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The Business Value of Plant Floor Visibility – Empowering Executive Decision Makers.
Best in Class manufacturers are driven to improve plant floor data management initiatives by improving performance improvement program effectiveness, and by improving operational performance visibility.
Source: Aberdeen Group.
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Supply Chain Cost Cutting Strategies for Process Industries
Aberdeen's survey found that 75% of all respondents in the Process Industries have either recently redesigned or are in the process of redesigning their supply chains. Best in Class companies are twice as likely as their peers to have forecast accuracy at the product family level of 71% or better, have perfect order percentage of 91% or better, and have logistics costs as a % of sales of 6% or less.
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Reduce Manufacturing Costs with Manufacturing Intelligence - There is no Integration Without Execution
It is important that manufacturers embrace technology in order to either solidify or gain competitive advantages. Aberdeen's survey found that Best in Class manufacturers are 52% more likely to utilize Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), three times more likely to utilize Manufacturing Intelligence (MI), and 61% more likely to integrate MES with ERP.
Source: Aberdeen Group.
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Lean Scheduling and Execution
The Lean Scheduling and Execution Benchmark highlights the operational performance benefits that Best in Class manufacturers attribute to the use of Lean scheduling and execution principles. Best in Class manufacturers average 95% on time delivery, 95% throughput, and 70% reduction in manufacturing cycle time.
Source: Aberdeen Group.
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Make To Order Manufacturers Turn Orders to Cash
Aberdeen's study of over 235 companies to benchmark "The Order to Cash Cycle: Integrating Business Processes to Improve Operational Performance" found that Make to Order manufacturers were 24% more likely to feel cash flow pressures than Best in Class manufacturers.
Source: Aberdeen Group.
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Connecting Sales and Order Planning to the Shop Floor
The objective of this paper is to show an exciting approach for manufacturing planning that enables information to flow formally from the sales and operations planning activity though scheduling, and appear on the shop floor in a connected and fit-for-use condition.
Source: J.E. Boyer Company.
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Six Ways to Make Your Lean Operation More Lean
Do you want more out of your lean manufacturing investment? Does there seem to be something missing? Have the results fallen short of expectations? Are you searching for the path to realizing your initial expectations? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, there is an excellent chance that your company's next significant opportunity is to clearly understand the difference between "lean planning" and "lean execution" activities, and the roles of each in a high performance manufacturing operation.
Source: J.E. Boyer Company.
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Sales and Operations Planning – Connecting All Functional Areas of the Business
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) has become the widely accepted top management method for making timely proactive resourcing decisions for labor, fixed cost, capital, and key materials for balancing demand and supply. Recently, many manufacturers have discovered the power of this practice and are successfully applying it to lower cost, provide the best service, and minimize investment. This paper addresses the "what", "who", "when", and "how" for S&OP.
Source: J.E. Boyer Company.
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Should you use Lean Manufacturing, or ERP, or Both?
Source: J.E. Boyer Company.
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The Daily Production Meeting - Doing it Lean!
Source: J.E. Boyer Company.
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