The Effective Supply Chain
Today's manufacturing supply chain is challenged with increasing quality mandates, cost reductions and delivery improvements. Technology plays a key role in a company's ability to build and manage an effective supply chain. This paper describes the next wave of supply chain solutions, including supplier Kanban Loops which automatically create an electronic pull loop that generates pull signals when parts or materials are needed.
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Compliance and Traceability in Manufacturing
As manufacturers go lean and linked, many are discovering their management systems software is neither lean nor able to link locations and operations in real time. In the past that has meant either living with systems or a patchwork of systems that do not meet current needs, or making large investments in IT personnel, computer and network storage upgrades, and expensive software that will meet the needs of the company, their customers and their suppliers until it is time for the next "upgrade."
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Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Manufacturers looking to optimize production processes and profitability are turning to Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) measurements and analysis. The goal is to reduce loss of production time and increase performance. OEE sheds light on the percentage of production time that is truly productive through the latest in advances in sophisticated measurement and analysis tools. Included here are the calculations that form the basis of OEE and a look at ways to obtain real-time insight into activity and performance by machine, by worker, by shift, by material, and by supplier.
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Compliance and Traceability in Manufacturing
Manufacturers focus on compliance and traceability initiatives for variety of reasons: compliance to regulatory mandates, adherence to internal policy guidelines, to mitigate risk of products recalls, to build customer trust, among others. Companies are increasingly focused on reducing manufacturing costs and particularly the cost of poor quality with end to end traceability of product and processes. In this benchmark report Aberdeen Group surveyed over 650 manufacturing executives to understand key capabilities that help with compliance and traceability initiatives.
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A Balanced Product Lifecycle Management System Is Essential to Profitable Growth
A critical skill that empowers efficient and effective team performance is the ability to communicate clearly, in writing and in person. This involves agreement on basic content, tone (constructive), format and style. It also encompasses some understanding of the communication styles of other team members. There are several models of human behavior (how we are naturally wired) available to help provide common understanding of these factors. This will help minimize the risk of personal misunderstanding and frustration with the style of the communication so the listener correctly perceives the intended message of the communicator.
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ERP Traceability Functions : Beyond The Hype
Today's manufacturers are looking for ERP solutions that improve operations, cuts costs, and helps improve product quality. These enterprises want to move "beyond the hype" and away from the empty promises of many ERP vendors in the marketplace. This paper demonstrates how key capabilities, including the ability to trace the flow of lots and components used in manufacturing operations, are becoming increasingly vital to industries that must comply with strict quality mandates and governmental regulations.
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10 Critical Questions to Ask a Manufacturing ERP Vendor
Must-Have Features and Functions, Architectural Issues, and Fit for Your Business Model
A Google search for "manufacturing ERP" returns 2.3 million results, including hundreds of companies offering
thousands of solutions in this area. The companies range from global giants offering legacy systems to smaller
companies offering only point solutions (and still calling them ERP!) - and there are thousands of consultants and Systems Integrators with their own opinions and offerings.
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The Lean Benchmark Report
Lean manufacturing processes have revolutionized the way that many leading enterprises
deliver products to their customers and manage their supplier relationships. Over the past
few years, the use of Lean techniques has expanded well beyond the automotive industry
to delivering dramatic results into other sectors including aerospace, consumer goods,
and industrial equipment among others.
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The ERP in Manufacturing Benchmark Report
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and their MRP (Material Requirements Planning) predecessors have been around for almost three decades now. As a result, many aging implementations, based on outdated technology, are limiting the business process evolution necessary to any company who wants to thrive and grow amidst the pressures of globalization and increasingly demanding customers.
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