Managing fixed batch size production processes
Across different industries there are many examples of fixed capacity batch size production for example:- Mixing Vessels for food preparation Aging Tanks for beverages Kilns for making bricks Non-continuous Ovens for bakeries Furnaces for melting metals These types of resource affect:- Process time for a manufacturing order Costing of resoMedia Libraryurces, fixed and variable overheads […]
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Do you have seasonal based recipes?
We’ve been in discussion with several bakeries over the last few months where they modify the recipe to manage seasonal adjustments of stabilizer to cater for products being produced during the summer and winter months. A ProcessForce solution would be to define two revisions of the same product, with different valid to and from dates. […]
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Customer complaints, the starting point for customer recalls
What’s the starting point of a product recall, bad press, regulatory body such as the FDA, end customer or distributor? Maybe your performing a product recall simulation to test you procedures? Normally it starts in the form of a complaint !. How do you track these today, offline database, post-its, or via Microsoft Excel?, Are complaints […]
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Top 10 ERP requirements for Process Manufacturers
If you’re a process manufacturer thinking of investing in a new business solution, due to your industry best practices and regulatory needs, you will have a list of critical requirements as listed below: Batch traceability – simple and easy to use forward and backward tracking to understand and answer all your batch related questions Batch […]
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The challenge of managing multiple production outputs
Depending on the production process or the materials being used or produced, from a single production order multiple products can be produced as part of the product process or at the end of the process. Industry examples include A single mould produces a left and a right hand part – Plastic Injection Moulding The extruded […]
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Managing scrap, yield and other factors
Process manufacturing enterprises are prone to planned and unplanned production variations, due to the characteristics of the materials being used and produced, the quality or grade of materials as well as the effects of the production process such as machine setup. To help in such environments to ensure enough:- Material is purchased, picked and issued […]
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Dimension based formulas for flexible packing manufacturers
How do flexible packing manufacturers determine a cost for their products?. There are many cost drivers and elements that may be used, such as material price lists, production batch sizes, scrap, yield, production resources, tooling, labour, hourly rates, overheads and landed costs. But the core element to calculate the estimate or the cost is the […]
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Top 10 business requirements to manage Ingredients and Nutrients
As an SME producer of food and beverage products, industry regulations require you to record, measure, calculate and print, key information relating to ingredients and nutrients. Below is a list of the top 10 functional requirements that are required from your ERP solution to manage this element of your business, all of which are managed […]
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Top 10 batch traceability questions?
With increased levels of globalization and extended supply chains, and ever increasing regulatory pressures batch traceability is paramount. But just saying “Batch Traceability” sounds really easy, but in reality it’s a complex multi-dimension business issue, which touches all parts of the enterprise, and for regulated industries such as Food and Beverage and Chemicals batch trace […]
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Manage your factory resources via Drag and Drop Scheduling
If you’re a make-to-order business, having full visibility of how your current order book consumes your existing capacity goes without saying, but understanding your available free capacity is just as important when you have to provide an accurate delivery date to the customer. But even if you’re a make-to-stock or make-to-forecast business, or a combination […]
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