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by Stephanie Neil, MA Editorial Staff
Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:14:00 PM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | Through a partnership with lean software provider Factory Logic, Siemens offers electronics manufacturers surface mount technology that connects to ERP, supports lean endeavors. |
| Keywords: | Siemens AG, Factory Logic, ERP, MES, lean manufacturing,Toyota Production System, kanban, takt |
Siemens AG and lean software purveyor Factory Logic have entered into an agreement that bundles production scheduling and management software with machines that aim to help circuit board manufacturers respond to changing customer demands and supply chain volatility. The Factory Logic Lean Operations Suite will be integrated into Siemens' surface mount technology (SMT) machines, which are made by the company's Automation and Drives Group, as part of the new Siplace lean manufacturing solution for electronics manufacturers. Siplace, the product family that includes Siemens' integrated hardware, software, and services, adds pull-based supply synchronization and production scheduling through the Factory Logic deal. Siemens currently holds a 30% stake in Factory Logic, a private firm that makes a Web-based application suite that leverages the lean concepts of the Toyota Production System to help production keep pace with incoming orders. [Click to continue] |
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