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lean manufacturing and software

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PeopleSoft injects JCIT-based lean into EnterpriseOne.(Decompose And Reconstruct)
Enterprise suite vendor PeopleSoft shook up the lean manufacturing software market last fall when it purchased software assets from lean manufacturing education firm JCIT International. Now PeopleSoft is on the second round of integration of lean f Enterprise suite vendor PeopleSoft shook up the...
Tags: Lean Manufacturing, PeopleSoft Inc., software
Research articles 2004-09-01
New SYSPRO Factory Scheduling Software Options Advance Lean Manufacturing Practices
CHICAGO -- SYSPRO, a leading producer of enterprise software, has today announced the addition of new scheduling options to the SYSPRO Factory Scheduling Software solution. These options, which range from fairly basic planning board type scheduling to the optimal in advanced scheduling solutions, help factory managers advance Lean manufacturing practices.
Tags: Lean Manufacturing, software
Research articles 2007-09-25
Seriously lean.(APICS Conference)
Enterprise suite vendor PeopleSoft announced its acquisition of JCIT International's Demand Flow software, which supports lean product and mixed-model methodologies. PeopleSoft contends that the software, combined with its supply chain solutions, w Enterprise suite vendor PeopleSoft announced its acquisition of JCIT International's Demand...
Tags: Lean Manufacturing, PeopleSoft Inc., software
Research articles 2003-11-01
Can flow encompass the supply chain? A new breed of software offers expanded support for flow manufacturing. (Plant Optimization).
When Cascade Engineering adopted lean manufacturing principles, some of its suppliers struggled through a period of adjustment. Cascade, a $200-million-a-year global manufacturer based in Grand Rapids, Mich., designs and builds durable plastic When Cascade Engineering adopted lean manufacturing principles,...
Tags: Cascade Corp., Kanban, Lean Manufacturing, manufacturer, manufacturing, software, supplier, supply chain
Research articles 2003-04-01
Supply Chain In The Fast Lane
This article is about improvements in supply chain of automotive industry. It illustrates through Detroit and Covisint way, the trend of slowly refining processes seems to be continuing, even when it comes to something as hyper-kinetic as e-business. The auto industry went to lean manufacturing initiatives, like just-in-time delivery, a...
Tags: Supply Chain, Lean Manufacturing, Cygnus Business Media, JIT, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Quality, Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations, Business Operations
White papers 2001-04-01
Establishing Standards For Automotive Inventory Visibility & Interoperability
As globalization, competition, and downward price pressures show no signs of easing, lean manufacturing - matching supply to demand, eliminating waste, and streamlining operations - still holds great promise for automotive suppliers to meet these challenges. The common denominator in most lean manufacturing initiatives is inventory. Inventory is the crucial...
Tags: Interoperability, QAD, Lean Manufacturing, Standards, Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Supply Chain Management (SCM), It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2004-12-03
Empowering The Lean Value Chain
This white paper addresses the application of lean manufacturing techniques within the enterprise and across the supply chain, and introduces QAD's new Lean Manufacturing module as an effective and comprehensive means of achieving that goal. It explains how lean manufacturing has proved itself in the field - and where we...
Tags: QAD, Value Chain, Lean Manufacturing, Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Supply Chain Management (SCM), It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2005-06-29
Strategies to Run a Lean Supply Chain: How Principles of Lean Manufacturing Transfer Benefits to Operations
The blurring of the line between manufacturing and supply chain logistics provides the opportunity to move efficient manufacturing management concepts to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most successful: the concept of lean. This paper from Ventana Research describes lean manufacturing and how it can be applied...
Tags: Strategy, Benefit, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations
White papers 2007-04-20
Extending ERP to Achieve Lean Manufacturing in High Mix Environments
While Enterprise Resource Planning ERP software solutions are important tools for running manufacturing businesses, they lack crucial components necessary to support Lean Manufacturing, particularly in high mix manufacturing. This paper describes the business drivers behind the escalating concerns about manufacturing performance; why ERP systems are unable to support necessary performance...
Tags: Environment, Lean Manufacturing, ERP, Invistics, Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Software
White papers 2005-09-06
Ensuring Lean Manufacturing at Shanghai General Motors
Shanghai General Motors Company Shanghai GM made the right decision when it called on SAP Custom Development services to help it adapt its SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization SAP APO solution, which is a component of SAP's supply chain management SCM system. Download this case study to read about...
Tags: Supply Chain, Lean Manufacturing, Shanghai, SAP AG, General Motors Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations
Case studies 2005-05-01
Today's Discrete ERP Landscape: Trends, Challenges, And Solutions
The face of nowadays' manufacturing industry is no longer what it was five or 10 years ago. Consumer demand has driven change in the industry as well as to the technology used when producing goods. Enterprise Resource Planning ERP systems have matched these trends, and as a result, compliance, lean...
Tags: Lean Manufacturing, ERP, Technology Evaluation Centers, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations
White papers 2008-05-09

Additional Resources

Lilly Software Associates Announces Upcoming Regional Lean Manufacturing Seminar Series; Company's Customers to Share Dramatic Success Stories Achieved with Lilly's Lean Solutions
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HAMPTON, N.H.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 27, 2004 Lilly Software Associates, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise and supply chain solutions for manufacturers and distributors, and a premier supplier of Lean manufacturing solutions, today announced its upcoming regional Lean Manufacturing Seminar Series. Attendees will hear from Lilly...
Tags: Lilly Software Associates Inc.
Research articles 2004-05-27
Johnson Controls Automotive Group Begins Largest Deployment of Lean Operations Software; Factory Logic Solution Extends and Enhances Company's Lean Manufacturing Methodology
AUSTIN, Texas -- Factory LogicTM, the leading provider of lean manufacturing and supply chain management solutions, announces that the Automotive Group of Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE:JCI) has initiated deployment of the Factory Logic Lean Operations Management System across 30 Johnson Controls manufacturing facilities in North America. Johnson Controls is one...
Tags: Johnson Controls Inc., Lean Manufacturing
Research articles 2005-01-05
Lean efforts get software assist: new package supports plant-level efforts.(E Commentary)(manufacturing software)
CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF among companies that have embraced lean manufacturing, at last there is some software that can help. As I wrote in this space in July, some ERP software firms in recent years have added lean modules. Unfortunately, none were smitten enough...
Tags: Guide Corp.
Research articles 2003-11-01
Lean software institute formed: lean manufacturing is a concept pioneered at Toyota
Lean software institute formed: : Lean manufacturing is a concept pioneered at Toyota. Under the lean way of doing things, a company only spends capital and cycle time on what directly generates customer value. "Everything else," said Frode Odegard, "is waste." Odegard, a University City resident who helps...
Tags: software, Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2004-06-21
Multiple paths to lean: Detector Electronics, Norlen turn to specialized lean manufacturing solutions. (make).
Dick Bredehoft is a believer in the power of lean manufacturing to transform a company. He's not inclined, however, to attribute that power solely to one set of software. Bredehoft is vice president of operations for Detector Electronics Corp., a manufacturer of...
Tags: Norlen Inc.
Research articles 2002-11-01
Smiths Aerospace and HMS Software Announce Commitment to Lean Manufacturing
CONCORD, Mass. & WOLVERHAMPTON, UK -- Manufacturing Software Helps Aerospace Equipment Company Meet Lean Production Goals for Boeing 787 Mechanical Systems HMS Software Inc., a leading developer of manufacturing information management systems, and Smiths Aerospace, one of the largest European-based aerospace equipment companies, today announced a joint commitment to...
Tags: aerospace, Boeing Co., Manufacturing
Research articles 2005-02-28
Timken Deploys Ultriva Lean Manufacturing Software In Its European Automotive Division
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Ultriva Inc., the world leader in lean manufacturing software, today announced that the Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) has selected Ultriva's Electronic Kanban products for use in its European Automotive Group. Timken is deploying Ultriva's Electronic Kanban software products to improve on-time delivery performance to its customers, reduce inventory,...
Tags: Lean Manufacturing
Research articles 2006-04-24
Visteon-Shanghai Joint Venture Turns to QAD to Enable Lean Manufacturing
CARPINTERIA, Calif. -- QAD Inc. (NASDAQ:QADI), a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for global manufacturers, has announced that Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems LTD has deployed enterprise software applications from QAD to enable lean manufacturing operations and achieve exceptional inventory and manpower efficiencies. The implementation of QAD's Global Enterprise...
Tags: Lean Manufacturing, manufacturing, QAD
Research articles 2006-06-05
Freudenberg-NOK and Aras to Present on Product Development for Lean Manufacturing at CPDA Conference; Leading Automotive Supplier Explains Approach and How Aras Supports Lean Strategy
LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Aras Corporation, a premier provider of enterprise product development software solutions for performance driven companies, today announced that Marc Lind, Aras vice president, and Tomas Gill, Freudenberg-NOK director, will deliver a presentation on Product Development for Lean Manufacturing at the Collaborative Product Development Associates' CPDA upcoming PLM...
Tags: Lean Manufacturing, product development, strategy, supplier
Research articles 2005-09-22
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