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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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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... ...
Published:
2011-01-26
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Flow manufacturing leverages techniques to help manufacturers create any product on any given day, in any given quantity
including the "quantity of one" (i.e., through the so-called mixed-model production), while keeping inventories to a minimum
and shortening cycle times in order to quickly fill custome (...)
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Flow manufacturing leverages techniques to help manufacturers create any product on any given day, in any given quantity including
the "quantity o...
Published:
2004-01-14
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Tackling the transformation to lean production is high-priority in the aerospace industry. After all, lean manufacturing
eliminates waste from essential manufacturing processes and helps you measure up to your competitors. But how can you attain
true lean transformation—and what specific steps does you (...)
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... Source: Cincom Systems. Document Type: White Paper Description: Tackling the transformation to lean
production is high-priority in the aerospace industry. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like accounting and HR. Moreover, flow should be a company-wide strategy that impacts more than manufacturing. (...)
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While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like a...
Published:
2004-01-15
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Abstract:
Lean principles are difficult to employ in complex environments, but materials requirement planning has well-known limitations.
The theory of constraints, which is complementary to lean manufacturing when it comes to low volumes and complex environments,
may provide an answer. (...)
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Lean principles are difficult to employ in complex environments, but materials requirement planning has well-known limitations.
The theory of cons...
Published:
2006-02-21
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Next R(E)volution of Lean. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. By seeing a business as a "value system" for customers, companies can shift lean strategic priorities towards
growth-oriented targets instead of cost-cutting. Instead o (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Next R(E)volution of Lean. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. By seeing...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
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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lean production model:
A number of lean manufacturing tools and practices have long been used to reduce manufacturing waste. These include the five
S's, visual controls,...
Published:
2006-02-14
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Abstract:
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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lean production model:
... and textile companies move to outsourcing production—relinquishing direct control in
favor of a more cost-effective manufacturing model—a lean supply chain ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Most lean manufacturing deployments target production operations, but can also be extended to other supply chain processes.
To realize the multiplicative benefits of real time information and reduced inventory, companies must assess their production
environment and supply chain activities. (...)
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Most lean manufacturing deployments target production operations, but can also be extended to other supply chain processes.
To realize the multipl...
Published:
2005-09-13
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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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Abstract:
Optimizing Selling and Ordering Processes for Complex Products Across Multiple Sales Channels. Documents and Other Package
to Use Complex Products Across Multiple Sales Channels. Manitou, a global producer of complex make-to-order forklift trucks,
wanted to optimize sales processes to overcome several cha (...)
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Optimizing Selling and Ordering Processes for Complex Products Across Multiple Sales Channels. Documents and Other Package
to Use Complex Products ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
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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Abstract:
While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like accounting and HR. Moreover, flow should be a company-wide strategy that impacts more than manufacturing. (...)
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lean production model:
While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like a...
Published:
2004-01-15
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Abstract:
Across the industrial machinery and components industry, successful lean initiatives are increasing as manufacturers recognize
the key enabler of continuous improvement and eliminating waste—technology. This white paper presents six brief case studies
of manufacturing companies that have built an under (...)
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Technology and the Lean Enterprise: Building an Infrastructure That Drives the Highest Value to the Customer.
Source: itelligence ...
Published:
2011-03-25
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Abstract:
SSI's approach appeals to process manufacturers, as well as some discrete manufacturers with short lead times and high volumes,
where the traditional manufacturing resource planning (MRP) approach often shows many shortcomings (and can even be a recipe
for disaster). (...)
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SSI's approach appeals to process manufacturers, as well as some discrete manufacturers with short lead times and high
volumes, where the traditio...
Published:
2006-07-26
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Abstract:
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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lean production model:
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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lean production model:
... In the lean ERP model, especially where cellular production
techniques in manufacturing are introduced, there is going to be less handling of materials. ...
Published:
2008-02-05
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... pure inputs / outputs based material transactions and related WIP costs emulation) and the Lean
Accounting methods that go with this production model. ...
Published:
2010-08-05
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Abstract:
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:
Using Inventory Optimization to Reduce Inventory Levels in a Lean Environment. Solutions and Other Documents to Characterize
Your Acquisition, In Relation To Using Inventory Optimization to Reduce Inventory Levels in a Lean Environment. Small and
medium businesses (SMB) need to address inventory challenge (...)
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Using Inventory Optimization to Reduce Inventory Levels in a Lean Environment. Solutions and Other Documents to Characterize
Your Acquisition, In R...
Published:
2010-03-11