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Demand-Driven Manufacturing Planning, Scheduling and Execution Software at Microsoft® Envision 2016
Demand-Driven Manufacturing Planning, Scheduling and Execution Software at Microsoft® Envision 2016 SyncManufacturing™ software brings real-time, synchronized manufacturing production capabilities to Microsoft® Dynamics users…MORE
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Kanban Series White Paper: Common Barriers to Moving from Push to Pull Manufacturing
This resource addresses the following challenges:
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Demand-Driven Technologies Evolved
By John Maher When I first began instituting demand-driven practices in the late 90s, we were into creating pull, eliminating waste, and getting on a path of continuous improvement. Technology at the time was seen as an inhibitor rather than an enabler. Most people active in Constraints Management and Lean Manufacturing were abandoning their technology…
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If it’s Not Real Time Data, It’s Old Data
We have so much real-time data around us in our daily routines. A barista starts to prepare my order the moment that I purchase my daily coffee. I instantly know how close I am to the speed limit thanks to my car’s speedometer. And I see an accurate count down of the number of minutes…
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Podcast: Part 2 of the 5 Key Elements that Drive Flow – Controlling the Release
This is the first in a series of podcast episodes that focus on The 5 Key Elements that Drive Flow for Demand-Driven Manufacturing environments. This episode focuses on the first element, Controlling the Release (Pull). Experts explain that by gating work into the system, you can maintain a constant level of flow. https://www.synchrono.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Podcast_Five-Key-Elements-that-Drive-Flow_Part-2.mp4
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Five Key Elements that Drive Manufacturing Flow
If you follow the Demand-Driven Matters blog, you know we specialize in Demand-Driven Manufacturing and have identified the two key components of this method as synchronization and flow. At an enterprise level, synchronization is all about fully connecting your organization to aggregate and share information in real-time. Data from machines, tools, applications, enterprise systems –…