The German government has been promoting Industry 4.0 for several years now, with the goal of comprehensive...
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Optimization through Stepwise Planning
Posted by Keiji Fujii on April 16th, 2021
Every factory has different challenges in terms of production scheduling and supply chain planning because their...
Visualization of Production Planning
Posted by Keiji Fujii on February 11th, 2021
The saying "A picture is worth a thousand words" is based on scientific findings, because:
Is Kanban the Right Control System for Your Type of Production?
Posted by Keiji Fujii on December 3rd, 2020
Many factories use Kanban as a Lean tool for process control. Toyota’s Taiichi Ohno originally conceived of Kanban as a...
How Can You Reduce Your Production Lead Time?
Posted by Keiji Fujii on November 18th, 2020
Production lead time and inventory levels behave in direct proportion to one another. Although it is difficult to...
Go to Gemba and Ask 5 Times Why
Posted by Keiji Fujii on November 2nd, 2020
Today there is a lot of talk about AI and Industry 4.0. However, many world reknown companies are still creating their...
The fastest Lean APS / SCP gets even faster!
Posted by Keiji Fujii on October 14th, 2020
Asprova version 16.1 was released featuring an even greater improvement in calculation time.
Incorrect MRP calculations can cause both high inventory and frequent missing parts
Posted by Keiji Fujii on September 24th, 2020
Missing parts continue to be one of the most common disruptions in production – regardless of industry. However, at the...
Sequence Planning and Synchronous Processes
Posted by Keiji Fujii on September 8th, 2020
The quality of a factory’s Supply Chain and production planning is a meaningful indicator of its overall efficiency and...
Simulation - Finding the Optimum in Production Scheduling
Posted by Joshua Fujii on March 13th, 2020
The state of the market is in constant flux. Big changes are currently occurring in the automotive industry, where new...
