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Engineer to Order (ETO) Workflow: Definition and Best Practices

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Manufacturing is experiencing a shift towards both more customization and shorter lead times. Engineer-to-order (ETO) is a manufacturing […] The post Engineer to Order (ETO) Workflow: Definition and Best Practices appeared first on Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors. What is engineer-to-order (ETO)?

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An Introduction to Just-in-Time Manufacturing (JIT)

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Just-in-Time manufacturing helps businesses shorten lead times, minimize inventory, and address other hidden inefficiencies by aligning supplies directly with production schedules. You can also listen to this article: What is Just-in-Time manufacturing?

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How to Eliminate Bottlenecks in Manufacturing?

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Finding and eliminating bottlenecks allows you to use more of your production capacity, minimize WIP inventory, reduce lead times, improve quality, and increase the overall efficiency of your manufacturing business. appeared first on Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors. What is a bottleneck in manufacturing?

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What Is Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)?

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Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) is a sales tool that makes it easy to calculate the prices and lead times of complex, configurable products, and to quickly generate quotes with the relevant information. appeared first on Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors. What Is Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)?

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What Is Distributed Manufacturing?

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Distributed manufacturing is gradually gaining ground thanks to providing benefits such as shorter lead times and lower distribution costs. appeared first on Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors. You can also listen to this article: What […] The post What Is Distributed Manufacturing?

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Paperless Manufacturing – How to Build a Paperless Factory?

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A paperless factory typically sees benefits such as the elimination of non-value-added tasks, better traceability, optimized production scheduling, shorter lead times, etc. appeared first on Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors. What is Paperless Manufacturing?

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Utilizing AI for Spare Parts Inventory Management

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Think shorter customer lead times, accurate forecasting of stock levels and even having a safety net for unexpected production hiccups. In this section, we’ll look at how AI helps in optimizing inventory levels, improves cost of goods sold (COGS), streamlines warehouse operations and “fine tunes” lead times to meet customer demands.