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Kanban Series White Paper: Gain a Competitive Advantage for Bottom-Line Results In this white paper, we look at the competitive edge Demand-Driven Manufacturers gain by not only being devoted to driving flow and eliminating waste, but also in enabling their organizations to become best-in-class by using Pull and eKanban software technology. These manufacturers provide valuable opportunities to their…

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Kanban Series White Paper: Common Barriers to Moving from Push to Pull Manufacturing This resource addresses the following challenges: Organizations initiate material replenishment automation programs without properly analyzing processes and priorities for internal and external stakeholders. Manufacturers are unsure about their current replenishment capabilities within ERP and other systems, and are unsure whether to fix, buy…

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Thought Leadership: Going eKanban This article provides insight for manufacturers currently using a manual Kanban process (physical cards) or homegrown Kanban software for replenishment that they have outgrown. This paper will answer: When is the right time to move to an automated eKanban software system? Steps for a successful eKanban rollout. Typical eKanban results

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Thought Leadership: 8 Forms of Waste in Lean Manufacturing At the heart of lean manufacturing is one very simple principle: remove as much waste as possible from your processes. Lean practitioners have identified 8 forms of waste that occur in manufacturing. And while there are many ways to eliminate these 8 forms of waste, when comparing…

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Thought Leadership: Get Lean on Scrap Every year, manufacturers lose profits when they scrap materials and finished goods because of damage or obsolescence. In fact, the cost of scrap is far more than the cost of the material itself. Hiding behind every dollar of scrapped inventory are several more dollars lost in storage, productivity, customer satisfaction…

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