Tag: Start-Up
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Start-Up Checklist: Quality Management
Coco Chanel said it best, “Always keep your head, heels, and standards high.” Coco created a timeless brand that continues to influence the fashion industry today, finding success in her revolutionary designs that challenged traditional fashion norms, her business acumen, and her unwavering commitment to high-quality standards. She insisted on using the finest materials and…
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Quality Management, How High Are Your Standards?
You live your life from one quality control inspection to the next. Consider that your appearance, diet, and environment have all passed a quality control standard that you have deemed acceptable, and somewhere in the world, a manufacturer has collected and analyzed data to determine the standards acceptable to you, their target audience. Have you…
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Production Planning, Blueprints to Engineer-To-Order (ETO)
Remember Make-To-Order (MTO) production planning? Let me introduce you to MTO’s scientific cousin, Engineer-To-Order (ETO). Where MTO is unique in a barista-makes-every-customers’-coffee-order-to-specificity way, ETO is unique in a team-of-aeronautical-engineers-design-and-build-a-satellite-to-meet-contractual-requirements way. Let’s take a closer look at this production planning method. Engineer-To-Order (ETO) production planning offers unparalleled customization and flexibility in manufacturing. ETO favors businesses that…
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Production Planning, Piecing Together Assemble-To-Order (ATO)
Efficient production planning is essential for manufacturers to optimize their operations and meet customer demands effectively. Assemble-To-Order (ATO) production planning is a strategy that allows businesses to offer a wide range of customizable products while maintaining efficiency in their production processes. While Make-To-Sock (MTS) production planning favors scale for a growing business and Make-To-Order (MTO)…
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Production Planning, Make-To-Order (MTO) for the Bespoke Experience
In manufacturing, offering personalized products to meet customer demands can be achieved through Make-To-Order (MTO) production planning. In Production Planning, Which Strategy is Right for Your Business? I highlighted four standard production planning methods; let’s dig deeper into MTO, when to implement it, and what you’ll need to be successful. While I strongly advocate for…
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Production Planning, a Spotlight on Make-To-Stock (MTS)
In Production Planning, Which Strategy is Right for Your Business? I touched on four standard production planning methods: Make-To-Stock, Make-To-Order, Assemble-To-Order, and Engineer-To-Order. Production planning is often more complex than Engineer-To-Order for large custom orders or Make-To-Stock for established product lines. Even though there is a common way of doing things, there are better fits…
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Production Planning, Which Strategy is Right for Your Business?
Has your life become a cycle of making and selling? Does it seem like you can’t keep inventory on shelves? Selling out does seem like a sign of success. But is it sustainable? Will it lead to growth? No, not unless you can formulate a solid production plan to maximize your efficiency and allow you…
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Start-Up Checklist: Shipping Services & Rates
You just finished your work day at your full-time job and have come home to your true passion, your start-up soap business. You log onto your sales platform and see that you have sales, plural! Your customers selected different shipping services from multiple shipping providers. You anxiously check the time and your Shipping Provider Logistics schedule; with…
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Start-Up Checklist: Shipping Provider Logistics
Your start-up soap company’s sales are coming in HOT, and you are trying to harness the momentum to slingshot your company to the next level. Suddenly you receive a customer email, Subject: “Where is my order?” Cue the nervous sweats! One of the most valuable marketing strategies for a start-up is positive word-of-mouth. There are…
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Start-Up Checklist: SKUs
Your soap business is booming! Okay, so you have yet to come close to turning a profit. Still, you’re ready to add to your inventory because if we’ve learned anything from Hollywood, we know “If you build it, [they] will come.” You take to your kitchen and mix more scent combinations with your existing portfolio.…
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