For small and midsized manufacturers, production planning is where daily operational efficiency meets long-term business strategy. Here are 15 core KPIs every manufacturing SME should consider ...

Product planning is the process of creating a product idea and following through on it until the product is introduced to the market. A small company must also have an exit strategy for its product in ...

Waiting until you've got orders to plan your production can lead to serious problems that can hamper your ability to make product, strain your finances or lose you customers. Proactive production ...

When transforming product strategies, product visions and direction, it's critical to communicate both internally and externally about where your organization is going. This includes the future state ...

Consider material availability at suppliers when planning production of complex products with SupplyNet, a new virtual sourcing module for Reflex 6.0 manufacturing planning and optimization solution ...

In a previous article, I argued that great startups solve large, and even more importantly, immediate pain points for customers by positioning products more like a pain killer and less like a vitamin.

Material requirements planning (MRP) is a computer-based inventory management system designed to assist production managers in scheduling and placing orders for items of dependent demand. Dependent ...

Microsoft has been quietly building a platform to help its own product teams -- and ultimately, those from other companies -- turn product planning more of a science and less of a black art. Microsoft ...

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That isn’t by coincidence. Product management backgrounds are increasingly essential at the top of the corporate ladder today, particularly when it comes to facilitating organizational strategic ...