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- Kanban
- Meaning "visible record" in Japanese, it is a system of notification from one process to the other in a manufacturing system. Kanban cards, which may be multicolored based on...
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- ERP sales are falling: here's one reason
- I'm on a small project that is typical of many: "I have a modest sized business but our complexities are no different to the Big Boys. Help." So off we trot so see if there's a solution that comes vaguely close to an 80% fit. As a 'day job sometimes'...
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- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- HighJump Software in Manufacturing: A History of Enabling Excellence on the Shop Floor
- North American Lighting NAL, a member of the Japan-based Koito family of companies, is a leading manufacturer of automotive lighting products. NAL leverages the HighJump manufacturing execution system to support a pull-based inventory model featuring kanban, just-in-time production and replenishment, and continuous improvement initiatives. The company uses the system's real-time...
- Tags: HighJump Software Inc., North American Lighting, Manufacturing, Quality, Business Operations
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Business application UIs matter...to users
- Business application UIs matter...to usersNothing new here[i]The people who buy enterprise software aren't the people who use enterprise software. That's where the disconnect begins. And it pulls and pulls and pulls until the user experience is split from the buying experience so severely that the software vendors are building for...
- Tags: Enterprise software, Operating systems, Business application UI, Business application UIs matter, business application
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- Manufacturer Empowers Employees to Slash Inventory and Improve Supplier Performance
- A. O. Smith Water Products Company manufactures water heaters, boilers, and hot-water storage solutions sold worldwide. The company wanted to make it easier for materials planners and receiving personnel to keep inventory up-to-date and reduce inventory costs. The company implemented Ultriva Electronic Kanban, an automated, browser-based inventory replenishment solution that...
- Tags: Inventory, Supplier, Microsoft Corp., Storage, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-10-01
- IT: where success fails, and failure succeeds
- IT: where success fails, and failure succeedsIt has long been accepted as ...... common knowledge that the staff operating under an effective manager do not notice that they are being managed. Those under an ineffective or incompetent manager notice him very quickly.The same is true of IT depts and other...
- Tags: Strategy, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-03-08
- Why the Automotive Industry uses RFID Technology for its Container Management Needs
- This white paper describes SAP's radio frequency identification RFID technology and how it is being used in the automotive industry. The paper explains what kanban processes are and outlines the advantages automotive manufacturers are realizing by using RFID-enabled kanban and container management systems. Those benefits include: Reduced...
- Tags: Biometrics, RFID, SAP AG, Security, Wireless
- White papers 2005-07-01
- Lean Best Practices: Learn From the Leaders
- Do you want to learn more about scheduling the demand-driven factory? Do you want to know why level scheduling is critical to successful kanban implementation? What is Heijunka and how does it work? This webcast discusses these topics.
- Tags: Factory, Leader, Best Practice, Leadership, Management
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