ERP in Lean Manufacturing

I have been a convert to Lean Manufacturing (Toyota Production System) for the past 20 years – since my days as a Plant / General Manger of an automotive parts manufacturing company within the Authorized Ford Remanufacturing Program. Yet today as a Lean Manufacturing Consultant with over 12 years experience implementing lean in a wide range of companies from job shop to discrete manufacturing to process flow operations I am still amazed at the dramatic improvements that can be realized. Whatever the business sector: automotive, heavy industrial, aviation, beverage or garment industries the results of implementing lean have been the same: · Increased productivity· Increased quality· Increased gross margin · Reduced inventories· Reduced space requirements· Reduced lead times So why is it that I am continually running into companies that are either hesitant or downright negative towards implementing lean? I have spent the last year trying to get my arms around this issue and I have come up with the following conclusion. Read more...

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