Production schedule optimization can help boost manufacturing efficiency, cutting costs and minimizing downtime, so it’s not something business owners shouldn’t take seriously. Opinions expressed by ...

Manufacturing businesses use production planning to determine the number of items they can produce during a specific period, balanced against the orders or demand for their products. The planning ...

Waiting until you've got orders to plan your production can lead to serious problems that can hamper your ability to make product, strain your finances or lose you customers. Proactive production ...

DETROIT — After 40 days on picket lines, thousands of General Motors' hourly workers returned to their regular shifts Monday. "Our focus was to resume normal operations as quickly as possible," GM ...