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Production &amp; Delivery Performance</strong></p><p>· Own the daily, weekly, and monthly production schedule — ensuring on-time, on-quality delivery of all customer orders; manage capacity constraints and adjust for bottleneck operations.</p><p>· Look forward forecasting one month out, planning for capacity and “open capacity” and predict bottlenecks.</p><p>· Manage production supervisors, lead dispatching decisions, and resolve constraints in real time.</p><p>· Implement and maintain visual management systems (production boards, flow indicators, WIP controls, morning production walks).</p><p>· Drive OEE improvement for critical production assets.</p><p>· In coordination with IOM, perform weekly ship planning and reporting to reach targeted ship plan.</p><p>· Evaluate monthly fall-outs and analyze data for trends and action planning.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>2. 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