Manufacturing Tips: Boosting Efficiency and Productivity

How to Calculate Capacity Utilization: A Manufacturer’s Guide

Measuring how much of your production capability you’re using is critical. Use too little, and you’re wasting resources. Push too close to the limit, and you risk failure and loss. Tracking capacity utilization helps you discover the sweet spot in your operation.

By Steve Maurer, IME 19 min read

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Root Cause Analysis in Manufacturing: What is RCA and How to Do it?

It’s great when production runs smoothly. However, when problems arise, SMEs must delve deeper than surface symptoms and conduct a root cause analysis. Without identifying the underlying causes of failure, you’re trapped endlessly in putting out fires, wasting time and money on temporary fixes.

By Steve Maurer, IME 21 min read

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Manufacturing Workforce Management Guide for Small Businesses

The manufacturing sector is in a constant staffing crisis. Efficient manufacturing workforce management, however, can help mitigate problems arising from worker shortages.

By Madis Kuuse 7 min read

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Production Costs: Definitions, Formulas, and How to Control Them

Small businesses need to know exactly what each specific product costs to make. Not just the factory floor expenses. Everything. Production costs and manufacturing costs aren’t the same thing, even though people mix them up constantly. Get this wrong, and your pricing suffers, along with cost control. Your financial statements won’t tell you what’s really […]

By Steve Maurer, IME 12 min read

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Decoupling Inventory: Protecting Orders With Strategic Supplies

Every manufacturer knows how quickly things can go sideways. A delayed shipment here, equipment trouble there, and suddenly your whole operation falls behind. Decoupling inventory takes a different approach. By placing buffer stock at key production points, manufacturers can absorb these shocks without losing their delivery commitments to meet demand.

By Steve Maurer, IME 15 min read

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Lead Time in Manufacturing: A Complete Guide to Types, Strategies, and Optimization

Some manufacturers hit every delivery date. Others constantly scramble with delays. What’s the difference? It might just be how you estimate and manage lead times.

By Steve Maurer, IME 15 min read

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Packaging Management: Workflows, Inventory, and Tools

Packaging is as much a part of production or shipping workflows as assembly, picking, or any other step in a product’s routing. Modern manufacturing software takes this into account, offering built-in functionalities that make packaging management a breeze.

By Mattias Turovski 13 min read

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Quality Control in Manufacturing – An SMEs Guide

One quality issue can mean angry customer calls, costly returns, and damage to relationships you’ve worked years to build. For small manufacturers in various industries, the stakes are particularly high. Here’s how to keep quality problems from becoming business problems without breaking your budget.

By Steve Maurer, IME 15 min read

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Inventory Costs – Types, Examples, and Tips to Manage Them

Inventory costs make up a substantial part of any manufacturing or distribution company’s total expenses. But the purchase price is just the beginning—storage, handling, and opportunity costs add up fast. Getting a handle on these expenses directly impacts your bottom line, profit margins, and competitive position.

By Steve Maurer, IME 18 min read

Manufacturing Tips

How to Calculate Capacity Utilization: A Manufacturer’s Guide

Root Cause Analysis in Manufacturing: What is RCA and How to Do it?

Manufacturing Workforce Management Guide for Small Businesses

Production Costs: Definitions, Formulas, and How to Control Them

Decoupling Inventory: Protecting Orders With Strategic Supplies

Lead Time in Manufacturing: A Complete Guide to Types, Strategies, and Optimization

Packaging Management: Workflows, Inventory, and Tools

Quality Control in Manufacturing – An SMEs Guide

Inventory Costs – Types, Examples, and Tips to Manage Them

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Manufacturing Tips

How to Calculate Capacity Utilization: A Manufacturer’s Guide

Root Cause Analysis in Manufacturing: What is RCA and How to Do it?

Manufacturing Workforce Management Guide for Small Businesses

Production Costs: Definitions, Formulas, and How to Control Them

Decoupling Inventory: Protecting Orders With Strategic Supplies

Lead Time in Manufacturing: A Complete Guide to Types, Strategies, and Optimization

Packaging Management: Workflows, Inventory, and Tools

Quality Control in Manufacturing – An SMEs Guide

Inventory Costs – Types, Examples, and Tips to Manage Them

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