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A lean supply chain is more than just those activities relating directly to supply chain management (SCM). Lean supply chain
improvements require a commitment to finding the correct mix of efficiency and responsiveness. But the reward is great for
manufacturers that do embark on the path to lean. Using t (...)
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... Source: IFS. Document Type: White Paper Description: A lean supply
chain is more than just those activities relating directly to supply chain management (SCM).
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2010-03-11
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Transforming an enterprise to a lean supply chain requires both enabling technology and discipline. By following some specific
guidelines to extend lean methodology, you can proceed through your supply chain transformation to become effectively lean. (...)
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Transforming an enterprise to a lean supply chain requires both enabling technology and discipline. By following some specific
guidelines to exten...
Published:
2005-09-14
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Lean Supply Chain. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound.
When flexibility and speed are requisites for success, it’s the lean organization that leads the race. World-class manufacturing
organizations know the value of focusing on t (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Lean Supply Chain. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and
Time-Bound. When flexibility ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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As apparel and textile companies move to outsourcing production—relinquishing direct control in favor of a more cost-effective
manufacturing model—a lean supply chain may appear to be the next logical step for further implementing cost and operational
improvement. Not so, however. You can’t have a (...)
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... requirement for stability in a constantly changing demand environment motivates the fashion industry’s
search for lean supply chain management principles and ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Fashion companies need to respond quickly and strategically to major changes occurring in today’s global supply chains.
Implementing a lean supply chain management strategy can enable cost savings and more efficient operations by realigning process
according to a demand-driven model. Lean supply (...)
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... Implementing a lean supply chain management strategy
can enable cost savings and more efficient operations by realigning process according to a demand-driven ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Lean Maintenance: Best Practices to Turn Asset Management into a Profit Center. Get Free White Papers Related To Lean Maintenance.
It’s common knowledge that asset downtime disrupts production and drives up both process and per-unit operating costs. However,
executives often lose sight of this because t (...)
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Lean Maintenance: Best Practices to Turn Asset Management into a Profit Center. Get Free White Papers Related To Lean Maintenance.
It’s common know...
Published:
2010-03-11
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A lean supply chain consists of two major components—lean manufacturing and lean distribution—which focus on satisfying customer
demand efficiently, at the lowest cost, with the least amount of waste. But what if your replenishment strategy is your distribution
center’s weakest link? To improve cus (...)
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Document Type: White Paper Description: A lean supply chain consists of two major components—lean
manufacturing and lean distribution—which focus on ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Early Lean Adopters Embrace Technology. Find Software and Other Solutions for Your Decision Associated with Lean Adopters
and Business Process Improvement. Many aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturers are enjoying a competitive advantage because
of early adoption of lean manufacturing tools. However, co (...)
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Early Lean Adopters Embrace Technology. Find Software and Other Solutions for Your Decision Associated with Lean Adopters
and Business Process Impr...
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
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Abstract:
Lean supply chain management and lean sourcing strategies are relatively new to the apparel industry, generating more talk
than broad implementation to date. In this the final paper of our “Lean Is Fashionable” thought leadership series, we define
a lean supply chain action plan with five concrete st (...)
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... Lean supply chain management and lean
sourcing strategies are relatively new to the apparel industry, generating more talk than broad implementation to date. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Optimizing supply chain management processes to work more closely with trading partners, requires enterprises to act together
as interdependent supply networks. The development of service oriented architecture will be crucial in achieving the necessary
flexibility characterizing such networked supply cha (...)
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Optimizing supply chain management processes to work more closely with trading partners, requires enterprises to act together
as interdependent su...
Published:
2005-11-07
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Begin at the End: a Good Lean Strategy Starts with Defining Your Ultimate Goal. Read Current White Paper for a Good Lean Strategy
Starts with Defining Your Ultimate Goal. You know the statistics—lean can shorten your lead times, reduce inventories, cut
operating costs, free up resources, and more. But c (...)
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Begin at the End: a Good Lean Strategy Starts with Defining Your Ultimate Goal. Read Current White Paper for a Good Lean Strategy
Starts with Defin...
Published:
2010-03-11
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About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes evolution, a platform neutral,
extended enterprise resource planning product, and DemandStream for lean automation. (...)
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About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes evolution, a platform neutral,
extended enterprise r...
Published:
2006-03-01
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Enabling lean manufacturing and six sigma principles to improve operations requires a nontraditional approach. The old idea
that lean manufacturing and six sigma principles don’t require IT isn’t valid anymore. Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
and supply chain management (SCM) applications are crit (...)
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... Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM)
applications are critical for enabling holistic, lean manufacturing operations, and work ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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As manufactures adopt lean principles, the process inevitably involves developing metrics for measuring their progress. But
measurements are linked throughout the organization, not just on the manufacturing floor but in accounts payable and other
back office processes. This white paper emphasizes the nee (...)
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Measuring the Success of Lean: Selecting the Best Mileposts for the Never-ending Journey. Source: SAP. Document
Type: White Paper ...
Published:
2012-01-30
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Transitioning to Lean with Oracle Flow Manufacturing. Get Case Studies and Other Software to Use In Your Self-assessment for
Transitioning to Lean with Oracle Flow Manufacturing. Lean execution strategies within enterprises and across supply chains
can dramatically reduce cycle times, improve quality, red (...)
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Transitioning to Lean with Oracle Flow Manufacturing. Get Case Studies and Other Software to Use In Your Self-assessment for
Transitioning to Lean ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Industrial equipment manufacturers (IEMs) have been hit especially hard by today’s economy. But the industry has come back
better than ever before by adopting new efficient manufacturing methods and new software and business processes that let them
compete head-on, satisfying customer demands while red (...)
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Winning Strategies for Industrial Equipment Manufacturing. Source: Microsoft. Document Type: White Paper Description: Industrial
equipment ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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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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Abstract:
Has global outsourcing run its course for your business? See whether the lean production model can help you grow your company
while keeping it home. The recent trend of manufacturing companies in outsourcing their production tasks to other parts of
the world has certainly been effective in reducing produ (...)
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... of outsourced goods and products, extremely cumbersome and slow supply chains preventing
... lean approach lies in the distinct nature of the lean management
model ...
Published:
2011-01-26
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Abstract:
Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Impact of Lean on Consumer Product Manufacturers. Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound. While consumer products manufacturers are relatively recent adopters of lean programs,
they are already achieving value through a firm commitment t (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Impact of Lean on Consumer Product Manufacturers. Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Relevant and ...
Published:
2010-03-11