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Category Archives: Job Shop Operations
Beyond Case by Case Management
We know that Case Managers manage Cases but that is not the end of it. Cases often need to draw on pooled resources and when the pool runs dry someone has to step in and make decisions regarding which Cases … Continue reading
Job Shop Operations – How to meet customer deadlines
Everyone agrees, it’s a zoo. No amount of “readiness” can avoid the peaks and valleys that are the result of customers popping in with “urgent” requests, customers who submit change orders covering work already completed, and a seemingly endless range … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptive Case Management, Automated Resource Allocation, Business Process Management, Customer Centricity, Job Shop Operations, Manufacturing Operations, Operational Planning, Productivity Improvement, R.A.L.B., Scheduling
Tagged adaptive case management, BPM, business process improvement, business process management, cost savings, job shop operations;operations planning, manufacturing software, Project Management, R.A.L.B., workflow automation
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Success with job shop operations (Part IV) – Interoperability
Traditional ERP systems were all-inclusive. This makes for complex software suites with high license fees and long implementation times. No guarantee all modules will be “best of breed”. Researching allows individual modules to be selected on their relative merits but … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptive Case Management, Business Process Improvement, Business Process Management, Data Interoperability, Database Technology, Job Shop Operations, Software Design
Tagged job shop operations;operations planning, productivity improvement, R.A.L.B., Scheduling, workflow automation
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Success with job shop operations (Part III) – How to put decision support in-line
Welcome to Part III of a blog series on success with Job Shop Operations. We highlighted in Parts I and II of this blog mini-series the importance of auto-scheduling and orchestration (i.e. guideline) capabilities that come from background BPM (Part I) and … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptive Case Management, Business Process Improvement, Business Process Management, Data Interoperability, Job Shop Operations, Manufacturing Operations, Process auditing, Process Management, Process Mapping, R.A.L.B., Scheduling
Tagged job shop operations;operations planning, productivity improvement, R.A.L.B., Scheduling, workflow automation
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Success with job shop operations (Part II) – How to collect data at workflow steps
Welcome to part II of a blog series on success with Job Shop Operations. Given an environment capable of providing workflow scheduling facilities (RALB), we can move on to data collection (i.e. monitoring). The purpose of collecting data at workflow … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptive Case Management, Business Process Improvement, Business Process Management, Case Management, Job Shop Operations, MANAGEMENT, Manufacturing Operations, Operational Planning, Operations Management, Process Management, Process Mapping, Productivity Improvement, R.A.L.B., Scheduling
Tagged job shop operations;operations planning, productivity improvement, R.A.L.B., Scheduling, workflow automation
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Success with job shop operations (Part I) – How to increase throughput
Job shop operations involve the conversion of inputs to outputs in environments characterized by low volume orders, custom builds, scarce machines, scarce people and scarce materials. Balancing supply with demand is key for any business – job shop operations are … Continue reading
What is the impact of a BPMS on job shop operations?
The keys to success in job shop operations are ability to price work, rapid setup, resource availability, adherence to order specifications including delivery time, quality, accommodation of on-the-fly changes in priority, and overall throughput, Few BPMs have the ability to … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptive Case Management, Automated Resource Allocation, Business Process Improvement, Business Process Management, Case Management, Decision Making, Job Shop Operations, Manufacturing Operations, Operational Planning, Operations Management, Process Management, Process Mapping, Productivity Improvement
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Job Shop Scheduling- CPM or ERP?
CPM (Critical Path Method) is ideal for multi-project scheduling in environments characterized by scarce resources. CPM works best for the management of work where there are a small fixed number of project templates, where there are few branching decision points … Continue reading
Posted in Job Shop Operations, Planning
Tagged BPM, CPM, critical path scheduling, ERP, manufacturing software, Project Management
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