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Guest Blog: Real-world Advice for Getting Started on eKanban
by Jim Shore Through this guest blog series, I’d like to share some of my experiences implementing supplier quality and Lean manufacturing initiatives by focusing on eKanban systems. This first entry offers advice for planning an eKanban rollout – suggestions that can also be applied across any Lean manufacturing project. As a result, my hope…
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3 Ways to Put Big Data to Work in Your Factory
Is enthusiasm for Big Data wavering? In 2015, McKinsey Global Institute claimed that the IIoT had the potential to create as much as $3.7 trillion in economic value in the global manufacturing sector by 2025. They also predicted that 80 to 100% of manufacturers will have implemented IIoT applications by then and already be reaping…
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Customer Case Study: Pyrotek
Customer Case Study: Pyrotek After acquiring more complex equipment and expanding its product line, Pyrotek – a global engineering leader and innovator of performance-improving technical solutions and services for the aluminum industry – experienced tremendous growth. Growth that was compounded by the fact that as an engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturer of capital equipment, every project they build…
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Case Study: Pyrotek
After acquiring more complex equipment and expanding its product line, Pyrotek – a global engineering leader and innovator of performance-improving technical solutions and services for the aluminum industry – experienced tremendous growth. Growth that was compounded by the fact that as an engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturer of capital equipment, every project they build is unique. Read the…
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Doing more with less: Learning from Kanban
The manual Kanban cards that were the precursor to Lean Manufacturing have evolved into eKanban systems that automate inventory replenishment and reduce material waste… READ MORE on our guest post on EBN, the premier online community for global supply chain professionals.
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White Paper: The Next Generation of Planning and Scheduling Solutions
White Paper: The Next Generation of Planning and Scheduling Solutions This paper provides a customer/order-centric view of manufacturing planning and scheduling that focuses on synchronizing people, materials, methods and machines to produce an order in the most efficient way possible. This approach drives the system – and those who use it – to optimize flow through…