Finally passed my Manufacturing Production certification after two failed attempts

So I just got my results back yesterday and I finally passed — third time was the charm. I failed my first two attempts by pretty narrow margins (scored a 68 and then a 71, needed a 75 to pass) and honestly I was starting to question whether this was worth pursuing. What finally made the difference was being much more systematic about my prep instead of just reading through the material randomly.

The biggest shift was using a solid Manufacturing Production practice test routine — I was doing at least two timed practice sets per day for the last three weeks before my exam. I also found a study guide that broke down the lean manufacturing and quality control sections in a way that actually clicked for me. Those two topics alone probably make up close to 40% of the questions in my experience.

Anyone else here studying for this one? Happy to share my exam tips or talk through what tripped me up. The production scheduling questions were way harder than I expected going in.