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Tariff playbook: your most profitable path forward
Tariffs are outside your control. But you can control where you focus your constrained manufacturing capacity — and which markets you pursue.
How measuring efficiency can reduce productivity
Most manufacturers measure success at every work center. Here’s why that makes you less productive overall, and what to do instead.
The hidden cost of releasing too much work
After implementing Drum-Buffer-Rope, our client’s lead time dropped, they’re now shipping almost 20% more than they did a year ago, and revenue is up 20%.
Why you can have a warehouse full of inventory—and still be short
Traditional ERP/MRP logic wasn’t built for today’s supply chain variability. Demand-Driven Replenishment ensures the right materials are available at the right time.
Why projects are always late (and how to fix it)
The biggest driver of late projects isn’t bad planning: it’s bad multitasking, related to how projects are structured and managed. Here’s what to do instead.
Escape the manufacturing capacity / stockout trap
A manufacturer was losing sales due to poor product availability. We cut inventory by 42% and increased availability. Sales jumped 12% YOY.
How to Make Manufacturing Strong Again
We break down the key reasons why manufacturers struggle to improve productivity and profitability, and how to turn it around.
4 reasons ERPs fail to achieve business goals
ERP investments are soaring, but most still fail to deliver the desired benefits. We explain 4 reasons why your ERP is missing the mark.
New inventory management approach improves bottom-line results
It’s easy for manufacturers to get stuck making incremental improvements. Here’s how Stalmax made the leap to impressive results in just 10 months.
Stop the chaos: How inventory buffers lower costs, increase profit
How can manufacturers become more efficient and profitable in these chaotic, uncertain times? Start by taming the biggest source of chaos: external variability.
About Montera
Your partner for operations and supply chain peak performance
We work with manufacturers worldwide to fix operations and supply
chain problems to increase productivity, revenue and profitability.
Everything we do is based on Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Lean
Thinking for better lead times, forecasting, inventory levels, capacity,
on-time delivery and other KPIs.