Lean Mean

Intentia Attempts to Become ‘Lean and Mean’

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... ÿþ Intentia Attempts to Become 'Lean and Mean' PJ Jakovljevic - March 27th, 2000. Event Summary. In February, an enterprise application ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/03/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_03_27_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-03-27 Summary: In February, an enterprise application provider Intentia International announced the merger of Intentia's regional organizations in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific into one joint organization named Global Operations.

Lean Manufacturing: A Primer

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Implementing a lean philosophy usually leads to cost reduction and employee empowerment, and many people tend to translate lean as mean. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_13_06_1.asp - 15k - 2006-02-13 Summary: 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.

Deploying Lean Principles to ERP Implementation Projects » The ...

... indirect labor now mean that only the time the job runs in production are ... as ERP itself evolves with the use of BI tools, along with lean techniques and ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../2008/02/05/deploying-lean-principles-to-erp-implementation-projects/ - 37k - 2008-02-05

Lean Asset Management--Is Preventive Maintenance Anti-Lean?

by Olin Thompson ... This means that failure must be redefined to mean an asset is unable to meet business objectives. ... Preventive Maintenance Is Anti-Lean. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2004/12/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_12_20_04_1.asp - 15k - 2004-12-20 Summary: How can we determine the right maintenance strategy for a specific asset? To meet the objectives of lean, we need to evaluate the cost of failure in terms of both not meeting business objectives and any extra cost due to the need for unplanned or even emergency repairs.

Pull vs Push: a Discussion of Lean, JIT, Flow, and Traditional MRP ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... while still adding to their ERP capabilities (for example lean manufacturing and JIT ... short life cycles, forecasts based on history only, often mean missing the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_01_15_04_1.asp - 21k - 2004-01-15 Summary: While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office systems like accounting and HR. Moreover, flow should be a company-wide strategy that impacts more than manufacturing.

Lean Tools and Practices that Eliminate Manufacturing Waste

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Since lean manufacturing requires manufacturers to produce to customer demand only, it ... Yet, long runs mean large inventories, which in turn tie up large sums ... 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

Has Intentia Turned The Corner? Almost.

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... reduced the size of its organization in areas that had significant excess capacity (for more information, see Intentia Attempts to Become 'Lean and Mean'). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/03/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_03_16_01_1.asp - 12k - 2001-03-16 Summary: There is, at long last, an upbeat announcement from Intentia. It has all but turned the corner, with both a new product portfolio and a rapid increase in license revenue. The company finally seems to be achieving expansion concurrently with achieving profitability.

A Couple of "Five Procurement Commandments" in a Down Economy » ...

... Thus, the decisions need to be well thought out and with an eye toward the future. Those who get lean (and mean) intelligently now should excel in the future. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../07/29/a-couple-of-five-procurement-commandments-in-a-down-economy/ - 51k - 2008-07-29

Reliability Driven Maintenance--Closing the CMMS "Value Gap"? Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Olin Thompson ... information, see Lean Asset Management—Is Preventive Maintenance Anti-Lean? ... intervention before failure occurs, whereby failure would mean that equipment is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/EAM/2005/01/research_notes/TN_EA_PJ_01_17_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-01-17 Summary: The metric of plant maintenance should now be in the ability of the plant to meet the strategic goals of the company beyond customarily expected cost savings, such as improved plant output, performance predictability, product quality, customer service, safety, environmental control, etc.

Interdependence of supply chain partners: A briefing session with ...

... To qualify, suppliers must be able to deliver daily (lean manufacturing), and it is the suppliers ... Global requirements mean suppliers must be more proactive. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 37k - 2008-11-11