What is Integrated Business Planning (IBP)?

Integrated Business Planning (IBP), as mentioned in the What Is S&OP? article, is a process that Executive Management frequently uses. Also, it ensures that the company allocate sufficient financial...
Year in review

2020: Manufacturing, a Year in Review

If global manufacturers learned anything from 2020 it was that disruption is the new normal.  Some change we saw coming - things like changing customer preferences, the increasing call to produce...

How to Choose Your Supply Chain Planning Software?

Toolbox vs Out-of-the box During the last years, we have seen collaborative planning & decision-making software platforms, often presenting themselves as ‘agile’ toolboxes. These new...
speaker manufacturing

Manufacturing Consumer Products: How Speakers are Made

There are many kinds of audio speakers, ranging from tiny in-ear devices to the large volume speakers used in rock concerts, and everything in between. Speakers can also be stereo or...