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Integrating Lean and ERP on the Supplier's Factory Floor (Rebuilding your database for Advanced Demand Signaling Control)

by Robert  A. Abair, CPIM

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Objective of Presentation:
This presentation will outline the detailed steps that must be taken to analyze and build a state-of-the-art Lean advanced shop floor planning system, for suppliers and internal factory operations. It will cover shop floor strategies for you and your suppliers, such as Database development, Order Modifiers, Mixed-Model Scheduling, Kanban, and Business Rules.

Material to be Covered:
• Preparing order modifiers for the combined database 
• Developing a mixed-model for discrete manufacturing (both facilities)
• Developing a Kanban (run frequency) strategy
• Developing a safety stock strategy, such as: (Kanban two bin, buffers, etc.)
• Developing a shop floor and supplier loading strategy
• Assemble-to-order
• Make-to-stock
• Make-to-order
• Developing a setup matrix strategy
• Developing a customer allocation matrix strategy
• Examples of types of Business Rules

Three Benefits:
• Attendees will better understand Lean advanced shop loading principles
• Attendees will learn new Supply Chain planning strategies
• Attendees will understand implementation path for new Supply Chain planning concepts (detailed checklists will be presented)