the provided products or services must meet the requirements of the client, with the minimum consumption of resources and in the shortest possible time.
 

performance indicators (KPIs) necessary for the early identification of improvement actions in the industrial field.
 

indicators provides information on planning systems, maintenance, process standardization, flexibility, order and cleanliness, and so on.
 

the released manufacturing orders are assigned. The planning system is based on horizons (long, medium and short term) and levels at which the relationship between workload and resource capacity is established. In case of disequilibrium, there are clear criteria for establishing the balance load-capacity by increasing or decreasing resources or by reallocation of lead times.
 

to relate each of the benefits or specifications with their productive costs.
 

reveals applicable tools for improving manufacturing: 5S, SMED, TPM, Pull Planning,or Takt Time.