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10 Tips for Perfect (Nearly!) Inventory Accuracy » The TEC Blog

... Any business who has used their scanners for cycle counting or physical inventory can confirm how much labor can be saved in the process, with better counting ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2009/08/18/10-tips-for-perfect-nearly-inventory-accuracy/ - 51k - 2009-08-18

Why Systems Fail - The Dead-end of Dirty Data

by Olin Thompson ... Cycle counts or physical inventory gives us a precise picture of reality and the process allows us to compare the system to this reality. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2003/07/research_notes/TU_DW_XOT_07_04_03_1.asp - 12k - 2003-07-04 Summary: If your data does not reflect reality, the system can never be effective. In today’s world of collaboration, showing a trading partner dirty data is giving them the wrong message and tearing down the trust called for in a collaborating partnership.

What You Should Know Before Selecting a WMS

by Joseph J. Strub ... wants to employ and a WMS must support, order consolidation is a common and critical process. ... physical inventory counts; cycle counts; inventory management. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/05/research_notes/TU_SC_XJS_05_29_03_1.asp - 24k - 2003-05-29 Summary: Before an important game, you create a game plan. Before you start building a house, you have a blueprint. And before you start looking at a warehouse management system (WMS), you must define how you want your warehouse to be organized and function. This article looks at basic warehouse strategies that n

Warehouse Management Systems by the Numbers

by René Jones ... And 50 percent of the picking process consists of ... Inventory accuracy increases around 20 percent with a WMS ... can go live without a physical inventory count is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/09/research_notes/MI_SC_XRJ_09_22_06_1.asp - 18k - 2006-09-22 Summary: When it comes to warehouse management systems (WMS), the stats are both shocking and thought-provoking. And although you don't see these stats in the marketing brochures of WMS vendors, you need to think about them before you purchase a WMS.

Mill Industries: A Generic ERP Challenge

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... to be able to identify and find inventory based on a variety of physical characteristics such ... wire and cable manufacturers buy, sell, and process are also ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_12_06_1.asp - 29k - 2006-09-12 Summary: Mills are factories where value is added to raw material by processing it into a form suitable either for further manufacturing, or for immediate end-use. However, general enterprise resource planning software typically does not meet the requirements of these industries.

SCM System/SCM Software Comparison and Evaluation

... Part ID Passage of replenishment demand from one location to another Password Pen-based systems Pending trailer moves Physical inventory process Pick and pass ... http://scm.technologyevaluation.com/warehouse-management/ - 55k - 2009-03-09

The Exacting Needs of Metal Service Centers

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... retrieval during the quoting and order entry process is critical to ... a facility, print location labels, shipping, inventory move, physical inventory, and cycle ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_11_30_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-11-30 Summary: General enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers that are viable companies with a solid product, typically do not meet the dimensional inventory, chemical, and physical properties requirements that are vital to the metal service industry and material converter businesses.

Poor Data Quality Means A Waste of Money

by Olin Thompson ... A physical inventory may tell you there is an inventory accuracy problem, but it can ... Do physical barriers exist ... Does the basic business process create the errors ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/09/research_notes/TU_EV_XOT_09_23_03_1.asp - 11k - 2003-09-23 Summary: Data quality sounds like a motherhood and apple pie issue, of course we want our data to be right. However, very few enterprises get serious about it. Maybe that's because the cost of data quality is hidden. That cost can be huge.

What Are Manufacturing Execution Systems?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... inventory transactions such as receiving, manual adjustments, physical inventory, production entry ... Statistical process control (SPC) is a quality control method ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_11_29_05_1.asp - 28k - 2005-11-29 Summary: Manufacturing execution systems (MES) can be defined as a collection of business processes providing event-by-event, real time execution of planned production requirements. However, market ambiguity and functional overlap with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems obscure what an MES can bring to an

Intuitive Manufacturing Systems Shows Maturity in Adolescent Age ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Also, while performing a physical count, Intuitive ERP supports the process of taking a full count of inventory on both stocked and WIP items. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/06/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_06_23_04_1.asp - 26k - 2004-06-23 Summary: Intuitive is one of the vendors that have long attempted to mitigate the actual and perceived barriers to enterprise resource planning (ERP) acceptance by smaller enterprises.