A master production schedule is used to implement a production plan. The production schedule determines what will be produced, the quantity to be produced, and when the output will be produced. While ...

Lead time is the duration between the start and end of a process. Cycle time is the duration for the entire process to be completed. Understanding how to utilize both time measurements can lead to ...

Kelly Main is a Marketing Editor and Writer specializing in digital marketing, online advertising and web design and development. Before joining the team, she was a Content Producer at Fit Small ...

For small business owners, productivity and timeliness directly affect the bottom line. Understanding production lead time and throughput time can help you be strategic about increasing efficiency in ...