Planning & Scheduling

On-Time Delivery Without the Chaos

You need predictable output. You don't need daily surprises.

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Planning & Production for manufacturers
WHY WORK WITH US

Why Partner with VeritOps

Your operations are leaking profits while you're putting out fires. Sales promises deliveries that ops can't hit. Inventory sits too long or is out of stock. Every week brings new versions of familiar crises that steal your focus from actually growing the business.

20-70% Cost Savings

Versus full-time executive

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Immediate Impact

Start next week, not next quarter

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Zero Long-Term Risk

Adjust as needs change

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Better Than Full-Time

Focused only on what matters

Leadership & Transformation

We execute change that works and leave when you're ready.

Opening Problem Statement

"We had a schedule nobody trusted, a sales team making promises we couldn't keep, and a production floor in permanent firefighting mode."

That's what the GM of a $30M+ contract manufacturer told us before we started.

The Transformation

We show up, diagnose what's broken, and fix it. Your team works alongside us so they can run it when we're done.

Weeks 1-3: Assessment and Early Wins

We map how work flows from sales promise to production floor, find where the breakdowns happen, and start fixing while building the bigger plan.

Outcome: Visible progress before the first invoice.

Weeks 4-13: Core Transformation

We rebuild the planning systems that aren't working. A scheduling process sales and production both trust. Capacity visibility so you know what's possible before you promise it. Clear handoffs so nothing falls through the cracks.

Outcome: Schedule holds. Firefighting drops. On-time delivery climbs.

Weeks 14-16: Sustainability and Handoff

We build the operating rhythm: weekly planning meetings, delivery dashboards, clear ownership when things slip. Your team has been doing the work alongside us. Now they run it.

Outcome: Your team runs it. You decide what's next: scale back, move on, or tackle the next transformation with VeritOps.

What the GM said:

"We stopped explaining why we missed the schedule and started getting ahead of it. The plan means something now."

Real Example

The Situation:

$30M+ contract manufacturer serving defense and commercial customers. On-time delivery sat in the low 60s despite constant firefighting. Sales made promises production couldn't keep. The schedule changed daily. Nobody trusted the plan.

The Engagement:

24 hours per week over 4 months

The Work:

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    Built capacity visibility so they knew what was actually possible before sales made promises

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    Created a weekly planning process that got sales and production in the same room looking at the same numbers

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    Established clear scheduling rules so the floor knew what to run and in what order

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    Built systems that showed schedule health and flagged problems before they became emergencies

The Results:

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    On-time delivery from low 60s to low 90s

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    Firefighting dropped. Production started finishing days ahead instead of scrambling at the last minute.

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    Sales stopped overpromising. They could see capacity before committing.

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    Schedule held through the week. Replanning went from daily to exception-only.

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Resources to help you lead the transformation

Execute change that sticks. Access senior expertise without full-time overhead.

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Success Story

Production Capacity Expansion Framework

Best For: Manufacturers scaling operations.

Superior Optical achieved 300% capacity expansion with improved throughput, waste reduction, and enhanced machine/employee utilization through systematic production planning team development.

Results: 300% capacity increase, reduced waste.

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Industry Week
Case Study

Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing Excellence

Best For: Continuous improvement initiatives

Manufacturing excellence framework combining lean, Six Sigma, and waste reduction methodologies achieving 67% volume increase and 83% scrap reduction through systematic process improvement.

Results: 67% volume increase, 83% scrap reduction

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ASQ
Methodology

Six Sigma DMAIC Framework

Best For: Process improvement and quality control.

Implementation: Systematic DMAIC methodology.

Comprehensive Six Sigma methodology providing tools to improve business process capabilities, reduce variation, enhance process control through Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control cycle.

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ISO
International Standard

ISO 9001:2015 Manufacturing Implementation

Standard: International quality management requirements.

Implementation: Systematic PDCA-based approach.

ISO 9001 manufacturing implementation framework enabling systematic quality management system development with focus on process optimization, continuous improvement, and comprehensive regulatory compliance integration for manufacturing operations.

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Lean Production

Lean Manufacturing Production Systems

Best For: Large-scale production planning optimization

Caterpillar's 1,200-employee facility implemented lean planning and scheduling software combining bill of materials with warehouse inventories, machine capacities, and cycle times to optimize resource utilization and eliminate unplanned overtime.

Results: Optimized equipment/manpower utilization

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National Network

Lean and Process Improvement Methods

Best For: Comprehensive lean transformation.

Network Impact: 80,000+ projects, $18.8B savings.

MEP National Network delivered 80,000+ lean manufacturing projects generating $18.8 billion in savings. Comprehensive framework covering value stream mapping, 5S, kanban, Six Sigma, and quick changeover methodologies with proven implementation support.

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ASQ
Quality Management

Quality Management System Framework

Best For: Systematic quality management implementation.

Approach: Comprehensive QMS with continuous improvement.

Comprehensive quality management framework for manufacturing organizations defining processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality policies while meeting customer and regulatory requirements with continuous improvement.

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NIST MEP
Lean Implementation

Toyota Production System Framework

Best For: Just-in-time manufacturing implementation.

Aerospace manufacturer implemented just-in-time, Jidoka, and standard work with Kanban systems achieving 60% output increase from 75 to 120 units daily and 78% WIP reduction from 717 to 156pieces through one-piece flow.

Results: 60% output increase, 78% WIP reduction.

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BCG
Operational Excellence

Lean Manufacturing Leadership

Best For: Lean enterprise transformation.

Lean transformation leadership framework achieving 25-35% productivity improvement, 15-20% cycle time reduction, and 10-15%cost savings. Executive approach combining lean methodology with change management driving sustainable operational excellence and cultural transformation.

Results: 25-35% productivity, 15-20% cycle time cuts.

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Production Capacity Expansion Framework
NIST MEP
Success Story

Production Capacity Expansion Framework

Best For: Manufacturers scaling operations.

Superior Optical achieved 300% capacity expansion with improved throughput, waste reduction, and enhanced machine/employee utilization through systematic production planning team development.

Results: 300% capacity increase, reduced waste.

Access Resource
Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing Excellence
Industry Week
Case Study

Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing Excellence

Best For: Continuous improvement initiatives

Manufacturing excellence framework combining lean, Six Sigma, and waste reduction methodologies achieving 67% volume increase and 83% scrap reduction through systematic process improvement.

Results: 67% volume increase, 83% scrap reduction

Access Resource
Six Sigma DMAIC Framework
ASQ
Methodology

Six Sigma DMAIC Framework

Best For: Process improvement and quality control.

Implementation: Systematic DMAIC methodology.

Comprehensive Six Sigma methodology providing tools to improve business process capabilities, reduce variation, enhance process control through Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control cycle.

Access Resource
ISO 9001:2015 Manufacturing Implementation
ISO
International Standard

ISO 9001:2015 Manufacturing Implementation

Standard: International quality management requirements.

Implementation: Systematic PDCA-based approach.

ISO 9001 manufacturing implementation framework enabling systematic quality management system development with focus on process optimization, continuous improvement, and comprehensive regulatory compliance integration for manufacturing operations.

Access Resource
Lean Manufacturing Production Systems
NIST MEP
Lean Production

Lean Manufacturing Production Systems

Best For: Large-scale production planning optimization

Caterpillar's 1,200-employee facility implemented lean planning and scheduling software combining bill of materials with warehouse inventories, machine capacities, and cycle times to optimize resource utilization and eliminate unplanned overtime.

Results: Optimized equipment/manpower utilization

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Lean and Process Improvement Methods
NIST MEP
National Network

Lean and Process Improvement Methods

Best For: Comprehensive lean transformation.

Network Impact: 80,000+ projects, $18.8B savings.

MEP National Network delivered 80,000+ lean manufacturing projects generating $18.8 billion in savings. Comprehensive framework covering value stream mapping, 5S, kanban, Six Sigma, and quick changeover methodologies with proven implementation support.

Access Resource
Quality Management System Framework
ASQ
Quality Management

Quality Management System Framework

Best For: Systematic quality management implementation.

Approach: Comprehensive QMS with continuous improvement.

Comprehensive quality management framework for manufacturing organizations defining processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality policies while meeting customer and regulatory requirements with continuous improvement.

Access Resource
Toyota Production System Framework
NIST MEP
Lean Implementation

Toyota Production System Framework

Best For: Just-in-time manufacturing implementation.

Aerospace manufacturer implemented just-in-time, Jidoka, and standard work with Kanban systems achieving 60% output increase from 75 to 120 units daily and 78% WIP reduction from 717 to 156pieces through one-piece flow.

Results: 60% output increase, 78% WIP reduction.

Access Resource
Lean Manufacturing Leadership
BCG
Operational Excellence

Lean Manufacturing Leadership

Best For: Lean enterprise transformation.

Lean transformation leadership framework achieving 25-35% productivity improvement, 15-20% cycle time reduction, and 10-15%cost savings. Executive approach combining lean methodology with change management driving sustainable operational excellence and cultural transformation.

Results: 25-35% productivity, 15-20% cycle time cuts.

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