Posts Tagged ‘chemical manufacturing’
When Should You Move to Cloud Hosting? Vicinity Software’s Story…
A number of arguments can be made about transitioning to “the cloud.” I wanted to share our story on how we made our move to cloud hosting to help give some perspective on what the cloud is and why making a move to cloud hosting is an option to consider. I was trying to remember when we made…
Read MoreAccurate Reporting Builds Trust
At the end of any period, it is critical to be able to measure how your business did and to have the ability to report those findings to various people, both inside and outside your organization. Accurate reporting requires a precise record of exactly what happened during a given period. Projections for future forecasts also…
Read MoreGrouping Production Batches Saves on Cost Per Unit
Different manufacturing organizations use different strategies when it comes to scheduling their production runs. One strategy that manufacturers often use is “manufacturing to order” instead of grouping production batches. Many organizations will choose this method to meet unforeseen demand. In these conditions, the placement of an individual order triggers each separate batch. It is often…
Read More10 Reasons Manufacturing Software Projects Fail
Every project, no matter the size, has a certain level of risk – the bigger the project, the bigger the risk. The best way to manage project risk is to understand the causes of project failure. In the 1990’s, I read an article that resulted from a study commissioned by APICS. The article spoke about how…
Read MoreHow Can You Improve Your Manufacturing Schedule?
Every formula manufacturer performs some level of scheduling. Without a schedule or a plan, no plant could function for very long. Based on our experience at Vicinity most of the schedules are manual in nature. However, as a manufacturing company keeps growing, the manual processes become burdensome and a drag on the manufacturing process. Generally, you…
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