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40 Manufacturing KPIs That Optimize Production Performance
Controlling and optimizing the production process while keeping maintenance costs in check are essential elements of positive growth. To achieve this growth,…
Defining KPIs That Are Optimal For A Manufacturing Business
Defining effective Key Performance Indicators (or KPIs) that are optimal for a manufacturing business doesn’t have to be difficult so long as…
Measuring The Impact of Absenteeism on a Manufacturing Business
Employee absence is expensive. It’s an area that’s not often tracked; and even when it is, it doesn’t easily reveal its full…
Manufacturing Metrics that Matter Most
In today’s manufacturing enterprise, executives and line of business managers are constantly bombarded with information, making it difficult to weed through it…
What Business Intelligence Software Can Do For Manufacturing Companies
Manufacturing businesses are constantly driving for better performance in multiple arenas: higher returns on invested capital, lower product and overhead costs, better…
Supporting S&OP with Stakeholder & Supply Chain KPIs
KPIs are essential in S&OP as they provide a quantitative framework for gaining visibility, aligning efforts, supporting decision-making, and driving continuous improvement…
How to Define a Performance Measurement Strategy
While clearly important in today’s constantly changing business environment, so many companies continue to struggle with how to measure and improve their…
5 Balanced Scorecards for Manufacturers
The balanced scorecard is a powerful tool for helping companies improve their performance. It provides a clear and concise way to measure…
Improving S&OP with Forecasting Analytics & Business Intelligence
Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a consensus-based communications process that provides insight and control over a company’s supply chain decisions. While…
Using Analytics to Measure S&OP Effectiveness
Having a strong Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) strategy ensures that your forecasts, raw materials availability and production capacity all match up…