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Abstract:
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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... Adaptive Manufacturing: Enabling the Lean Six Sigma Enterprise. ...
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Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Business process management (BPM) and process improvement support the management and continuous improvement of business processes,
both cross-departmental and enterprise-wide. How can you empower the transformation to lean and manage business operations
in the various stages of its transformation, and ma (...)
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Sustainable Lean Six Sigma Transformation through Cordys. ... Learn about
a BPM solution that employs lean Six Sigma for faster process improvements. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
The past year has taught executives everywhere that business will never again be “business as usual.” Manufacturers, in particular,
must focus more than ever on satisfying customers while removing waste and unnecessary costs from their organizations. And
they need to do so faster and better than thei (...)
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Bridging the Lean Performance Gap: How Manufacturers Can Achieve Real Lean and Real Results.
Source: Infor. Document Type: White Paper ...
Published:
2010-11-29
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Many competitive businesses are implementing “lean” initiatives to expose and attack waste and setting goals for continuous
improvement through Six Sigma principles. Consensus is growing that technology is key for successful lean initiatives. This
white paper defines addresses the impact lean initiat (...)
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... businesses are implementing “lean” initiatives to expose and attack waste and setting
goals for continuous improvement through Six Sigma principles. ...
Published:
2011-03-25
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Abstract:
Kanban—the Japanese term for physical or visual signs that trigger replenishment, which can be a useful part of lean
manufacturing—is not a good fit in some situations. Alternatives to kanban can also eliminate waste in lean production
by addressing inventory, materials, and replenishment pro (...)
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Implementing Kanban Alternatives in Lean Manufacturing. ... Download <strong>Implementing
Kanban Alternatives in Lean Manufacturing</strong>. Comments: ...
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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Abstract:
This white paper discusses solutions that can be leveraged to help support lean initiatives and foster the growth of a lean
business. It explores how a lean business can benefit greatly from effective modeling, and provides a detailed example of
how one software solution can be effectively adapted to a l (...)
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Enabling Lean Transformation. Source: iOctane Pty ... a lean approach.
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Published:
2010-09-07
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... investing in people (training existing employees rather than hiring new personnel), and implementing
lean tools (Theory of Constraints, Six Sigma, and value ...
Published:
2009-09-23
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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
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Abstract:
As a Lean Six Sigma service company, third-party logistics (3PL) provider Transplace emphasizes eliminating waste, simplifying
processes, and demonstrating continuous improvement. Those values were on display when the company replaced a host of manual
document management processes with a modern workflow (...)
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As a Lean Six Sigma service company, third-party logistics (3PL) provider Transplace emphasizes
eliminating waste, simplifying processes, and demo... ...
Published:
2010-03-23
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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:
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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Abstract:
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:
Over the past 30–40 years, manufacturers have made dramatic leaps in improving their businesses by using lean manufacturing
and Six Sigma techniques. The systems these businesses use, however, have changed relatively little in comparison. The ERP
systems manufacturing companies rely on to run their bus (...)
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Over the past 30–40 years, manufacturers have made dramatic leaps in improving their businesses by using lean
manufacturing and Six Sigma techniqu... ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
You're a step ahead with TEC's Lean and Green Manufacturing Buyer's Guide. While the need for sustainable development is affecting
how organizations do business, the idea of environmental and corporate responsibility as value drivers is still relatively
new. Many companies are just beginning to adopt an a (...)
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You're a step ahead with TEC's Lean and Green Manufacturing Buyer's Guide. While the need for sustainable development
is affecting how organization...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
On the path toward global competitiveness, the benefits and basic principles of “Lean” are widely known. However, many organizations
struggle to gain a foothold when embarking on the Lean journey. Or, perhaps more commonly, Lean initiatives stall and are
sometimes eliminated due to a lack of understa (...)
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Transforming Your Business to Lean: 10 Lessons Learned. ... However, many organizations
struggle to gain a foothold when embarking on the Lean journey. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
You're a step ahead with TEC's Lean and Green Manufacturing Buyer's Guide. While the need for sustainable development is affecting
how organizations do business, the idea of environmental and corporate responsibility as value drivers is still relatively
new. Many companies are just beginning to adopt an a (...)
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lean six:
You're a step ahead with TEC's Lean and Green Manufacturing Buyer's Guide. While the need for sustainable development
is affecting how organization...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Six Sigma Quality is a popular approach to process improvement, particularly among technology driven companies such as Allied
Signal, General Electric, Kodak and Texas Instruments. Its objective is to reduce output variability through process improvement,
and/or to increase customer specification limits (...)
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Question: When is Six Sigma not Six Sigma? Answer: When it's the Six
Sigma Metric!!©. ... Is it really "six" s? Let's return to the metric itself.
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Published:
2000-06-13
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Abstract:
Lean Simplified: Part Two.Templates and Other Package to Use In Your Complex System of Lean Simplified. Part one of the “Lean
Simplified” series looked at manufacturing wastes, lean principles, and the benefits of lean manufacturing. Here, in Part
two, you’ll be taken through the action stage of lea (...)
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Lean Simplified: Part Two.Templates and Other Package to Use In Your Complex System of Lean Simplified. Part one of the “Lean
Simplified” series lo...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Lean manufacturing practices are employed to some degree on almost every manufacturing floor, but many companies aren't realizing
the real benefits of lean by bringing lean to their front-office operations. Here are a few tips on lean office operations. (...)
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Lean manufacturing practices are employed to some degree on almost every manufacturing floor, but many companies aren't
realizing the real benefit...
Published:
2009-01-07