Capacity

Do You Know Your Manufacturing Capacity?

Written by: M.G. Rhoads
2021-11-30 ·

If you’re scaling up your Making or Manufacturing business, sooner or later you’ll want to perform a formal (ok, let’s get real, a semi-formal ;) manufacturing capacity analysis. Yes, I promise, it really is easier than you’re probably thinking. Process Cat’s friends … [Read more...] about Do You Know Your Manufacturing Capacity?

Labor Day: why do companies use a 24/7 manufacturing schedule?

Written by: M.G. Rhoads · Illustrated by: M.G. Rhoads
2019-08-27 ·

In this article we learned about something called Constraint Theory: basically, what is the biggest constraint on your business’s ability to make money? In manufacturing plants, usually, the constraint is that it’s very expensive to buy the industrial equipment used to … [Read more...] about Labor Day: why do companies use a 24/7 manufacturing schedule?

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Yes, it’s true. Ishikawa’s Fishbone Diagram is a crucial tool for any making or manufacturing business! As a small business owner, you know that quality assurance is vital for making a good impression on your customers. And if you’re a regular PCat reader, you also know that improving your yield (reducing the number of parts […]

You know that having the RIGHT amount of inventory is crucial to your business success. But how do you know exactly what the right amount is??? Enter Demand Forecasting Demand forecasting is just what it sounds like: predicting how much demand (how many sales) there will be for each of your products at various times […]

Everyone knows that having the right amount of inventory is crucial for small businesses. But did you also know that there are different types of inventory??? Rhonda didn’t… If you’re a regular PCat reader, you know that Rhonda is a retired nurse who now runs a small business selling wooden items that she makes in […]