Changing business requirements have forced supply chain execution (SCE) vendors to expand via add-on modules. Seeing this upward push from the SCE vendors, enterprise resource planning vendors are now pushing downward and including SCE modules within their solutions.
Nine Ways to Use ERP to Make the Manufacturing Supply Chain Lean Jakob Bjorklund
There are entire books and thorough training and certification processes devoted to lean supply chain practices. But within any manufacturing environment, there are a few relatively simple steps that will help any… Read Article…
Managing Customer Returns and RMAs Dr. Scott Hamilton
There are common and unique variations to returned material authorizations (RMAs) that can compound a company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Identifying RMA variations enables a company to determine what… Read Article…
Front-office Lean—Taking Lean Manufacturing Beyond the Shop Floor Gregory Romanello
Lean manufacturing practices are employed to some degree on almost every manufacturing floor, but many companies aren't realizing the real benefits of lean by bringing lean to their front-office operations. Here are a… Read Article…
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