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Why Your Company Really Needs Manufacturing Software |
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Manufacturing systems can facilitate better product quality, increased automation, real-time production reporting, decreased operational costs, lower cycle times and reduced lead times. Here we examine some manufacturing research results from IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Retail Insights and review the top cited benefits of successful manufacturing software solutions. |
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Medical Device Manufacturing—Challenges and Opportunities |
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The medical device manufacturing industry is weathering a perfect storm caused by three concurrent trends: the move toward value-based health care, growing regulatory pressures and resource constraints within the industry itself. Here is how innovative life sciences and medical device manufacturers are applying ERP software technology to weather the storm. |
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Choosing Manufacturing Software |
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Manufacturers are turning to new manufacturing systems in order to stop over-ordering parts, achieve just in time stock replenishment, reduce over-time payments, focus limited resources on the best-selling products, and much more. But selecting the right application is no easy task. Here is a manufacturing software selection framework with accompanying best practices and risk mitigation techniques. |
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5 Lean Manufacturing Software Risks and Resolutions |
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Companies that adopt lean manufacturing software and processes can reap some significant benefits, including the elimination of wasteful resources from the production process, increased efficiencies in manufacturing and distribution processes, and reduced costs. But implementing lean manufacturing software comes with risks that need to be effectively addressed. |
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Best Practices For Implementing Lean Manufacturing Software Systems |
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Lean manufacturing continues to gain adoption, and for good reasons. By eliminating wasteful resources from the production process, adopters increase efficiencies, decrease cycle times, cut costs and better serve customers. This article shares analyst advice, industry research and best practices which illustrate how to best implement lean manufacturing software systems. |
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Top 4 Reasons Why Manufacturing Systems Fail To Deliver – and 4 Fixes |
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Top cited factors which impact manufacturing software systems that fall short in achieving planned benefits, or result in failed implementations, include lack of management commitment, poor project planning, inadequate project resources and ineffective user training. Here we examine these risks and deliver guidance on how to prevent or fix them. |
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How Manufacturers Can Avoid Common ERP Mistakes |
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Manufacturers that best leverage their ERP software reduce inventory by an average of 20%, cut both manufacturing and administrative costs by 14%, increase manufacturing compliance by 20% and improve on-time shipments by 21%, according to Aberdeen. However, these ERP benefits remain elusive for most manufacturers. Here we share the most common mistakes so that they can be avoided. |
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Lean Manufacturing and ERP Software Combined Benefits |
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Lean manufacturing and ERP software are increasingly tied together in order to reduce waste in the production process and help manufacturers achieve strategic objectives such as smaller inventories, faster time-to-market and reduced overhead while at the same time eliminating stock-outs, delivering the right product to the right location, and staying abreast of new buyer trends. |
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Getting Inventory Control Under Control |
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Inventory management isn't a one-time process, or even something you do once a year during the physical audit. You have to stay on top of it to get the full benefits of ERP systems and performance. However, it can also be a big challenge as measuring and forecasting both inventory at rest and inventory in motion is a complex undertaking. |
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Critical Steps to Making the Right Lean Manufacturing System Selection |
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Selecting the best fit lean manufacturing system for your organization is one of the more important decisions in the entire process of creating a lean operation. Pick the wrong software and you could delay your lean manufacturing progress by months or quarters while at the same time increase cost and risk. Here are some time tested steps to help make the best lean manufacturing software selection. |
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