In the world of manufacturing, efficiency is paramount. One of the biggest hindrances to a smooth manufacturing process is what’s known as a ‘bottleneck’. This term refers to the point in the production line where work accumulates faster than it can be processed. Fortunately, scheduling software has emerged as a powerful tool to address and… READ MORE
Manufacturing and thoroughbred race horses – what do they have in common? During a tour of the Kentucky Derby Museum a couple of years ago, I learned that many of the fastest thoroughbred race horses have what are considered to be abnormally large hearts. Secretariat, the famous 1973 Triple Crown winner, who won the last… READ MORE
I was exhibiting recently at a national ERP user conference where the show attendees are users of several different manufacturing ERP systems. The messaging displayed at our tradeshow booth to these attendees is basically (and I’m paraphrasing here) – “We Can Fix Your Production Scheduling Problems!”. I Just Need To Be Able To Answer 3… READ MORE
Saturn Industries Inc., a shop that designs and fabricates EDM electrodes, was struggling with staying on time using its ERP system. LillyWorks’ Protected Flow Manufacturing scheduling software provided a solution to this challenge. Read original Production Machining article here. Over the last decade, some OEMs have experienced a paradigm shift in customer demand. At first, there… READ MORE
Mark Lilly at the VISUAL Focus Conference in Louisville, Kentucky discussing a famous and very useful law in queueing theory called Little’s Law – an integral part of the fabric that is Protected Flow Manufacturing.
HAMPTON, NH (Feb 6, 2017)– Protected Flow Manufacturing™ from LillyWorks is new, supplemental software significantly simplifying Shop Floor Execution and Planning by employing a powerful, yet easy-to-understand method of releasing and prioritizing work in production. According to Dick Lilly, Chairman of LillyWorks and well-known veteran ERP software designer, “Protected Flow Manufacturing™ (PFM) is a bolt-on ‘supercharged’… READ MORE