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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

Supply Chain Disruptions are an Inconvenience for Consumers, a Major Headache for Manufacturers

The great toilet paper shortage was our first clue. Then shortages of frozen foods, RVs and puppies. Changing demand was disrupting supply…

3 min readSep 30, 2021

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Supply Chain Disruptions are an Inconvenience for Consumers, a Major Headache for Manufacturers

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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

What You Gain by Using Structured, Repetitive Production Scheduling

The shop floor is all too often the victim of schedules that are poorly sequenced, causing unnecessary changeovers which result in impaired…

4 min readAug 26, 2021

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What You Gain by Using Structured, Repetitive Production Scheduling

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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

Strategies for Success in Production Scheduling

My last post emphasized how companies often fall short — and put themselves at risk — when relying on Excel for production scheduling. If…

5 min readAug 19, 2021

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Strategies for Success in Production Scheduling

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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

Should Your Company Still Use Excel For Production Scheduling?

In Excel, a planner can spend all day making a poor plan. At a large petfood manufacturing site, I saw planners use most of their day to…

3 min readAug 12, 2021

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Should Your Company Still Use Excel For Production Scheduling?

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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

Will Your Production Capacity Meet Increased Demand as the World Recovers from COVID?

Do you really need new capacity — or could you make better use of the production facilities you already have (and in the process boost…

4 min readJul 28, 2021

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Will Your Production Capacity Meet Increased Demand as the World Recovers from COVID?

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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

5 Steps to Designing Effective Product Wheels for Repetitive Scheduling

Product Wheels introduce a regularly repeating sequence of production that aligns with overall business objectives, providing a level of…

4 min readJul 8, 2021

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5 Steps to Designing Effective Product Wheels for Repetitive Scheduling

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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

Missing Out on Quick Wins?

Stop putting off your scheduling improvement project. Here’s why.

4 min readJun 22, 2021

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Missing Out on Quick Wins?

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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

Better Production Scheduling Can Make You Money

Even companies that do a good job of week-by-week production scheduling can see an increase in profitability by truly optimizing the…

5 min readJun 7, 2021

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Better Production Scheduling Can Make You Money

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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

Safety Stock: A Contingency Plan to Keep Supply Chains Flying High

This article is adapted from an article published February 3, 2021 by SCM Now, and is published with permission of the Association for…

12 min readMay 24, 2021

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Safety Stock: A Contingency Plan to Keep Supply Chains Flying High

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Crack The Code Revisited — Cycle Stock explained

11 min readMay 18, 2021

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Crack The Code Revisited — Cycle Stock explained

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Phenix Planning and Scheduling

Phenix Planning and Scheduling

Everything we do enables Plant Planners & Schedulers to do more in less time, make more informed decisions and deliver more value to their organization.

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