Product planning is the process of creating a product idea and following through on it until the product is introduced to the market. A small company must also have an exit strategy for its product in ...

Waiting until you've got orders to plan your production can lead to serious problems that can hamper your ability to make product, strain your finances or lose you customers. Proactive production ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- New Product Planning (NPP) groups will be a critical component for focusing new product development and optimizing product portfolios. The expected reigning ...

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That isn’t by coincidence. Product management backgrounds are increasingly essential at the top of the corporate ladder today, particularly when it comes to facilitating organizational strategic ...

In a previous article, I argued that great startups solve large, and even more importantly, immediate pain points for customers by positioning products more like a pain killer and less like a vitamin.

As a manufacturer or production manager, production planning is important in knowing what needs to be done to meet production deadlines or targets. Drafting an effective production plan that has the ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

The companies that achieve lasting impact are those that treat forecasting as a strategic conversation between data, process ...

Material requirements planning (MRP) is a computer-based inventory management system designed to assist production managers in scheduling and placing orders for items of dependent demand. Dependent ...

Consider material availability at suppliers when planning production of complex products with SupplyNet, a new virtual sourcing module for Reflex 6.0 manufacturing planning and optimization solution ...