Wriggling Out of 'the Squeeze'

Usually, this involves ERP software, which is often sold as the "all singing, all dancing" software solution to everything. [...]if your business processes are not robust then implementing ERP software will most likely make internal confusion worse, meaning that you may just have spent a l...

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Published inSMT (Online) Vol. 39; no. 8; pp. 36 - 42
Main Author McLean, Timothy
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seaside BR Publishing, Inc 01.08.2024
Subjects
Automation
Cost control
Enterprise resource planning
Factories
FIFO
Fork lift trucks
Gravity conveyors
Inventory
Managers
Manufacturing
Production capacity
Software
Superheroes
Trolleys
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Summary:Usually, this involves ERP software, which is often sold as the "all singing, all dancing" software solution to everything. [...]if your business processes are not robust then implementing ERP software will most likely make internal confusion worse, meaning that you may just have spent a lot of money automating chaos. 2. In our experience, most businesses have hidden production capacity they don't realize they have, starting with these three. Over the next few months, we focused on discovering why the machines stopped and eliminating the causes of downtime Our measure of downtime was overall equipment efficiency (OEE), which we improved from 45% to 80% over the following year. Mixing forklifts and people in a workplace is also a major safety challenge. [...]try to eliminate the need for forklifts by bringing processes closer together (which you will be able to do because you will have reduced your WIP) and using other methods of transport, such as trolleys or roller conveyors, to move products through the factory In job shops, another problem can be partially completed jobs waiting for parts, or even for final decisions to be made on the design.