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Founded in 1989, Plastic Components, Inc. (PCI) uses complete process automation to keep costs low and quality high. To support
this vision, PCI adopted lean manufacturing principles, such as staffing for efficiency, investing in quality equipment and
support systems, and pursuing process improvements. I (...)
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... To support this vision, PCI adopted lean manufacturing principles, such as staffing
for efficiency ... Download <strong>IQMS Case Study: Plastics Components Inc. ...
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2010-03-11
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Chemtech, a plastics injection molder, experienced doubled sales, achieved a 99.7 percent on-time delivery rate, and generated
time savings and process efficiencies after implementing DTR Plastics ERP. In fact, after running this application for seven
years, they were winning new clients as a result of b (...)
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A Made2Manage Systems Customer Profile: The Story of Chemtech Plastics Inc. Source: Consona/Made2Manage Systems.
Document Type: Case ...
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2010-03-11
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We’ve all heard the same story time and again: the project that started with such high expectations has turned out to be—like
many others—mediocre at best. The product development team is asking questions—"Where did the project go wrong? Why didn’t
we see the problems earlier?" Many companies a (...)
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Maximizing Product Development Value—Realizing Value from New Products and Portfolios. Source: SmartOrg.
Document Type: White Paper ...
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2010-03-11
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Chemtech Plastics Inc., an injection molding company founded in 1982, believed technology could help it obtain an edge over
the competition—but the first generation software it was using had some limitations, and many of its processes were
manual. By implementing an industry-specific enterprise res (...)
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ERP Case Study: Chemtech Plastics Inc. Source: Consona ... seven years. Download <strong>ERP
Case Study: Chemtech Plastics Inc</strong>. Comments: ...
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2010-03-11
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Products may fail to meet expectations for many reasons—most of which are self-inflicted wounds (such as unclear product
definitions) by the company bringing them to market. What’s more, politics and inertia all too often win the day when it comes
to making difficult product portfolio decisions. What (...)
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... Source: SmartOrg. Document Type: White Paper Description: Products may fail to meet
expectations for many reasons—most of which are self-inflicted wounds ...
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2010-03-11
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As a plastics molder, Dreco Inc. required an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that could manage its sizeable inventory.
The original application it had purchased ten years earlier delivered a minimum of manufacturing functionality at the greatest
possible expense. What did Dreco do about it? It (...)
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... Plastics. Document Type: Case Study Description: As a plastics molder,
Dreco ... purchased ten years earlier delivered a minimum of manufacturing functionality
at ...
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2010-03-11
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Research shows that companies implementing product portfolio management (PPM) solutions achieve greater success in profitability
because of their ability to monitor product value throughout the product selection and development processes. With the ability
to evaluate this information through PPM capabili (...)
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Product Value Assessment and Monitoring: Delivering a Substantial Margin Advantage. Source: SmartOrg. Document Type: White
Paper Description ...
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2010-03-11
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For many years, business intelligence (BI) has proven to be invaluable for enhancing database information in the retail and
banking sectors. But to be truly useful in the manufacturing sector, the manufacturing environment’s existing technology information
structure needs to continually inform the BI s (...)
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... But to be truly useful in the manufacturing sector, the manufacturing
environment’ s existing technology information structure needs to continually inform the ...
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2010-03-11
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A few years ago, the top customer complaint for plastics provider Rowmark was shipping errors. For several reasons, customers
weren’t receiving what they ordered. Problems were traced back to handwritten inventory labels, and manual counting and checking
of orders. Learn how the company upgraded the sy (...)
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... Source: Consona. Document Type: Case Study Description: A few years ago, the top customer complaint for
plastics provider Rowmark was shipping errors. ...
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2010-03-11
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Wisconsin Film & Bag, a leader in the flexible packaging industry, was set on expanding its business to the global market.
The goal was simple: center its business model on superior customer service and quick turnaround. Since implementing an enterprise
resource planning (ERP) system that could address i (...)
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... Source: Consona/DTR Plastics. Document Type: Case Study Description: Wisconsin Film
& Bag, a leader in the flexible packaging industry, was set on expanding its ...
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2010-03-11
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Diamond Plastics has a nation-wide network of PVC pipe manufacturing facilities. After years of customizing its financial
software, the company was unable to upgrade to newer versions. The existing system also could no longer accommodate the company’s
continued growth. Needing a new accounting and busi (...)
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... Source: Microsoft. Document Type: Case Study Description: Diamond Plastics has a nation-wide
network of PVC pipe manufacturing facilities. ...
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2010-03-11
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In the competitive auto industry, Nissen Chemitec America knows the need for lean manufacturing. Its legacy enterprise resource
planning (ERP) system was preventing the company from adopting lean principles, and so in 2003 it looked for an ERP tailored
for contract manufacturers serving the auto industry (...)
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plastics and rubber products manufacturing:
... Source: IQMS. Document Type: Case Study Description: In the competitive auto industry, Nissen Chemitec
America knows the need for lean manufacturing. ...
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2010-03-11
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In the competitive auto industry, Nissen Chemitec America knows the need for lean manufacturing. Its legacy enterprise resource
planning (ERP) system was preventing the company from adopting lean principles, and so in 2003 it looked for an ERP tailored
for contract manufacturers serving the auto industry (...)
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plastics and rubber products manufacturing:
... EnterpriseIQ. Source: IQMS. Description: In the competitive auto industry, Nissen Chemitec America knows
the need for lean manufacturing. ...
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2010-03-11
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Dillen Products, Inc. is a major supplier of plastic planters and trays to the grower segment of the horticultural market.
Dillen needed a better way to manage its increasingly diverse inventory, meet the labeling and distribution demands of its
major retailers, and integrate its warehouse management sys (...)
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Dillen Grows WMS Program. Source: Click Commerce. Document Type: White Paper Description: Dillen Products,
Inc. is a major supplier ...
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2010-03-11
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Learn how Eastern Plastics, a small precision plastic machining, design, and assembly company, implemented an integrated
solution and document management system to aid in its growing, international business. (...)
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Eastern Plastics. Source: Epicor. Document Type ... its growing, international business.
Download <strong>Eastern Plastics</strong>. Comments: ...
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2010-03-11
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For over 30 years, Madison Chemical Industries has sold 100 percent polyurethane coatings and linings to companies around
the globe. With the technical challenges it faced as a growing company, it was becoming clear that the DOS-based system it
was using to maintain its inventory had to go. With an integ (...)
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Customer Success Story: Batchmaster Has Madison Chemical Covered. Source: BatchMaster Software Inc. Document Type: Case Study
Description ...
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2010-03-11
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Manufacturing 2007 Executive Summary. Papers and Other Package to Use In Your System for Manufacturing. For a decade, IndustryWeek
and the Manufacturing Performance Institute (MPI) Census of Manufacturers have provided data to US manufacturers. This year,
MPI fielded a similar survey in Canada, offering a (...)
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Manufacturing 2007 Executive Summary. Papers and Other Package to Use In Your System for Manufacturing. For a decade, IndustryWeek
and the Manufact...
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2010-03-11
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By integrating data from disparate systems and delivering data in a management dashboard on a personal digital assistant
(PDA) or cell phone, Persistent enabled service engineers to collect and update data related to tire usage. This solution
seamlessly integrated approximately 1,000 dealers in more than (...)
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Microsoft Expertise Developing Mobile Application. Source: Persistent Systems Pvt Ltd. Document Type: Case Study Description:
By integrating ...
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2010-03-11
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Plastic suppliers require software systems that provide resources for multisite operations, including engineering, warehousing,
and purchasing. However, most vendors solutions do not meet the specific needs of the plastics industry. IMPACT Encore solution
gives plastics suppliers an encompassing solutoin (...)
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... However, most vendors solutions do not meet the specific needs of the plastics industry.
IMPACT Encore solution gives plastics suppliers ...
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2010-03-11
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How the Small Become Mighty. Search for Information and Other Software to Define Your Small and your Mighty System. Although
small to midsized manufacturers employ more than half of all workers in the US, today’s demand-driven, global economy is challenging
them to operate with the same agility as their (...)
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plastics and rubber products manufacturing:
How the Small Become Mighty. Search for Information and Other Software to Define Your Small and your Mighty System. Although
small to midsized manu...
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2010-03-11