Planitools Go/no-go decisions in industrial IT projects: knowing when to stop The story of a NO GO decided the day before a WMS migration, and the method we draw from it: criteria, checklist, who decides and how to announce a postponement. Production Jun 9, 2025
Planitools Going live with production software on the shop floor: a guide and lessons learned The five steps of a production software go-live, what really happens in the workshop in the first weeks, and the mistakes we see in the field. Production Jun 9, 2025
Planitools Web-based MRP for SMEs: what it changes and what to define first Multiple users, shop floor, mobile, ERP connection: what web-based production software brings compared with a spreadsheet or installed software, and the seven points to define. Planning Production Scheduling Mar 31, 2025
Planitools Integrating MRP software with an ERP: files, SFTP, API or database? The four ways to connect two production management applications, how to choose, what to log and replay, and the pitfalls we see in the field. Production Mar 2, 2025
Planitools Barcode batch tracking in production: the complete guide What a barcode really holds, the types that matter on the shop floor (Code 128, GS1-128, QR, DataMatrix), scanning hardware and where to start. Production Feb 27, 2025
Planitools Shop floor terminals at the workstation: why and how Why computerise workstations, the operator's three actions, hardware that copes with gloves and noise, the data collected and the mistakes to avoid. Production Feb 27, 2025
Planitools Setting up production workstations in manufacturing: a joinery case study Flow mapping, single or multi-user workstations, reporting by programme or by frame, the production file at the workstation: a two-year project. Case study Production Feb 27, 2025
Planitools Quality checks in production software: stopping defects at the workstation Checklists at the workstation, products blocked at the first wrong answer, release by a supervisor, partial remanufacturing: one manufacturer's quality module. Case study Production Feb 8, 2025
Planitools Production flow mapping: a control tower in production software How a manufacturer mapped its operations, linked each ERP step to several shop floor operations and tracked every manufacturing order operation by operation. Case study Production Feb 5, 2025
Planitools Demand forecasting for SME manufacturers: a simple method and its pitfalls Why a manufacturing SME needs a demand forecast, how to link forecast, projected stock, purchasing and production, and where to start when everything is still run by eye. Forecasting Planning Production Nov 26, 2024
