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title: KPC Blog | Production Planning
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# Blog

## [Say good morning to the Missing Parts Monster!](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/en/say-good-morning-to-the-missing-parts-monster)

 Posted by [Yutaka Mueller-Mark](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/en/author/yutaka-mueller-mark) on Juni 9th, 2026 

[![](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/hubfs/Missing%20parts_blog.png) ](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/en/say-good-morning-to-the-missing-parts-monster)

Grappling with the problem of missing parts has become a daily routine in most companies. The parts hunters are once again on the hunt, equipped machines are disarmed, the production plan is shot down - all to get the missing part produced as soon...

[read more](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/en/say-good-morning-to-the-missing-parts-monster)

## [Go to Gemba and ask 5 times Why](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/en/go-to-gemba-and-ask-5-times-why)

 Posted by [Keji Fujii](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/en/author/keijifuji) on November 10th, 2020 

[![](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/hubfs/head-illu_warenlager.jpg) ](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/en/go-to-gemba-and-ask-5-times-why)

Today there is a lot of talk about AI and Industry 4.0. However, many world reknown companies are still creating their production plans manually in Excel. Should the main task of production planning, namely, to synchronize all production activities...

[read more](https://blog.kpc-engineering.de/en/go-to-gemba-and-ask-5-times-why)

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