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Between Toyota and Sony: Japanese Software in the US Market » The ...

... for your needs in Advanced Planning and Scheduling and Lean Manufacturing Techniques. ... As someone who practically has a shrine to Japanese made electronics and ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../2008/12/16/between-toyota-and-sony-japanese-software-in-the-us-market/ - 56k - 2008-12-16

Lean Manufacturing: A Primer

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... activities in design, production, supply chain management (SCM ... manufacturing with kaizen (the Japanese term for ... yoke (mistake proofing techniques), kanban (pull ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_13_06_1.asp - 16k - 2006-02-13 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.

Enterprise Resource Planning Vendors Address Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... also works extensively with Japanese companies in ... helping automate and streamline supply chain communication so ... of advanced manufacturing techniques, such as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_20_06_1.asp - 35k - 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 Tools and Practices that Eliminate Manufacturing Waste

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... as kanban (coming from the Japanese words kan ... or long-term planning and supply chain communication functions of ... and other lean manufacturing techniques and JIT ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_14_06_1.asp - 30k - 2006-02-14 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

Demand-driven Versus Traditional Materials Requirement Planning

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Japanese manufacturers went down this route back in the 1980s. ... In other words, it integrates supply and demand information ... MRP is a set of techniques that uses ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_08_08_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-08-08 Summary: Material requirements planning is a system that strives to plan replenishment just before a withdrawal from stock, which does not work in some manufacturing environments.

Deploying Lean Principles to ERP Implementation Projects » The ...

... Many IT Managers have had to adopt techniques to run a lean IT ... its core philosophy cost reduction through elimination of waste (muda Japanese).The principles ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../2008/02/05/deploying-lean-principles-to-erp-implementation-projects/ - 48k - 2008-02-05

PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part Three ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... lean, both in production plants and their supply chains, and ... The Japanese word kanban, loosely translated, means card ... on the philosophies and techniques of DFT ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_27_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-01-27 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

Bridging the Reality Gap Between Planning and Execution Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the truth, like in the Japanese classic movie ... been to use inventory optimization techniques that create ... an enabling technology in a supply chain network than ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/06/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_06_17_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-06-17 Summary: Manufacturers today need to react quickly in order to remain efficient and competitive, given that the biggest problem they face is that change is the only constant in manufacturing. For those who are lucky, only minor changes will happen between the 'as planned' and 'as executed' worlds.

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The Japanese word kanban ... manufacturing leverages some additional techniques helping manufacturers ... as reduced inventory throughout the supply chain, shorter lead ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_01_14_04_1.asp - 14k - 2004-01-14 Summary: Flow manufacturing leverages techniques to help manufacturers create any product on any given day, in any given quantity including the 'quantity of one' (i.e., through the so-called mixed-model production), while keeping inventories to a minimum and shortening cycle times in order to quickly fill custome

Enterprise Applications--The Genesis and Future, Revisited Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Also, by the 1980s, competition from Japanese manufacturers and their ... ERP: Tools, Techniques, and Applications for Integrating the Supply Chain. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/04/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_04_01_04_1.asp - 14k - 2004-04-01 Summary: Integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions became synonymous with competitive advantage, particularly throughout the 1990's. Customers were demanding to have their products delivered when, where, and how they wanted them. Companies were therefore compelled to develop and embrace the