Ben Lutkevich

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Staff Technical Writer at Tech Target

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製造業だけじゃないサービス提供者が覚えておくべき「生産計画」とは：顧客需要に応える“近道”を見つける

6 days ago | techtarget.itmedia.co.jp | Ben Lutkevich

顧客と組織のニーズに応じた効率的な生産プロセスを確立することが生産計画の目的だ。納期順守などの顧客に依存するプロセスと、生産サイクルタイムなどの顧客に依存しないプロセスの両方を最適化する役割を担う。優れた生産計画は、リードタイム（注文から完成、納品までの所要時間）の短縮につながる。リードタイムの定義は、組織や必要な生産計画の種類によって若干異なる。生産計画のプロセス生産計画は、以下のステップに沿って進める。製品需要の予測過去の生産傾向の分析と、市場の新たな関連トレンドを組み合わせて、一定期間内に生産すべき製品数の概要を作成する生産オプションの検討手持ちの資源を把握し、予測された需要に基づいてそれらを最も効果的に活用する方法を探る最適なオプションの選択最も費用が安く、時間効率が良い資源の使用方法を選択するモニタリングと評価計画の実行中、計画上起こるべきことと実際に起きていることを比較監視し、差異を評価する計画の調整将来の生産計画がより効率的に顧客目標を達成し、実行段階での成功率を高められるように、生産計画を修正する生産計画に関する取り組み...
18 ways to improve developer productivity

1 week ago | techtarget.com | Ben Lutkevich

While vendors and thought leaders claim to have the panacea to developers' struggles, it's unlikely that a cookie-cutter plan or singular tool can solve all dev productivity concerns. Enterprise development teams should follow a multipronged approach to get developers producing quality code -- and lots of it. The factors that improve developer productivity include role planning, collaboration with QA peers, tool choices, methodology choices and changes, and even extracurricular activities.
The rubber duck method of debugging explained

1 week ago | techtarget.com | Ben Lutkevich

Ever feel like a quack when trying to debug software? When you're stuck, sometimes it just helps to hear yourself talk -- even if you're just talking to a rubber duck.
What is the Gig Economy?| Definition from TechTarget

2 weeks ago | techtarget.com | Katie Hanna |Ben Lutkevich |Alexander Gillis

A gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organizations hire independent workers for short-term commitments. The term gig is a slang word for a job that lasts a specified time. Traditionally, the term was used by musicians to define a performance engagement. Today, however, examples of gig workers include freelancers, independent contractors, project-based workers and temporary or part-time hires.
生産計画の基本と応用需要予測からスケジューリングまでを解説

3 weeks ago | itmedia.co.jp | Ben Lutkevich

生産計画の活用により、顧客や組織のニーズに応じた効率的な生産プロセスを構築できる。生産計画は、納期厳守といった顧客に依存するプロセスと、生産サイクルタイムなどの顧客に依存しないプロセスの両方を最適化する。優れた生産計画はリードタイムを最小化する。リードタイムとは、注文されてからその注文の完了や配送までの間に経過する時間を指す。企業や必要な生産計画の種類によって、リードタイムの定義は異なることがある。例えば、サプライチェーン管理の場合、リードタイムにはサプライヤーから部品が出荷されるまでの時間が含まれる。製造業は、資材所要量計画（MRP）を適切に実行するために、部品がいつ到着するかを知る必要があるためだ。このような考慮は、製造の制約が厳しい場合、あるいはジャストインタイム（JIT）生産方式を採用している場合に特に重要だ。生産計画プロセス生産計画プロセスには以下のステップが含まれる。製品需要の見積もり：これにより、特定の期間に生産すべき製品の数に関する概要が作成される。この見積もりは、過去の生産動向の分析と、市場の新しい潜在的な動向とを組み合わせる形で作成される...
What is a General Ledger (GL)?

2 months ago | techtarget.com | Scott Robinson |Ben Lutkevich |Wesley Chai

A general ledger (GL) is a set of numbered accounts a business uses to keep track of its financial transactions and to prepare financial reports. Each account is a unique record summarizing a specific type of asset, liability, equity, revenue or expense. A chart of accounts lists all of the accounts in the general ledger. A large business can have thousands of accounts in its GL. Certified public accountants (CPAs) and bookkeepers typically access and use general ledgers.
What is a Supercomputer?

Feb 11, 2025 | techtarget.com | Paul Kirvan |Ben Lutkevich

A supercomputer is a highly advanced computer that performs at or near the highest operational rate for computers. Traditionally, supercomputers have been used for scientific and engineering applications that must handle massive databases, perform a great amount of computation or both. Advances like multicore processors and general-purpose graphics processing units have enabled powerful machines that could be called desktop supercomputers or GPU supercomputers.
What is Social Media?

Jan 23, 2025 | techtarget.com | Katie Hanna |Ben Lutkevich

Social media refers to websites and applications that focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Over the past decade, social media has evolved beyond just a tool for connecting with friends and family. It now serves as a platform for news dissemination, entertainment, and even commerce, becoming a significant part of both personal lives and business operations.
What is lazy loading?

Jan 16, 2025 | techtarget.com | Ben Lutkevich

By Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor Lazy loading is a design pattern in web development that only loads necessary code components immediately, deferring nonessential components. This approach aims to improve an application's initial load time and overall performance by only loading the functionality when a user needs it.
34 must-know Agile terms

Jan 13, 2025 | techtarget.com | Ben Lutkevich

In the 20-plus years since its inception, Agile has grown into the predominant school of thought in software development. The framework has spawned dozens of techniques, derivative frameworks and methodologies that have shaped the way modern developers approach their work. More than that, Agile has generated a language all its own.