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		<title><![CDATA[Aerospace Manufacturer Reduces Inventory Costs by 30 to 40 Percent with Lean Solution]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=960849]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Kreisler Industrial supplies the aerospace industry with specialized tubing, primarily for jet engines. The company works with exotic alloys and expensive special materials, requiring complete traceability of all parts and supplies. Using a lean manufacturing process to reduce the cost of raw materials, the company faced challenges because accounting and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Achieve the Best of Two Worlds With Behavior-Driven Development]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=396513]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Much of agile software development methodology is grounded in the lean manufacturing principles developed and perfected by the Toyota Motor Company, and translated to software production by a number of software luminaries in the 90's. Toyota understood that eliminating waste was essential to achieving its goals, and it understood that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Implementing Kanban Alternatives in Lean Manufacturing: Enterprise Resource Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=935669]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Manufacturing companies are adopting Lean because of its efficiency - lowering costs and lead-time, while improving quality and performance. In today's highly competitive and challenging markets, companies need every available advantage. Many people equate Lean manufacturing with the use of kanbans: physical or visual signals that trigger replenishment. While kanban...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WS Packaging Group Selects and Implements Radius Solutions' PECAS Vision ERP/MIS]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=356821]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WS Packaging Group is an industry leader with more than forty years of experience in printing and flexible packaging for retail, commercial and industrial markets. There was a need to move to a single integrated business platform so the company could standardize business operations across facilities, embrace lean manufacturing practices,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Getting More From Your Application Portfolio - Part II]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=378461]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lean Manufacturing techniques have been used successfully by manufacturing organizations to improve quality and productivity. Applying the principles of lean manufacturing to application maintenance can provide similar benefits to one's organization. There is a need to see if the actual work of bug-fixing or making an enhancement is done in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lean Manufacturing - Click-Through Demo 1 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=796711]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a portable, interactive demo that closely simulates the UI and functionality of an actual solution. Installs to your Start menu and includes a presenter script. Scenario Summary: A lean manufacturing process design solution can help organizations reduce lean manufacturing implementation costs, improve collaboration surrounding lean manufacturing implementation, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategies to Run a Lean Supply Chain: How Principles of Lean Manufacturing Transfer Benefits to Operations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=376420]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The blurring of the line between manufacturing and supply chain logistics provides the opportunity to move efficient manufacturing management concepts to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most successful: the concept of lean. This paper from Ventana Research describes lean manufacturing and how it can be applied...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Momentum Webcast: Lean Manufacturing for High Tech Manufacturers (Level 100)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=332139]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The attendee of this webcast will learn key lean manufacturing techniques that can significantly improve business and profitability. Traditional lean tools have already penetrated many companies in the industry. This webcast highlights ways to extend this success beyond the four walls and drive transformational improvement throughout the supply chain. It...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lean Manufacturing and RFID Implementation - Are They Connected?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=174556]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a new complexity in conducting business these days. The global customers mandate that comprehensive systems have to be in place. High on this list is a push to implement RFID technologies. All the while plants are being squeezed on pricing, production lead times, and competitive pressures. Can one...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adaptive Manufacturing: Enabling the Lean Six Sigma Enterprise]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=256992]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This SAP white paper reviews the history of lean manufacturing best practices and explains why a more pragmatic approach to lean manufacturing is now in order. Find out how market forces such as demand variability and supplier fragmentation are affecting manufacturers and what they must do to extend lean- and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ensuring Lean Manufacturing at Shanghai General Motors]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=258034]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Shanghai General Motors Company Shanghai GM made the right decision when it called on SAP Custom Development services to help it adapt its SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization SAP APO solution, which is a component of SAP's supply chain management SCM system.  Download this case study to read about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cefla Group Accelerates Business Processes by Up to 87% With Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cefla Group, a leading Italian manufacturing group, specializes in four sectors: store fittings and fixtures; finishing systems for wood-based, plastic, and non-ferrous materials; dental equipment; and manufacturing facility engineering and interior design. The company wanted to implement lean thinking principles and information systems that enhance decision making across corporate functions,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automotive Parts Supplier Gears for Growth With Lean Manufacturing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haldex develops and manufactures specialized automotive parts for commercial and consumer vehicles. As the effects of globalization intensified in the late 1990s, Haldex needed to cut costs to compete with companies abroad and to improve responsiveness to match domestic competitors. To meet these challenges and to keep up with rapidly...]]></description>
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