White Papers

Here are some of the white papers (in Adobe PDF format) that have been written by Dr. Peter Green who is the Technical Director of Milramco LLC. which owns the copyright to these papers.

Please do not republish these without permission from Milramco LLC (marketing-support@Milramco.com) . It is acceptable to publish a few hundred word synopsis with a direct link to the papers, whose links are given below:

Most Recent White Papers

A Quick Way to Take Year-End Inventory (December 5, 2019)
Should You be Using an Industrial Warehouse Management System (WMS)? (October 28, 2019)
Advantages and Disadvantages of using Cloud Computing for Barcode Data Collection in Manufacturing and Other Industrial Organizations. (August 12, 2019)
Why is the Raw Materials Inventory in my ERP System Always Wrong? (May 1, 2019) *

Manufacturing
- The Amazon Effect on Scheduling Quick-Turn On-Demand Manufacturing Operations (September 19, 2018) *
- Using Technology to Unleash Profitable Growth of a Manufacturing Enterprise (June 4, 2018)
- Low Cost Compliance with DSCSA Serialization Requirements for Small Batch Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (March 22, 2018)
- Solving the Parts Number Explosion Problem for Make-to-Order Manufacturers (February 15, 2017)
- The 5 Levels of Intelligent Manufacturing Operations Management (September 15, 2016)
- Using Technology to Enable the Rapid Growth of Make-to-Order Manufacturing Businesses (18 January 2016)
- Eight Ways Manufacturers Can Cut Costs (27 April 2012)
- Using Web Portals to Increase the Sales of Your Manufacturing Company (14 March 2012)
Work-in-Process
- Top 7 Things to Consider When Implementing a Work-in-Process Tracking System for Make-to-Order Manufacturers (7 August 2016)
- Work-in-Process Tracking of Materials with Different Widths and Lengths (11 November 2014)
- Successfully Implementing Automated Work-in-Process Tracking and Materials Traceability Systems (5 April 2014)
Barcode Tracking
- Economics of Replacing Paper Forms with Barcode Scanning for Tracking Manufacturing Operations (September 3, 2019)
- Advantages and Disadvantages of using Cloud Computing for Barcode Data Collection in Manufacturing and Other Industrial Organizations. (August 12, 2019)
- Three Simple Ways to use Barcode Scanning to Track Work-in-Process (October 3, 2017)
- Whether to Track Cartons using SSCC Barcodes (23 August 2015)
- Adding Barcode Tracking to QuickBooks for Manufacturers (14 March 2015)
- Barcode Tracking Simplified for Make-to-Order Manufacturers (10 March 2015)
- Using a Barcode Work-in-Process Tracking System to Increase the Profitability of a Make-to-Order Manufacturing Operation by $100,000 a Month (6 October 2014)
- Cost Saving Ideas for Implementing Barcode Inventory and Production Tracking and Warehouse Management Systems (22 April 2014)
Mistake Prevention
- Preventing Barcode Labeling Mistakes by using On-Demand Rules-Based Labeling (February 12, 2017)
- Preventing Electrical Interference Problems in Industrial Barcode Data Collection Systems (25 Feb 2013)
- Solving the Pallet Picking Traceability Problem (February 14, 2018)
- Preventing Kit Picking and Order Picking Mistakes in Industrial Warehouses and Stock Rooms (March 5, 2017)
- Issues in Work-in-Process Tracking (3 August 2013)
- Detecting and Preventing Operational Problems using Intelligent Agent Technology (18 June 2015)
- Using Real-Time Information Systems to Prevent Operational Problems in Industrial Organizations (15 June 2014)
- Part Number Issues in Receiving(10 April 2013)
- Issues with Implementing Automated Data Exchange Interfaces between Different Systems(3 March 2013)
- Eliminate Duplicate Data Entry (17 November 2012)
- Preventing Inventory Errors (8 February 2012)
License-Plate Tracking
- License-Plate Container Tracking Methods for Electronically Capturing Materials Traceability Data in Food Processing Plants(November 23, 2017)
- A Better way to Track Inventory - Use License-Plate Container Tracking Barcodes (July 27, 2017)
- License-Plate Tracking Barcodes(20 April 2013)
RFID
- Barcodes vs. RFID for Work-in-Process Tracking (January 4, 2018)
- Barcodes vs. RFID and the Internet of Things for Work-in-Process Tracking (16 April 2016)
Real-Time
- Real-Time Work-in-Process Tracking Methods for Make-to-Order and Engineer-to-Order Industrial Organizations (23 October 2015)
- Real-Time Business Intelligence for Efficient Operations Management (30 July 2015)
- Jump Starting Profitable Growth in Manufacturing Organizations Using Real-Time Work-in-Process Tracking Systems (5 July 2014)
- Real-Time Intelligent Agents - the Intelligent Alternative to "Big Data" Analysis (29 May 2014)
- Using Real-Time Intelligent Systems to Gain Competitive Advantage (17 Feb 2013)
ERP Systems
- Why is the Raw Materials Inventory in my ERP System Always Wrong? (May 1, 2019)
- BellHawk versus the ERP Horde - How Real-Time AI is revolutionizing Manufacturing Operations Management (September 3, 2016)
- Gaining a Competitive Edge in Manufacturing through the use of Real-Time Decision-Support Software without spending a Million Dollars on a new ERP system (8 June 2014)
- Cost Effective Alternatives for Replacing a Sage Pro ERP System (9 July 2013)
- Cost Effective Alternatives for Replacing a Sage PFW ERP System (9 July 2013)
- Extending the Capabilities of Your ERP System (30 Jan 2013)
- Extend the Life of Your Legacy ERP System (29 Jan 2013)
- Do You Really Need a New ERP System? (7 March 2012)
Artificial Intelligence
- How to Cut Manufacturing Overhead Costs by 20% or more using Artificial Intelligence(March 29, 2019)
- Artificial Intelligence and the Smart Industrial Warehouse (October 16, 2016)
- How AI makes Low Cost MES and MOM Systems Easy to Use(October 10, 2016)
- The Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Manufacturing Operations Management (17 August 2016)
- Real-Time Artificial Intelligence for Scheduling and Planning Make-to-Order Manufacturing(12 August 2016)
Miscellaneous
- Tracking Sheets, Rolls, and Lengths of Material (November 10, 2017)
- Best-of-Breed vs One Software Product for Tracking and Managing Operations in an Industrial Organization (September 14, 2017)
- Inventory Tracking is Easy, Isn't It? (May 30, 2017)
- Tracking Materials Flow versus Work Order Batches in Make-to-Order Operations (12 January 2016)
- Why BellHawk uses Importances rather than Priorities (24 August 2015)
- Solving the Distributed Medical Stock Room Problem at an Affordable Cost (19 April 2015)
- Warning: Big Paradigm Shift Ahead! (27 November 2012)
- What is Business Intelligence? (14 July 2012)
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