At Frazier Industrial, staying ahead of customer demand is critical. Christina Walz, Director of Strategic Production Planning explains how Frazier streamlined processes, improved planning visibility, and enhanced order fulfillment across manufacturing, sales, and engineering with the help of LMA Consulting. Watch how strategic process improvements are transforming operations and delivering greater customer value.
As geopolitical and economic risks rise, executives become more concerned. Proactive clients are taking action to boldly invest where it makes sense while aggressively focusing on inventory and cost reduction of non-value added items/ work and also ensuring high customer service levels.
Manufacturing is in a state of flux. After seven straight months of contraction in manufacturing, it is not surprising manufacturers are thinking about cutting back. On the other hand, in many industries, manufacturers continue to have a robust backlog and are growing faster than their capacity.
At its simplest, labor scheduling is determining which people (and which skills) you should have at which sites at which work centers at what time (shift) to ensure the right products can be delivered to the right customer at the right time.
