Manufacturing businesses use production planning to determine the number of items they can produce during a specific period, balanced against the orders or demand for their products. The planning ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO, March 11 - Toyota Motor Corp has told suppliers it will cut domestic production by up to 20% from a previous plan for the three months from April, it said on Friday, to ease the strain on ...

As Hollywood contemplates the risks and uncertainties around going back into production in the coming months after coronavirus-imposed shutdowns, strategies for scaled-back sets are beginning to ...