Keyword: Production development

Production planning plans and controls the materials and capacities of a company in such a way that production can meet customers’ needs efficiently and with high quality. With effective planning, it is possible to...

Reducing manufacturing lead time improves business profitability, competitiveness and customer satisfaction. Lead time reduction also advances agility at work and enables quicker responses to changes in the operating...

When calculating the payback period of any acquisition, one basically needs to know two things. First, how much does the acquisition cost in money and through staff’s working hours. Secondly, how does the renewal bring...

In my work as Director R&D of IPES at Pinja, I get to see a wide range of production planning solutions in customer organisations. The arrangements made in these organisations live over time, as changes take place in...

The notion of a digital twin, or a detailed copy of an animate or inanimate real-world entity, dates back several decades. In Finland, they have only started landing in recent years and despite wide interest, they are...

Responsibility has become a real Big Question in industry in the past few years. As we become more environmentally aware, companies have a rather conflicting role in it: They can innovate solutions that contribute to...

Decisions made in a change situation influence manufacturing designers, the ground-level staff, production management, material procurement, sales, financial department and ultimately also the company management.

Improving productivity requires an in-depth understanding and insight into policies and their impact on efficiency.

It is advisable to take data security into account from early on in the integration process.

A digital twin is a virtual or digital copy of a physical system or object. It can be real-time or updated in accordance with changes in the physical object. In summary, digital twin is therefore a production simulation...