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The Production Scheduling Maturity Model

From the spreadsheet to APS and, ultimately, to OPS Most manufacturers employ large, unwieldy Excel spreadsheets to perform production...

Are face-to-face meetings worth the hassle?

I just got back from a visit to a client’s manufacturing facility in Mexico. This is the most recent in a series of trips in and outside...

Is Your Production Scheduler Experiencing Burn-Out?

In our work, we often come across incredibly talented and capable production schedulers and planners at our clients’ manufacturing plants....

2 Lessons From The Recent Southwest Airlines Debacle

Southwest Airlines was one of my favorite airlines, so when I heard about their December 2022 debacle, I felt disappointed and decided to...

Optimal Production Scheduling: real or marketing hyperbole?

Do you think using a real, mathematical optimizer to schedule your production is overkill? Has your ERP vendor told you that using a...

And... We're Live!

As of today, Better Business Analytics (BBA) is in business! Spun-off from OptTek Systems, BBA will now service all of OptTek's...

10 things no vendor will tell you about why most production scheduling automation projects fail.

HINT: do NOT fire your production scheduler! Here are 10 things we have learned over the years that will ensure your production...