That’s a big number- it actually is larger than the number of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy! It represents the dollar amount of unfilled orders in an average month in the US. It’s half of the national GNP and its impact on the profitability of US manufacturers is huge. This cost impact is felt… READ MORE
How many jobs and work orders is your operations manager managing at the same time? How many of those jobs have multiple operations and several sub-assemblies? With limited internal resources for machines, tooling and people, no wonder production scheduling is so hard. In this webinar, LillyWorks President and CEO Mark Lilly explains how Protected Flow Manufacturing™… READ MORE
Jeff Cederstrom, President of the Cutting Tool Division of Arch Global Precision, talks about how Protected Flow Manufacturing helps to resolve the production scheduling priority battles they face having both make-to-order and make-to-stock jobs fighting for similar shop floor resources. Read the success story. “I’m gonna spend a few minutes and share our experience with Protected Flow Manufacturing, again… READ MORE
Every manufacturing company has a meeting that is never fun. It is held at least weekly but usually more often. It involves at least three people but often many more, depending on the size of the company. People from the purchasing, production control, and sales departments participate, as do people from upper management and perhaps… READ MORE
Solutions Review article lists LillyWorks with Protected Flow Manufacturing as one of the top six ERP vendors for manufacturing. When you need to be able to deliver on time, in less time, everytime – you need Protected Flow Manufacturing from LillyWorks.
Delivering jobs on time is a constant challenge for manufacturers. Too little buffer time, and a work order will be delivered late. Too much, and the shop floor might be flooded with too many jobs in WIP, causing more delays. While it’s not as obvious or visible as a broken machine or an employee absence,… READ MORE