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The textile industry is famous for its very different characteristics when compared to industries in either process or discrete
manufacturing. Developing production planning and scheduling software for any textile mill is a real challenge even for seasoned
industry experts. This article focuses on some o (...)
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The textile industry is famous for its very different characteristics when compared to industries in either process or discrete
manufacturing. Dev...
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2004-09-27
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An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times, higher on-time
shipping percentages, a manageable amount of expediting, and improved customer service. Several guidelines are suggested to
improve a firm's sales and operations planning process (...)
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An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times,
higher on-time shipping percentages...
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2003-12-11
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This article outlines the planning and results of an adaptive management process for manufacturing executives, who employ
demand and supply chain planning technology. (...)
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This article outlines the planning and results of an adaptive management process for manufacturing executives, who employ
demand and supply chain ...
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2002-12-06
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The planning, execution and partner collaboration processes of nearly all companies today are driven by a "plan", itself
typically part forecast, part performance target. (...)
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The planning, execution and partner collaboration processes of nearly all companies today are driven by a "plan",
itself typically part forecast, ...
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2004-04-23
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If you're in the supply chain business, right up there with Newton's law of gravity stands Murphy's other law stipulating
that demand and supply, if left to their own tendencies, will always tend to diverge and get you in trouble. Welcome to
the world of predictive demand and supply planning whose miss (...)
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If you're in the supply chain business, right up there with Newton's law of gravity stands Murphy's other law
stipulating that demand and supply, ...
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2004-12-23
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Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production
capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw
and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There a (...)
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Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity
for calculating ...
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2004-10-12
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The nature of an S&OP game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate demand and the item's primary
source of supply. Consideration of these factors can be illustrated with four common scenarios. This is an excerpt from the
book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision. (...)
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The nature of an S&OP game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate demand and the item's primary
source of supply. Conside...
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2003-12-12
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Companies who build specifically for a customer have unique requirements that are often not understood or dealt with well
by some ERP vendors, particularly in the mid-market, who think that systems designed around volume manufacturing fit everywhere. (...)
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Companies who build specifically for a customer have unique requirements that are often not understood or dealt with well
by some ERP vendors, par...
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2003-03-12
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The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For illustrative purposes, the discussion will focus on the benefits for accounting, product and process design,
production, sales, and management information syste (...)
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The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For i...
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2004-02-11
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We can aspire to survive and even to thrive in a difficult environment if we are disciplined, bright enough and have the
right tools such as a Demand and Supply Chain Planning suite to support and optimize our decisions. This article outlines
an adaptive management process for manufacturing executives. (...)
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We can aspire to survive and even to thrive in a difficult environment if we are disciplined, bright enough and have the right
tools such as a Dem...
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2002-12-03
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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.
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2005-08-09
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Effective game plans lead to improved firm performance and bottom line results. Metrics include reductions in stock-outs,
delivery lead-time, missed shipments, partial shipments, expediting efforts, and improvements in customer service. This is
an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Mi (...)
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Effective game plans lead to improved firm performance and bottom line results. Metrics include reductions
in stock-outs, delivery lead-time, miss...
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2003-12-13
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Any manufacturing business is faced with promising accurate delivery dates for customer orders. At the same time, the manufacturer
has to ensure that every order taken, is profitable. This article focuses on the issues related to order delivery date promising
in view of profitability of orders to the man (...)
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Any manufacturing business is faced with promising accurate delivery dates for customer orders. At the same time, the manufacturer
has to ensure t...
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2005-11-24
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Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Axapta provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run
a manufacturing or distribution business. This book excerpt focuses on running the business from the top with sales and operations
planning (S&OP). Variation in operations affect the (...)
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Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Axapta provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run
a manufacturing or dist...
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2004-03-23
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Simple questions often have complex answers. Whether they are speaking with you on the phone or placing an order on a Web
storefront, your customers expect immediate gratification. They want to know when their order will ship the moment it is placed.
How do you respond? (...)
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... You could use standard lead-times to answer these questions and hope for the best, but
if the quoted lead-time is too long, your valued customer may go ...
Published:
2001-11-24
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The S&OP game plans drive coordination of supply chain activities based on planning calculations. The primary coordination
engine-termed the master scheduling task-generates a set of requirements data and suggested action messages, and the system
supports multiple sets of requirements data for simulation (...)
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The S&OP game plans drive coordination of supply chain activities based on planning calculations. The primary coordination
engine-termed the maste...
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2004-03-24
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Despite impressive product depth and breadth (for instance, customer relationship management [CRM], workflow, traceability,
and quality management are provided natively), Strategic Systems International (SSI) has longstanding partnerships with several
best-of-breed specialists. (...)
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Despite impressive product depth and breadth (for instance, customer relationship management [CRM], workflow, traceability,
and quality management...
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2006-07-27
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Organizations today realize that although strategies focusing on outsourcing transportation, e-business and new distribution
models are important, these are all secondary in relation to what lies at the heart of any supply chain: INVENTORY. Although
firms have invested significantly in ERP and MRP syste (...)
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Organizations today realize that although strategies focusing on outsourcing transportation, e-business and new distribution
models are important,...
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2003-04-05
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If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note
provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run a business. This section reviews the major design
factors affecting system usage in a distribution environme (...)
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If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note
provides an overall un...
Published:
2005-02-11
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The lack of effective game plans is typically cited as a leading cause of poor system implementation. The following guidelines
provide suggestions for improving the effectiveness of sales and operations planning (S&OP) game plans. (...)
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The lack of effective game plans is typically cited as a leading cause of poor system implementation. The following guidelines
provide suggestions...
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2004-03-26