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Introducing the EXA Manufacturing Operations Series

We examine the decisions and activities from order to shipment in light of the purpose of the company as a whole. This introduction explains a series that explores manufacturing operations through production scheduling, buffer management, shop-floor records, and people’s stories.

October 27, 202610 min read

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Manufacturing Operations
Business Science

Business Operations

EP 01. The Idle Five-Axis Machine and the Mirage in the Conference Room

Four days before a precision machining factory’s first production shipment, production control manager Martin investigates the gap between high reported utilization and a machine standing idle. Reconnecting schedules for equipment and a metrology room shared by multiple orders, he judges which promises can be kept and which must be changed.

October 27, 202657 min read

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Manufacturing Operations
Production Scheduling

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Introducing the EXA Manufacturing Operations Series

EP 01. The Idle Five-Axis Machine and the Mirage in the Conference Room

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2 articles tagged “Manufacturing Operations”

Introducing the EXA Manufacturing Operations Series

EP 01. The Idle Five-Axis Machine and the Mirage in the Conference Room