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Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing is "not procrastination, but making a commitment once the scales are tipped in favor of
certainty,” explains Focus Expert Jerry Durant. How do you keep your company from falling prey to the “deer-in-the-headlights”
syndrome and suffering from decision failures? Down (...)
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Published:
2011-05-13
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Abstract:
As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms. (...)
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As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms.
Published:
2004-12-25
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Abstract:
As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms. (...)
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As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms.
Published:
2004-12-25
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A solid product aside, good may be just too good for IQMS. Potential customers may shy away because its well-rounded solution
may seem more appropriate for the upper-end of the market. This, combined with IQMS' reliance on Oracle, and its well-integrated
product will pose challenges to the vendor's growt (...)
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A solid product aside, good may be just too good for IQMS. Potential customers may shy away because its well-rounded solution
may seem more approp...
Published:
2005-04-09
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How DaimlerChrysler Gained 30 Percent in Productivity with a Time and Attendance Solution. Read White Papers and Other Software
for Your Study of Productivity with a Time and Attendance Solution. DaimlerChrysler Research & Technology North America (DCRTNA)
focuses on developing new technologies for the ne (...)
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How DaimlerChrysler Gained 30 Percent in Productivity with a Time and Attendance Solution. Read White Papers and Other Software
for Your Study of P...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Enterprise systems have brought many benefits to chemical environments, but for individual enterprises, gaining these benefits
requires selecting a solution that can deal with the unique needs of the business. (...)
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Enterprise systems have brought many benefits to chemical environments, but for individual enterprises, gaining these benefits
requires selecting ...
Published:
2006-05-12
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Abstract:
As with any manufacturing operation, process manufacturing has special system requirements such as formulas, unit of measure
conversions, and packaging recipes. However, within the realm of process manufacturing, specific industries have needs that
are more critical than others. This article explores the (...)
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... but you only have 500 pounds, you can still make orange juice, just not as ...
you would expect to see one computer at a time coming down the production line. ...
Published:
2004-05-28
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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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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:
CMS Software (now known as Solarsoft Business Systems) may not be a huge global player, but its enterprise resource planning
solutions address a wide spectrum of supply chain management requirements, including customizable electronic data interchange
functions, warehousing, distribution, and traceability (...)
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CMS Software (now known as Solarsoft Business Systems) may not be a huge global player, but its enterprise resource planning
solutions address a w...
Published:
2007-12-03
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Abstract:
Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation
of ROI often results in making an uninformed decision. Part four discusses the difficulty in predicting the future. (...)
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Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation
of ROI often results in ...
Published:
2001-07-18
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QAD has been pulling through the downturn with a real strength (especially in terms of new licenses, and with a strong balance
sheet and declining debt), a result of its persevering focus on manufacturing, which it recently coined in the slogan "A passion
for manufacturing". (...)
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QAD has been pulling through the downturn with a real strength (especially in terms of new licenses, and with a strong balance
sheet and declining...
Published:
2003-09-18
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... lean techniques and philosophies such as lean pull-production principles, you will achieve
business gains as you introduce JIT (just-in-time), resulting in ...
Published:
2008-02-05
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Abstract:
Cover-time planning (CTP) is a "pull" system, but with the intent of planning and not merely waiting for the execution time
to act. (...)
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Cover-time planning (CTP) is a "pull" system, but with the intent of planning and not merely waiting for the execution
time to act.
Published:
2005-08-09
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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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Abstract:
Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production
capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw
and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There a (...)
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Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity
for calculating ...
Published:
2004-10-12
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Abstract:
As with any manufacturing operation, process manufacturing has special system requirements such as formulas, unit of measure
conversions, and packaging recipes. However, within the realm of process manufacturing, specific industries have needs that
are more critical than others. This article explores th (...)
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just in time production:
As with any manufacturing operation, process manufacturing has special system requirements such as formulas, unit of measure
conversions, and pack...
Published:
2004-05-26
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Abstract:
Though superficially, IQMS, a small, quiet ERP provider, may be similar to its competitors, by offering fully-integrated
applications and services that are typically expected from larger tier one vendors, IQMS has truly differentiated itself in
the market. (...)
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Though superficially, IQMS, a small, quiet ERP provider, may be similar to its competitors, by offering fully-integrated applications
and services...
Published:
2005-04-06
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Abstract:
Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production
capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw
and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There a (...)
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just in time production:
Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity
for calculating ...
Published:
2004-10-12
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Abstract:
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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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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... and become a demand-driven (responsive) business is more than just the catch ...
The lean thinking revolves around the concepts of takt time (production rate or ...
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2010-11-19