Enterprise Resource Planning Vendors Address Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... a work order-less kanban execution system for production ... traditional environments and hybrid execution (ie, the ... based and pull-based manufacturing) is provided ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_20_06_1.asp - 36k - 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.

Lean and World Class Manufacturing and the Information Technology ...

by Ron Crabtree ... would review the transaction history on the kanban cards periodically ... Candidates are ERP, APS, manufacturing execution system (MES), flow/lean software, custom ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/09/research_notes/MI_ER_XRC_09_23_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-09-23 Summary: Companies relying on manual implementation and support for lean and world class methodologies risk losing corporate consciousness. Avoid the pitfalls of lost information and flexibility; place value on performance gaps and create matrixes of tools and applications to prioritize issues.

PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part Four ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... as line design, line balancing, kanban management, and ... Flow manufacturing does not address synchronizing around the ... of how responsive an execution system may be ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_28_04_1.asp - 24k - 2004-01-28 Summary: PeopleSoft manufacturing customers and J.D. Edwards customers in service industries should assess the vendor's product plans given these customers might benefit if PeopleSoft shares functions between the product sets.

QAD Seemingly Nearing The Corner

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and resizes Kanban quantities and the number of Kanban cards or ... the areas of warehouse management, product configuration and manufacturing execution system (MES ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2002/03/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_03_29_02_1.asp - 25k - 2002-03-28 Summary: Recently reported financial results for fiscal 2002 might indicate QAD is nearing the turnaround point, with improved value proposition and cash situation to spar with the economic slowdown and the fierce competition from the bigger vendors and many of its peers.

SoftBrands to Institute Fourth Shift for SAP Business One ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Applets are included that generate manufacturing orders and ... Dynamic Kanban: Enables kaban sizing and re-sizing ... shop floor for timely and efficient execution. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_05_08_04_1.asp - 13k - 2004-05-08 Summary: As for the lower-end of the market, SAP has designed SAP Business One to meet the core management needs of dynamically growing small and midsize businesses, and is moving to better address the specific needs of small manufacturers through a planned strategic solution relationship with SoftBrands whereby

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... rough-cut line balancing and kanban planning ... Flow manufacturing does not address synchronizing around the ... regardless of how responsive an execution system may be ... 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.

QAD Pulling through, Patiently but Passionately Part Three: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Announcement of Kanban Visualization, which enhances QAD's existing Supply ... configuration, sales force automation (SFA), and manufacturing execution system (MES ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_09_20_03_1.asp - 26k - 2003-09-20 Summary: QAD deserves admiration for its protracted innovativeness and endurance as the only assets it could muster as to compensate for limited resources compared to many larger competitors.

Manual versus Information Technology Enabled Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... should not necessarily preclude pull-based execution processes from ... for each part produced in a manufacturing process, as well as the number of kanban cards in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_16_06_1.asp - 28k - 2006-02-16 Summary: All good lean systems have both physical systems in the plant and near real time information technology backbones that centralize data. The primary advantage of enterprise systems is that they can handle considerably more information than can be accommodated manually.

Industrial & Financial Systems, IFS AB: Thriving on Product ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... NEC Corporation in Japan to jointly develop kanban functionality for IFS manufacturing applications ... its industry focus and implementation execution can vary ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/12/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_12_99_2.asp - 14k - 1999-12-01 Summary: IFS was one of the first ERP vendors to incorporate concepts of component technology and a high-level of integration with both its own and other vendors' components, all providing for flexibility, modularity and ongoing post-implementation system agility and incremental deployment. The Company supports m

Lilly Software - Product Enhancements Remain Its Order 'Du Jour' ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... is the "pull" technique, similar to kanban or just ... to support multi-site manufacturing and distribution ... it is a multi-site supply chain execution (SCE) solution ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_19_03_1.asp - 21k - 2003-02-19 Summary: Lilly continues to invest uncompromisingly in R&D, and consequently espouses a convincing broad but compact product portfolio for its target market.