Tag Archives: job shop operations
Job Shop Operations – How to meet customer deadlines
Everyone agrees, it’s a zoo. No amount of “readiness” can avoid the peaks and valleys that are the result of customers popping in with “urgent” requests, customers who submit change orders covering work already completed, and a seemingly endless range … read more
FollowSuccess with job shop operations (Part III) – How to put decision support in-line
Welcome to Part III of a blog series on success with Job Shop Operations. We highlighted in Parts I and II of this blog mini-series the importance of auto-scheduling and orchestration (i.e. guideline) capabilities that come from background BPM (Part I) and how … read more
Success with job shop operations (Part II) – How to collect data at workflow steps
Welcome to part II of a blog series on success with Job Shop Operations. Given an environment capable of providing workflow scheduling facilities (RALB), we can move on to data collection (i.e. monitoring). The purpose of collecting data at workflow … read more
Success with job shop operations (Part I) – How to increase throughput
Job shop operations involve the conversion of inputs to outputs in environments characterized by low volume orders, custom builds, scarce machines, scarce people and scarce materials. Balancing supply with demand is key for any business – job shop operations are … read more
What is the Impact of a BPMS on Job Shop Operations?
The keys to success in job shop operations are ability to price work, rapid setup, resource availability, adherence to order specifications including delivery time, quality, accommodation of on-the-fly changes in priority, and overall throughput, Few BPMs have the ability to respond … read more
