On Hand By Location

A Primer on Lean Manufacturing Using Microsoft Dynamics AX

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... The screen graphically displays whether available inventory exists at the source location (via a green hand or red hand icon), and supports the printing of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/08/research_notes/PN_ER_XSH_08_27_01_1.asp - 23k - 2007-08-27 Summary: Lean manufacturing constructs have been incorporated into the Microsoft Dynamics AX package, enabling firms to support lean and traditional manufacturing practices in a single system. This primer covers the constructs for supporting many of the variations in lean practices.

Why Is In-transit Visibility (ITV) in the Supply Chain Important?

by Khudsiya Quadri ... ITV for creating specific or modified routes based on delivery, location, driver, and ... can be coordinated to reduce wait times of shipments and on-hand inventory ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2009/08/research_notes/RN_SC_KQ_08_31_09_1.asp - 19k - 2009-08-31 Summary: ITV capabilities allows an organization to meet the challenges of rapidly increasing fuel prices, changes in regulatory requirements, and provides customers with premium services without increasing the total cost of operations. Find out more in this article!

Radio Frequency Identification Implementation: The First Steps

by Dylan Persaud ... where the optimal placement will be, start at the upper left-hand side of ... Keep the reader at a fixed location while taking each measurement to ensure accuracy ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/RFID/2007/09/research_notes/TU_SC_DP_09_14_07_1.asp - 24k - 2007-09-14 Summary: Phase one of the four phase approach to a successful radio frequency identification implementation consists of several essential steps, including the careful selection of business partners and the development of a test environment and corrective label placement procedures.

Overcoming Chemicals Industry Challenges through Optimization of ...

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... On the other hand, the manufacturing process is often the weakest link in the supply ... to reduce costs: they will often swap a commodity in one location for the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_05_11_06_1.asp - 25k - 2006-05-11 Summary: For chemical companies, optimizing the distribution network and rationalizing inventories are the keys to an efficient supply chain and smoother operations. They must also resolve the challenges posed by environmental regulations and the need for seamless data integration.

What You Should Know Before Selecting a WMS

by Joseph J. Strub ... Enough said; let's move on to the discussion at hand. ... random scenario, you may need only to ensure that the goods will fit in a designated location based on ... 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

Why Systems Fail - The Dead-end of Dirty Data

by Olin Thompson ... one of the potentially many transactions that change the on-hand data could ... Perhaps worse, when the material was placed in a location within the warehouse, the ... 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.

Sales and Operations Planning Part One: Identifying and ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... an alternative to forecasts when anticipating demand for a location's stocked material. ... A make-to-order manufacturer, on the other hand, typically expresses an ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/12/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_12_11_03_1.asp - 17k - 2003-12-11 Summary: An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times, higher on-time shipping percentages, a manageable amount of expediting, and improved customer service. Several guidelines are suggested to improve a firm's sales and operations planning process

Planning Horizon of a Technical Personnel Management System

by Juan Francisco Segura ... On the other hand, the supervisor can know the physical location of each technician whenever they need to. There is more good news. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HumanResources/2005/08/research_notes/TN_HR_XJF_08_19_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-08-19 Summary: Airlines struggle every day to reduce costs, maintain the level of customer service, and have more efficient processes, and this puts more pressure on line maintenance supervisors and engineers. This is where a maintenance personnel management system can be useful.

MRO and Spare Parts Management Considerations

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... from new finished product introductions, but, on the other hand, rotable parts ... whether or not the fitness number associated with the location allows specific ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_01_11_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-01-11 Summary: The need for better service parts management is finally gaining top-level management attention in many aerospace and defense (A&D) and like complex manufacturing companies, since excessive carrying costs and obsolescence losses are being recognized as an unexploited opportunity for savings and a better b

Outsourcing 101 - A Primer Part Two: Outsourcing Categories

by A.B. Maynard ... onshore), and a larger percentage of resources working at a remote location, usually in an ... On the other hand, many customers are not CMM certified, or do not ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Outsourcing/2004/01/research_notes/TU_OE_XAM_01_17_04_1.asp - 19k - 2004-01-17 Summary: Outsourcing is a very diverse market, and there are many different outsourcing options and outsourcing service providers to choose from. This part examines the four broad outsourcing categories: application software, information technology infrastructure, business process outsourcing (BPO), and manufactu