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Insights on production scheduling, lean manufacturing, and manufacturing software from 35+ years of industry experience.
How the platform actually works: scheduling, optimization, the shop floor and ERP data.
Forward Scheduling vs the Critical Path Method
Forward scheduling vs the critical path method: CPM finds the longest dependency chain assuming infinite resources, forward scheduling places that chain against finite capacity.
How Setup Families Cut a Combinatorial Problem Down
How setup families reduce scheduling complexity: grouping products collapses a product-by-product changeover matrix from thousands of cells to dozens, with the scale math.
Lead Time as the Sum of Its Parts
Lead time as the sum of its parts: setup, run, queue, move, and transit each add up, and queue usually dominates, so knowing the breakdown tells you where to cut.
One Big Machine vs Several Small Ones: A Scheduling View
One big machine vs several small ones: the same total capacity behaves differently under load, because parallel instances cut queue time and survive a breakdown, with numbers.
What Are BOR Status Buckets? EDGEBIC Definition
BOR status buckets classify every product as Has BOR, No BOR, or Multiple BORs. See how EDGEBIC uses them to show which products can be scheduled.
What Is a Backward-Infeasible Job in Scheduling?
A backward-infeasible job is a just-in-time order that cannot fit before its due date, so the engine rolls the whole job back and forward-schedules it, then flags it for the planner.
What Is a Build Method in Manufacturing?
A build method is a product's default planning policy: make to order, make to stock, or make to stock with a per-order override. Here is how each behaves.
What Is a Connection String?
A connection string is the set of details that tells EDGEBIC how to reach its database: server, database name, and sign-in method. Learn how it is built and protected.
What Is a Conversion Factor in Data Import?
A conversion factor is a multiplier applied to a numeric column during import, so a file in minutes lands as hours. Learn how EDGEBIC applies it before saving.
What Is a Data Quality Chip? EDGEBIC Definition
A data quality chip tells you whether a dashboard number is live, planned, estimated, or offline. See how EDGEBIC badges every KPI tile with its provenance.
What Is a Data Source Provider?
A data source provider is the database engine EDGEBIC stores its data in: SQLite for a single workstation or SQL Server for a shared, multi-user site. Learn how to choose.
What Is a Delimiter in Data Import?
A delimiter is the character that separates columns in a text file, or the Excel setting for a workbook. Learn how EDGEBIC uses it to read your import files.