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by Jeff Moad, MA Editorial Staff Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:00:00 AM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | Following recent moves by both SAP AG and Microsoft Corp. to acquire lean execution software vendors, experts are predicting more consolidation among technology and services suppliers that support lean enterprise initiatives. |
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Following recent moves by both SAP AG and Microsoft Corp. to acquire lean execution software vendors, experts are predicting more consolidation among technology and services suppliers that support lean enterprise initiatives. Driving consolidation, says Colin Masson, a research director at AMR Research, is the increasing popularity of lean principles among manufacturers seeking to reduce waste, as well as the realization that, in order to successfully scale lean initiatives and sustain their impact, manufacturers will need to invest in software that supports lean. "We see a huge interest in lean, but, in practice, most companies haven't extended lean beyond an initial pilot or single line," Masson says. "If you want to scale, you've got to automate the process. You can't have one person on each line armed with a spreadsheet, recalculating kanban sizes and takt times. It just doesn't work." [Click to continue] |
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