Production System

What Plant-level Systems Can Do for the Enterprise Market

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Also prudent are near real time interaction and information sharing among trading partners who can use the entire production system to gather information. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_11_23_05_1.asp - 17k Summary: To gain the competitive edge, enterprises are seeking tools to break information silos. Collaborative planning and manufacturing has given plant-level systems a whole new meaning.

From Local to Hosted: The Story of One Company’s Migration to On ...

by Wayne Thompson ... production. Again, we have our own type of warehouse management production system. We didn't need to create another system to do that. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/04/research_notes/PC_ER_WT_04_25_08_1.asp - 19k Summary: Here’s the inside story on how an international manufacturer using a traditional, local enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution shifted gears to end up with an on-demand, remotely hosted ERP system. It wasn’t the change the company originally intended, but the benefits proved too overwhelming to

The Art Of Distributed Development Of Multi-Lingual Three-Tier ...

by Dragomir D. Dimitrijevic, Ph.D. ... First, per the bank's development protocol, software developers do not have direct physical access to the production system. Instead ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/02/research_notes/MI_ER_XDD_02_01_03_1.asp - 26k Summary: In this article we describe author's experience with the distributed development of multi-lingual three-tier Java/ CORBA/database Internet applications. We believe that the described tips and tricks of trade may be of great use to readers who are involved with Java applications development.

Are ASP Applications Right for You? Part 2: Decision Criteria

by Miles Szczurek ... upgrade ready for installation, is it made available to internal IT members for some period of time for testing prior to installation on the production system? ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2001/08/research_notes/TU_TS_XMS_08_24_01_1.asp - 20k Summary: Whether an application is best implemented as an ASP provided application or service, built in-house or purchased, generally depends on the same criteria as what would be used for outsourcing a function or process. This part details that criteria.

Lean Tools and Practices that Eliminate Manufacturing Waste

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... A related concept, nagara, is the Japanese term used to depict a production system where seemingly unrelated tasks can be produced by the same operator ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_14_06_1.asp - 30k 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

Where Is ERP Headed (Or Better, Where Should It Be Headed)? Part 4 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... One of the primary benefits of outsourcing is the initial negation of "up-front" costs associated with the implementation of a production system. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/04/research_notes/TN_BA_PJ_04_27_01_1.asp - 23k Summary: This final note discusses how Application Service Providers (ASPs) have arisen on the Internet in response to such ERP woes as support expenses, misbehaving applications, and server downtime, and how as the nature of ERP software evolves into services and/or hosted models, the market might be experiencin

Lean Manufacturing: A Primer

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... What is commonly referred to as lean manufacturing today is an extension of the proverbial Toyota Production System (TPS), which was originated by Taiichi Ohno ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_13_06_1.asp - 16k 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.

SCM System/SCM Software Comparison and Evaluation

... maintenance of error logs Automatic referential integrity check for enforcing procedural controls and process rules Automatic system reconfiguration Automatic ... http://scm.technologyevaluation.com/ - 25k - 2009-03-09

Fear of the Unknown, the Art of War, and Competitiveness

by Claudia Gomez ... It is difficult to think of a significant production system for any market that does not require software products at some point in its functional system. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2006/09/news_analysis/NA_BA_CG_09_15_06_1.asp - 12k Summary: It is not unusual to use the metaphor of war to construct theories of business competition—substituting competing vendors for the mortal enemy. But what about the enemy within? And what if it is in fact a company's strongest resource?

PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part Three ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... BOMs), product family planning, and "phantom" BOMs, which were introduced within the PeopleSoft 7.5 release as the PeopleSoft Flow Production System (based on ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_27_04_1.asp - 23k Summary: Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition of mid-to-large ERP system developer J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though