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Strategies to Run a Lean Supply Chain: How Principles of Lean Manufacturing Transfer Benefits to Operations
White Paper This paper from Ventana Research describes lean manufacturing and how it can be applied to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most successful: the concept of lean. The blurring of the line between manufacturing and... [23 Jul 2008]
ERM: Aligning Roles and Responsibilities in the Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain
White Paper To be the most reliable and cost-effective suppliers, contract manufacturers must have lean and disciplined supply chains. To remain competitive in their low-margin industry, contract manufacturers must work to reduce this risk by realigning roles... [03 Jul 2008]
Politeno Cuts Manufacturing Costs, Increases Productivity and Revenues using deploying Oracle E-Business Suite
White Paper Oracle E-Business Suite gives them the technology to help them make the best business decisions, maintain a lean cost structure, work well with their partners, and set their sights on future development. [03 Jul 2008]
More Than Just a Theory: How Can ERP Support a Demand-Driven Supply Chain?
White Paper Tune in to this Manufacturing Business Technology Executive Broadcast to learn how Wika - a manufacturer of more than 30 million gauges, diaphragm seats, transmitters, and thermometers annually - has moved toward a demand-driven operations model... [13 Jun 2008]
Oxlo Systems: Catalyzing the "Last Mile" of the Automotive Demand Chain
White Paper Automakers have realized immense benefits implementing lean manufacturing and supply practices. Now, they're focusing on the "Last mile" of the automotive demand chain - where vehicles are sold and serviced at retail - as an opportunity to... [11 Jan 2008]
Momentum Webcast: Lean Manufacturing for High Tech Manufacturers (Level 100)
White Paper The attendee of this webcast will learn key lean manufacturing techniques that can significantly improve business and profitability. Traditional lean tools have already penetrated many companies in the industry. [14 Dec 2007]
Butler Manufacturing Company Streamlines Business Processes to Increase Profitability
White Paper The company also consolidated 37 disparate systems and eliminated silos and reduced inventory, allowing the company to operate in a lean environment. The challenge was to improve efficiency by integrating manufacturing, planning, and supply chain... [03 Nov 2007]
Adaptive Manufacturing: Enabling the Lean Six Sigma Enterprise
White Paper Find out how market forces such as demand variability and supplier fragmentation are affecting manufacturers and what they must do to extend lean- and Six Sigma-based principles and processes across their entire supply chain. [26 Jul 2007]
Cefla Group Accelerates Business Processes by Up to 87% With Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning
White Paper The challenge was to provide group divisions with flexible, easy-to-use tools for supporting the information flows associated with supply chain, warehouse management, and the new processes inspired by the lean manufacturing concept. [11 Jul 2007]
Ensuring Lean Manufacturing at Shanghai General Motors
White Paper Download this case study to read about the special development effort that was needed and learn why the project manager at Shanghai GM can now say, "SAP Custom Development enabled us to drive out waste, streamline a complex and lengthy production... [05 Apr 2007]
AMD picks IBM man as chip-making chief
News While continuing the work on APM, Grose said AMD will also increasingly emphasise lean manufacturing techniques to reduce waste. As senior vice president of technology development, manufacturing and supply chain, Grose replaces Daryl Ostrander, who... [05 Feb 2007]
RFID spurs manufacturers to boost software spend
News Battling against foreign competitors, and keen to reduce the impact of increasing materials costs on their margins, manufacturers are looking to implement lean production strategies, according to analyst Datamonitor. [24 Aug 2006]
PeopleSoft Case Study: Hoffman Enclosures
White Paper With the help of a complete suite of PeopleSoft applications for supply chain management, manufacturing, and financials, Hoffman is embracing the principles and practices of lean, demand-driven manufacturing. [05 Mar 2005]
PeopleSoft Case Study: FWMurphy
White Paper With PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne, FWMurphy has become a demand-driven manufacturer through improved ability to forecast effectively, promise orders accurately, transform to lean and pull-based manufacturing and procurement, and adapt inventory and... [05 Mar 2005]
Getting Ready for the Rebound: Bringing 'Lean' to the EMS Supply Chain
White Paper Born out of the Japanese automotive industry in the 1950s, “lean manufacturing” known throughout the industry simply as Lean is a collection of business principles dedicated to eliminating waste, focusing on customer needs, reducing production... [10 Nov 2004]
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