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... These issues have forced manufacturers to consider how they can integrate a variety of manufacturing
processes using a singular approach. ...
Published:
2008-09-09
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Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Monitor and Improve the Effectiveness of Your Manufacturing processes. Calculate OEE and
improve your processes. Manufacturers looking to optimize production processes are turning to overall equipment effectiveness
(OEE) measurement and analysis in order to reduce lost pro (...)
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Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Monitor and Improve the Effectiveness of Your Manufacturing processes.
Calculate OEE and improve your processes. M... ...
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2010-03-30
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Because manufacturers are now competing globally, they have shifted production to developing countries where cost of labor
and resources is low. Software vendors have combined supply chain management functionality with enterprise resource planning
software to stay globally competitive. (...)
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Because manufacturers are now competing globally, they have shifted production to developing countries where cost of labor
and resources is low. S...
Published:
2009-08-03
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While enterprise applications solutions are moving closer to the plant floor, and plant-level systems are moving closer to
enterprise planning application functionality, these systems will not likely converge anytime soon, because they use different
technologies and have different user requirements. (...)
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manufacturing processes:
While enterprise applications solutions are moving closer to the plant floor, and plant-level systems are moving closer to
enterprise planning app...
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2008-03-28
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Read this comparative analysis on APS, SCM, and ERP to make your business processes more cost-effective. Constant changes
are happening in the software market, either in software delivery methods, features and functions, or software integrations
with other applications. Organizations are looking for solut (...)
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manufacturing processes:
Read this comparative analysis on APS, SCM, and ERP to make your business processes more cost-effective. Constant changes
are happening in the soft...
Published:
2010-02-12
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Falling somewhere between discrete and process manufacturing, mixed-mode manufacturers haven’t always been well served by
traditional discrete or process enterprise resource planning solutions. But that’s changing now, as mixed-mode manufacturers
finally have access to solutions that truly address th (...)
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manufacturing processes:
Falling somewhere between discrete and process manufacturing, mixed-mode manufacturers haven’t always been well served by
traditional discrete or ...
Published:
2009-09-09
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Having a system that can support mix-mode manufacturing without the need for artificial constraints would mean that the technology
is available to offer on demand manufacturing enterprise resource management to the marketplace. (...)
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manufacturing processes:
Having a system that can support mix-mode manufacturing without the need for artificial constraints would mean that the technology
is available to...
Published:
2007-01-17
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Process manufacturing industries have distinct needs from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Here’s an overview
of what process manufacturing requires from an ERP solution, including business intelligence capabilities. (...)
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Process manufacturing industries have distinct needs from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Here’s an overview
of what process manufac...
Published:
2009-09-07
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In its major comeback attempt J.D. Edwards has been playing the card of system openness and interconnectivity, some of the
key principles of the Internet economy. On October 2, the usually laid back vendor hosted a glitzy show in New York City for
the official launch of the highly publicized Xe version o (...)
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In its major comeback attempt JD Edwards has been playing the card of system openness and interconnectivity, some of the key
principles of the I...
Published:
2000-10-19
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e-Catalysts, Inc. launches its B2B digital marketplace with help from VerticalNet and Aspen Technology. (...)
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e-Catalysts, Inc. launches its B2B digital marketplace with help from VerticalNet and Aspen Technology.
Published:
2001-01-04
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RFID and wireless usage will drive up data transactions by ten fold over the next few years. It is likely that a significant
readdressing of the infrastructure will be required--in the enterprise and the global bandwidth. (...)
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RFID and wireless usage will drive up data transactions by ten fold over the next few years. It is likely that a significant
readdressing of the i...
Published:
2004-10-20
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The downside, as a rule, is the painstaking integration effort yet to be devised for a number of remaining products in the
Sage’s/Best’s family and to be subsequently exerted, as there is always a large time bracket from concept to actual materialization.
Further, integration is never a simple feat. (...)
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The downside, as a rule, is the painstaking integration effort yet to be devised for a number of remaining products in the
Sage’s/Best’s family an...
Published:
2002-12-23
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Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business
processes. The five main steps to achieving lean transition are defining value, mapping the value stream, making the activities
flow, responding to customer demand, and continuous (...)
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Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs
and business processes. The five m...
Published:
2006-02-15
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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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manufacturing processes:
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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Manufacturing operations are characterized by a need for factory transformation management. Via software that uses a "virtual
factory" approach to synchronize the supply chain, Pelion Systems is attempting to establish a new market category, manufacturing
process optimization, to satisfy this need. (...)
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manufacturing processes:
Manufacturing operations are characterized by a need for factory transformation management. Via software that uses a "virtual
factory" approach to...
Published:
2006-01-31
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Lean manufacturing emphasizes the minimization of the amount of all the resources (including time) used in the various activities
of the enterprise. The typical areas of hidden waste are over-production, waiting, transportation, over-processing, motion,
excessive inventory, and defective units. (...)
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manufacturing processes:
Lean manufacturing emphasizes the minimization of the amount of all the resources (including time) used in the various activities
of the enterpris...
Published:
2006-02-13
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Hiring the former APICS president to head its manufacturing industry efforts a year ago, the high profile acquisition of
renowned manufacturing ERP provider J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently, the acquisition of demand flow and lean manufacturing
software solutions from JCIT, might indicate that (...)
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Hiring the former APICS president to head its manufacturing industry efforts a year ago, the high profile acquisition of renowned
manufacturing ER...
Published:
2004-01-24
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Managing constraints in any manufacturing or service environment can be difficult. But with the right tools, accurate data,
and a skilled user, a management team can manage the throughput of its constraints to support the goals of its company. (...)
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manufacturing processes:
Managing constraints in any manufacturing or service environment can be difficult. But with the right tools, accurate data,
and a skilled user, a ...
Published:
2008-08-01
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As the contest for the lower-end of the market intensifies, SAP is further honing a twofold strategy of promulgating its
mySAP All-in-One vertical offerings for the higher-end of the mid-market, while offering the SAP Business One product to appeal
to smaller enterprises with less complex processes. Soft (...)
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manufacturing processes:
As the contest for the lower-end of the market intensifies, SAP is further honing a twofold strategy of promulgating its mySAP
All-in-One vertical...
Published:
2004-05-07
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A manufacturing execution system (MES) can be defined as a collection of business processes providing event-by-event, real-time
execution of planned production requirements. However, market ambiguity and functional overlap with enterprise resource planning
systems obscure what an MES can bring to an ente (...)
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A manufacturing execution system (MES) can be defined as a collection of business processes
providing event-by-event, real-time execution of plann...
Published:
2008-03-07