the size of their Sales Backlog. It is a barometer of how things are going. Usually it is expressed in dollars. It is...
Job Shop Scheduling Articles, Maximizing Profitability Series |
Maximizing Profitability the TOC Way #5 This is the fifth in the 9 part series of conversations. Brad: “Let’s talk about job shop strategy. After all, it’s that time of year again.” Dr. Lisa: “Yes, in the big companies you and I used to work for, the...
Job Shop Scheduling Articles, Maximizing Profitability Series |
Maximizing Profitability the TOC Way #4 – Job Shop Productivity & Machine Shop Productivity This is the fourth in the 9 part series of conversations. Brad: “So you have recommended that improving productivity is a great first step for maximizing...
Job Shop Scheduling Articles, Maximizing Profitability Series |
This is the third in the 9 part series of conversations on the maximizing profitability of job shops and machine shops the Theory of Constraints way! Brad: “If a job shop or machine shop business owner could start (1) by improving company productivity, or (2) by...
Job Shop Scheduling Articles, Maximizing Profitability Series |
Maximizing Profitability using Theory of Constraints #2 This is the second in the 9 part series of conversations. Brad: “Just what should a highly custom job shop or machine shop company set as a profitability goal? What is reasonable? How high is up?” Dr. Lisa: ...
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