MRP – You hear it on the production floor, in management offices, and thrown around in conversations throughout the building, but do you truly understand what it is? No matter your department or level, every employee of a manufacturing company should understand what Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is and how it impacts the bottom line. Put …
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Case Study: Silver Spring Foods
What if you could reduce your physical inventory variance by 99%? Silver Spring Foods, a US food manufacturer, did just that, proving that they had not yet reached their perceived max capacity. THE CHALLENGE The world has changed a lot since 1929 and so has the way Silver Spring Foods runs its business. The food manufacturing …