Work in progress is material or product that has started its production route but is not yet finished; too much WIP ties up material and space and hides problems in the flow.
Production plans that look fine in ERP fall apart when a machine fails, a fixture is busy or material is still in inspection. This episode walks manufacturing planners, IT/OT architects and operations leaders through constraint-based scheduling in a…
Engineering dashboards look greener than ever in the age of AI-generated code, yet incidents, review queues and developer burnout keep rising. This episode helps engineering leaders and IT decision makers see through the productivity illusion and shows which…
When purchasing, warehouse, sales and finance each keep their own stock numbers, nobody can say how much inventory the business really has. In this Knowledge Nugget, Mirko Peters walks operations and finance teams through how Dynamics 365 Inventory Management…
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What counts as inventory in Dynamics 365?
Not only finished goods. Raw materials, work in progress, spare parts, packaging, replacement components, cleaning supplies and materials for service operations can all be tracked. · From the episode: Dynamics 365 Inventory Management - Simply…
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Pull system· Related to · Concept A way of controlling production in which work is started only when the next step signals demand, instead of being pushed forward by a forecast or schedule. Kanban is its best-known tool.
Lead time· Related to · Concept The total time from the start of an order or part until it is finished, including all waiting. In most plants, waiting makes up far more of it than actual work.
Safety stock· Related to · Concept Extra inventory held to cover uncertainty in demand or supply, so that a delay or a spike does not stop production or delivery. It costs money, so its size is a balance.
Batch size· Related to · Concept The number of units made or moved together before the next step starts. Large batches cut changeovers but raise stock and lead time; small batches do the opposite.
Buffer management· Related to · Concept Deciding where to place buffers of stock or time in a production system and how big to make them, so that disturbances do not stop the bottleneck or the customer delivery.
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