Assembly Line

Lean Tools and Practices that Eliminate Manufacturing Waste

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... These components are then delivered to the OEM assembly plant in the exact sequence that each car or truck goes down the final assembly line, which allows the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_14_06_1.asp - 30k - 2006-02-14 Summary: 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

Trends Affecting Manufacturers and ERP

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... Changes to factory layout are reflected in definitions of new resources, such as a manufacturing cell, assembly line, or other group of people/equipment. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/TN_ER_XSC_10_06_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-10-06 Summary: The evolution of ERP systems has been driven by the emergence of new business practices and information technologies. These have been supported by the growing maturity of the manufacturing profession, and by the evolving development of commercially available software packages. This is an excerpt from the

Enterprise Resource Planning Vendors Address Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... takt time to establish the drumbeat, volume and mix leveling, heijunka range calculations to schedule the finishing cell or final assembly line (ie, the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_20_06_1.asp - 35k - 2006-02-20 Summary: Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the extended enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors excel in depends on their original ERP system's suitability for repetitive versus to-order environments.

Can Technology Make CFO's and Controller's Jobs More Strategic? ...

... even with both SaaS and BPO parts), but I am not aware of anyone else having both SaaS accounting and BPO parts together with an assembly line-style platform ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 56k - 2009-06-12

How to Achieve Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To that end, JIT sequencing software tools provide a direct link with the assembly line, taking into account last minute changes to the production schedule ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_15_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-02-15 Summary: Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business processes. The five main steps to achieving lean transition are defining value, mapping the value stream, making the activities flow, responding to customer demand, and continuous

American Car Makers and Bad Management » The TEC Blog

... The car assembly line that integrates components made by hundreds of feeder businesses from the latter’s factories needs to be rethought. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2009/01/16/american-car-makers-and-bad-management/ - 46k - 2009-01-16

TEC: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Evaluation Center

... RFID tags may be used to carry basic information such as an address, to more complex information used at different stages of an assembly line. ... http://rfid.technologyevaluation.com/index.asp - 45k - 2007-11-26

TEC: Discrete Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Evaluation Center

... reduction of assembly line downtime, inventory carrying costs, production costs, and record-keeping errors; optimization of resource use for production. ... http://erp.technologyevaluation.com/discrete-manufacturing/index.asp - 51k - 2007-11-26

QAD Pulling Through, Patiently But Passionately

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... concept requires that key, custom-built vehicle components be produced and delivered in the exact sequence to vehicles moving down the OEM's assembly line. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_09_18_03_1.asp - 18k - 2003-09-18 Summary: 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

SynQuest, Ford Deliver a Novel Application for Inbound Logistics

by Steve McVey ... of the total cost of an automobile is determined by the series of assembly, delivery, and sourcing operations that occur before it rolls off the assembly line. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_05_08_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-05-08 Summary: SynQuest’s joint development venture with Ford has produced a planning engine for inbound logistics that optimizes constraints along multiple dimensions –material, temporal, and spatial. Currently live at Ford, the application will soon be available to the market at large.