The Third Paradigm

by Ann Grackin ... There are algorithmic underpinnings to these concepts, but here we only have space to introduce the topic and illustrate the positive impact that applying this ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/01/research_notes/TN_SC_XAG_01_28_05_1.asp - 14k - 2005-01-28 Summary: Supply chain systems to date have represented the back-end of that process of servicing markets and have taken us a long way in replacing assets with information. But the fact is, building products still takes a long time. Contrastingly, markets require short response times--days. For the last few years

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

by Olin Thompson ... If both the cost of failure and the cost of maintenance are high, we need to use RCM concepts and manage the health of the asset to avoid failures while ... 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.

Yes, We Have No Bananas: Consumer Goods Manufacturers Serve ...

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... ÿþ Yes, We Have No Bananas: Consumer Goods Manufacturers Serve Demanding ... on typical process manufacturing show-stopping ("fatal flaw") concepts, see research ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_05_26_06_1.asp - 23k - 2006-05-26 Summary: Consumer packaged goods manufacturers have to measure the most important metric of all: orders delivered on time, in full. To accomplish this requires sophisticated inventory management and optimization tools for the consumer goods supply chain.

The People Factor: Accelerating Supply Chain Transformation ...

by Sree Hameed and Marc Escande ... One customer aptly captured the sentiment as follows: "We bought a Ferrari and don't know how to get it out of the garage." It ... (Several new concepts had been ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/07/research_notes/TU_SC_SH_07_31_04_1.asp - 26k - 2004-07-31 Summary: This article summarizes the findings from a study of why customers failed to attain the full value potential of their SCM projects. Most SCM projects continue to focus much of their energy on technology implementations and simply pay lip service to end-user training and executive alignment. Learn the

Can We Intelligently Use Part Numbers to Configure and Order the ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... We Intelligently Use Part Numbers to Configure and Order the Right Products? PJ Jakovljevic - June 20, 2007. Previous articles have clearly defined the concepts ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/06/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_06_20_07_1.asp - 17k - 2007-06-20 Summary: In the industrial automation industry, an overlooked, fatal flaw of sales configurator solutions is their inability to simultaneously configure part numbers and products. A greater concern is their inability to

CMMS Templates for Effective Implementations

by Daryl Mather ... base and range of technical and methodology based tools than we have ever ... the explosion in awareness of RCM and other reliability based concepts, there has ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/03/research_notes/MI_EV_XDM_03_31_03_1.asp - 18k - 2003-03-31 Summary: Despite all of these great advances in our work environments the great majority of plants and industrial organizations continue to operate in a reactive state of maintenance. Why is this so? Today the functionalities of CMMS, or the technology to manage maintenance, have outstripped our abilities to do s

Mobilizing Change

by Bronwyn Evans ... The concepts and approach are relevant to any project or change initiative. For our example, we suggest developing a preliminary case for action as the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/10/research_notes/MI_EV_XBE_10_01_03_1.asp - 11k - 2003-10-01 Summary: It's not news that people are resistant to change. Inertia, one of the rules of the universe, applies to people as well as to objects. Many organizations, seeking to improve performance, have come unstuck by under-estimating the amount of resistance that will be offered by people. This article presents a

Interview with Michael McGrath, CEO, i2 Technologies

by Sree Hameed ... Consumer Goods and Consumer Electronics is another category where the concepts around the new generation of supply chain are relevant. And then we have other ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/09/research_notes/TU_SC_XSH_09_06_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-09-06 Summary: The former CEO and co-founder of PRTM is a keen observer of management cycles and philosophies. As he takes over the helm at i2, Michael McGrath talks about how the company is preparing for the next generation of supply chain.

Hitch Your Wagon to a Wild Horse?

by J. Dowling ... "Any acquisitions that we make could ... While stage one is in production, stage two is in construction, stage three is in design and concepts for stage four would ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/04/research_notes/MI_EV_JFD_04_00_2.asp - 21k - 2000-04-04 Summary: In the frantic race to be “on the web” companies are looking outside for help to design and build their web sites. In the frantic race to be the “bleeding edge” e-Builders are doing whatever they can to deliver service to their clients. The result is not always predictable and not always satisfa

Thanks to a Smart Little Company called Lexias, CIOs Can Now ...

by L. Taylor ... want to get rid of the hard-crunchy perimeter, but clearly we need something ... users need to understand the fundamentals of challenge-response concepts in order ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/02/research_notes/MI_ST_XLT_02_16_02_1.asp - 13k - 2002-02-16 Summary: Despite advances in security technologies, securing confidential and proprietary information has become more challenging than ever. In an attempt to keep pace with the on-slaught of security woes, new technologies are often unleashed and implemented before due diligence and real understanding of these t