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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.
Planning a Multi-User EDGEBIC Rollout
Planning a multi-user EDGEBIC rollout: the sequence from a single-planner start to a shared server, what moves and what does not, and the order that avoids rework.
Planning Inventory for a Seasonal Demand Curve
Planning inventory for a seasonal demand curve: shaping the forecast to the peak, building ahead of it, and reading the projection so the buffer holds through the season.
Protective vs Productive Capacity
Productive capacity makes throughput; protective capacity is deliberate spare on non-bottlenecks that lets the shop recover and keep the constraint fed. See why both matter, with numbers.
QuickBooks to EDGEBIC: The Data Mapping Reference
QuickBooks data export scheduling field by field: map items and open orders into EDGEBIC masks, build the routing model once, with conversions and upsert rules.
Quoting Three Routing Options for a Customer in EDGEBIC
A quote simulation walkthrough: run three routing options for one order, compare promise date, cost, and margin, and give the customer a real choice.
Reading Days of Cover in Production Planning
Reading days of cover in production planning: what the metric measures, how it differs from a projected balance, and when it is a useful gut check versus a precise read.
Reading History Buckets: Actuals Versus Plan in EDGEBIC
How EDGEBIC splits the inventory calendar at today: history buckets show only what actually happened, future buckets show the plan. Learn to read both and compare plan to reality.
Reading the Inventory KPI Strip in EDGEBIC
The four headline metrics above the EDGEBIC inventory calendar, current on-hand, days of cover, projected stockout, and below-safety, give a part's health at a glance. Learn to read them.
Reading the Optimizer Move List
The optimizer move list shows one row per changed operation, with old and new start, the shift in hours, and a reason chip. Here is how to read every column and act on it.
Reassigning an Operator With a Replacement Drag in EDGEBIC
On the Operator-view Gantt, dragging a bar between lanes reassigns the operation to another qualified person. Learn what the drag checks and what it deliberately does not.
Released vs Unreleased Jobs in Scheduling
A released job is authorized and ready to hit the floor; an unreleased job is planned but held back. See the difference, why it controls work-in-process, and how to manage it.
Reorder Point and Safety Stock: Two Lines, Two Jobs in EDGEBIC
In EDGEBIC a reorder point and safety stock are separate levels with different jobs. Learn why the reorder point sits above safety, and how the gap between them covers lead time.