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A number of lean manufacturing tools and practices have long been used to reduce manufacturing waste. These include the five
S's, visual controls, standardized work, mistake proofing, total productive maintenance, cellular manufacturing, single-digit
setup, pull systems, sequencing, activity-based costin (...)
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A number of lean manufacturing tools and practices have long been used to reduce manufacturing waste. These include the five
S's, visual controls,...
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2006-02-14
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All good lean systems have both physical systems in the plant and near real time information technology backbones that centralize
data. The primary advantage of enterprise systems is that they can handle considerably more information than can be accommodated
manually. (...)
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All good lean systems have both physical systems in the plant and near real time information technology backbones that centralize
data. The primar...
Published:
2006-02-16
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Lean manufacturing constructs have been incorporated into the Microsoft Dynamics AX package, enabling firms to support lean
and traditional manufacturing practices in a single system. This primer covers the constructs for supporting many of the variations
in lean practices. (...)
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Lean manufacturing constructs have been incorporated into the Microsoft Dynamics AX package, enabling firms to support lean
and traditional manufa...
Published:
2007-08-27
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Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the extended
enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors excel in depends on their original ERP system's suitability for repetitive versus
to-order environments. (...)
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Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the
extended enterprise resource...
Published:
2006-02-20
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ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboration across the extended enterprise. It should especially be suited to organizations that seek to maintain complex
selling relationships, such as businesses whose (...)
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ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboratio...
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2004-05-04
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Overcoming Challenges in Collaborative Manufacturing Relationships. Find Free White Papers, Case Studies, and Other Resources
Related to the Collaborative Manufacturing Relationships. Manufacturers today must respond quickly to ever-changing customer
demands—while keeping costs low and efficiency hi (...)
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Overcoming Challenges in Collaborative Manufacturing Relationships. Source: Kinaxis. Document Type: White
Paper Description: Manufacturers ...
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2010-03-11
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When a technology vendor focuses on a tightly defined market of, the value received by its customers is typically greater.
Stratyc seems to be the case in point. (...)
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When a technology vendor focuses on a tightly defined market of, the value received by its customers is typically greater.
Stratyc seems to be the...
Published:
2002-03-19
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... on big-box retailers—but on the other hand, they’re ... management
systems (WMS), advanced planning and scheduling tools, manufacturing execution systems ...
Published:
2008-11-06
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Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP system developer J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software
solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though (...)
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Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP...
Published:
2004-01-27
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Cover-time planning (CTP) is a "pull" system, but with the intent of planning and not merely waiting for the execution time
to act. (...)
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Cover-time planning (CTP) is a "pull" system, but with the intent of planning and not merely waiting for the execution
time to act.
Published:
2005-08-09
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Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business
processes. The five main steps to achieving lean transition are defining value, mapping the value stream, making the activities
flow, responding to customer demand, and continuous (...)
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Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business
processes. The five m...
Published:
2006-02-15
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Among its promising initiatives, IBS offers flexible rescheduling tools that integrate with existing manufacturing resource
planning systems. Its warehousing solution also promises better use of space, and automates reception put-away, etc. However,
the vendor still must navigate through some rough compe (...)
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Among its promising initiatives, IBS offers flexible rescheduling tools that integrate with existing manufacturing resource
planning systems. Its ...
Published:
2005-09-09
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Find out how maximizing performance of the entire manufacturing enterprise with Plex Online supply chain management (SCM)
system. Read this paper. Today’s manufacturing supply chain is challenged with increasing quality mandates, cost reductions,
and delivery improvements. Technology plays a key role in (...)
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... manufacturer, where the purchaser holds the upper hand. ... and manages
the total manufacturing organization, including ... demand suite of integrated tools
for supply ...
Published:
2010-03-30
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Managing constraints in any manufacturing or service environment can be difficult. But with the right tools, accurate data,
and a skilled user, a management team can manage the throughput of its constraints to support the goals of its company. (...)
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Managing constraints in any manufacturing or service environment can be difficult. But with the right tools, accurate data,
and a skilled user, a ...
Published:
2008-08-01
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Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, activate, expedite, and monitor projects. In recent years, however, small to medium businesses have
been able to benefit from PPM too, through software-as-a-serv (...)
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Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, ac...
Published:
2008-10-29
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Reporting Tools. Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Relevant and Time-Bound. Analysis and reporting services are an important part of the enterprise resource planning process.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV has been designed to give users opt (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Reporting Tools. Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Relevant and Time-Bound...
Published:
2010-03-11
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By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies
in the past, and by focusing on a handful of core markets, Intuitive has managed to keep itself on healthy track. (...)
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By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies
in the past, and by fo...
Published:
2004-06-24
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Intuitive is one of the vendors that have long attempted to mitigate the actual and perceived barriers to enterprise resource
planning (ERP) acceptance by smaller enterprises. (...)
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Intuitive is one of the vendors that have long attempted to mitigate the actual and perceived barriers to enterprise resource
planning (ERP) accep...
Published:
2004-06-23
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Soudronic AG’s incoming order confirmations were getting out of hand and finding misfiled critical documents was increasingly
laborious. Before implementing OCR for AnyDoc, documents were printed and filed in binders, together with supporting documentation.
With AnyDoc’s optical character recognition (...)
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Document Type: Case Study Description: Soudronic AG’s incoming order confirmations were getting out of hand
and finding misfiled critical documents was ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Lean Manufacturing. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound.
For years, manufacturers have been driven by sales forecasts and the need to maximize production efficiency at every level
of operation. But in order to be successful, manufactu (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Lean Manufacturing. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound.
For years, manufac...
Published:
2010-03-11