Whether you are a Manufacturer, or simply a project-based service business where getting lots of small projects completed on time is how you earn your living, a flexible project planning tool may be the critical factor to your success and profitability.
WHAT YOUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CAN'T DO
Let's face it, manufacturing is all about efficiency. It's the process of transforming raw materials into a unique finished product through a series of coordinated activities.
Around 30 years ago, Eli Goldratt revolutionized manufacturing theory by challenging the notion of individual job costing. He introduced the concept of throughput costing..
The MORE Manufacturing design philosophy
In Manufacturing (like professional sports), its all about minimising mistakes. Mistakes cost you the game. So it is unforgivable for software to 'allow' duplicate entries, accidental keying mistakes and lack of critical visibility of data. Software should illuminate the problems and bottlenecks (Lean) and ring the alert bells, not hide the mess within obsure data.
Four critical components of On-time Scheduling.
Ever wonder why some operations seem calm and purposeful about their work - and are running profitably. While other departments have staff in panic looking really busy but running late on everything?
Delivering late is really the capital crime of manufacturing. Customers won't forgive. So how do you fix this? Buy more machinery? Hire twice as many staff? Probably not. Efficient job scheduling can fix all of these problems while in fact saving money doing it..
