Author: Lori Adams (CloudMFG, LLC) Many manufacturing companies struggle with traditional production scheduling methods. Common production scheduling methods range from Excel spreadsheets and white boards to Finite Scheduling programs embedded in ERP or Advanced Planning and Scheduling tools (APS). These traditional manufacturing scheduling methods tend to be “high” maintenance and are far too complex to manage… READ MORE

Hampton, NH — March 20, 2017 — Richard (Dick) Lilly, founder of LillyWorks™ has been honored as an Editor’s Pick in New Hampshire Business Review’s Best of Business 2017. Mr. Lilly established LillyWorks to maximize the benefits of new, revolutionary cloud-based ERP and Production Scheduling software to enable small manufacturers to deliver on time, in less time,… READ MORE

Protected Flow Manufacturing Empowers Manufacturers to Do More in a Competitive Market The Bureau of Labor Statistics has just released the June employment numbers. Manufacturers should take note. Manufacturing added 37,000 jobs in July, with most of the gain in the durable goods component. Although the national unemployment rate is 3.9%, in manufacturing the unemployment rate… READ MORE

The bottom line on how to drive more informed pricing decisions As a production manager, the challenge is always how to determine what product mix is optimal and how to price products to allow your company to achieve a desired profit margin – or better yet, maximize profit-making capabilities. In determining a price point, you must… READ MORE

By: Lori Adams Many ERP systems were implemented almost twenty years ago in an attempt to beat the Y2K bubble. As the date drew nearer, the buzz was to implement an ERP that would automate some basic tasks for a standard business practice. Fast forward almost twenty years…is your ERP system today still providing the… READ MORE

We recently spoke with Rory Lee, Vice President of Operations and Business Develop Manager with Saturn Industries, Inc. Rory, who has been with Saturn since 1997, talked about his company’s experiences before and after implementing Protected Flow Manufacturing™ (PFM) by LillyWorks. This is Part 3 of a 3-part series, you can read Part 2 here: Protected Flow Manufacturing (PFM) Benefits… READ MORE

We recently spoke with Rory Lee, Vice President of Operations and Business Develop Manager with Saturn Industries, Inc. Rory, who has been with Saturn since 1997, talked about his company’s experiences before and after implementing Protected Flow Manufacturing™ (PFM) by LillyWorks. This is Part 2 of a 3-part series, you can read Part 1 here: Saturn Industries Gets Acquainted with… READ MORE

Ready to Rethink the way you’re Managing Production? If you’re like most manufacturing companies, you’re managing production with a combination of whiteboards, spreadsheets, and outdated ERP functionality. These approaches are tedious, time-consuming, and difficult to maintain. Take Control of your Production Environment! Learn a New Approach to Managing Production by attending any or all 3… READ MORE

What we’re seeing right now with manufacturing and COVID-19 is that an already very limited resource — people — are now even more strained and limited in manufacturing production. Which means now is not the time to simply double down on existing production management strategies and processes that may not translate easily to a remote working… READ MORE

For the last 40 years manufacturers have been looking to their ERP’s Finite Capacity Scheduling or bolt-on “Advanced Planning & Scheduling” (APS) tools to help them deliver their production orders (“jobs” or “Work-orders”) to their customers on time. The everyday process to use these traditional scheduling tools comprises running a software program that looks at… READ MORE