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To automate processes, business users and IT must work together as a team. The combination of technology infrastructure,
process flow, and business requirements all needs to be translated into a process map to enable automation to occur. This
process discovery effort, and adjusting the process map to man (...)
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2010-03-11
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Business process management notation (BPMN) is an initiative to increase standardization within process modeling. What are
the principles of BPMN, and what is the value of BPMN to vendors and organizations using business process modeling? (...)
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Business process management notation (BPMN) is an initiative to increase standardization within process modeling. What are
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2006-11-07
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Here are four worst practices that can contribute to the failure of an enterprise resource planning implementation—or the
implementation of any other enterprise software, for that matter. Protect your investment and prevent disaster by steering
clear of these major mistakes. (...)
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2009-06-29
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Transitioning to Lean with Oracle Flow Manufacturing. Get Case Studies and Other Software to Use In Your Self-assessment for
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2010-03-11
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... be illustrated by reference to two commonly occurring diagrams: One is the ‘organisation chart’, the
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2009-06-09
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... also goes to CIO Magazine’s articles entitled “ABC: An Introduction to Business Process
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2008-08-06
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... also goes to CIO Magazine’s articles entitled “ABC: An Introduction to Business Process
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2008-08-06
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Process manufacturing industries have distinct needs from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Here’s an overview
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2009-09-07
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Expand your knowledge about Business Process Management (BPM), read TEC's whitepaper entitled It's About Process. Because
business processes are often communicated in an ad hoc and unregulated manner, it can be difficult to standardize processes
across organizations, particularly larger ones. TEC analyst (...)
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2010-03-11
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Lean manufacturing practices are employed to some degree on almost every manufacturing floor, but many companies aren't realizing
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Lean manufacturing practices are employed to some degree on almost every manufacturing floor, but many companies aren't
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2009-01-07
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Anywhere from 40 to 80 percent of CMMS implementations fail to meet expectations. However, by evaluating the company's business
process flow, having proper organizational structure and buy-in, you can realize the true benefits of CMMS and avoid becoming
another failure statistic. (...)
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2005-03-03
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Flow manufacturing leverages techniques to help manufacturers create any product on any given day, in any given quantity
including the "quantity of one" (i.e., through the so-called mixed-model production), while keeping inventories to a minimum
and shortening cycle times in order to quickly fill custome (...)
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Flow manufacturing leverages techniques to help manufacturers create any product on any given day, in any given quantity including
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2004-01-14
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Take advantage of expertise about lean manufacturing. With all the discussion, books, Web sites, and other materials on the
topic of lean manufacturing, it’s hard to know which resources are credible—much less understand the mounds of information.
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2010-03-11
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As with any manufacturing operation, process manufacturing has special system requirements such as formulas, unit of measure
conversions, and packaging recipes. However, within the realm of process manufacturing, specific industries have needs that
are more critical than others. This article explores th (...)
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2004-05-26
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... Yet the process flow modeling capability of BPM suites ...
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2009-09-03
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Without sound business process analysis, design, and possible re-design or full-blown reengineering in place before you bring
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Without sound business process analysis, design, and possible re-design or full-blown reengineering in place before you bring
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2001-08-21
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Lean principles are difficult to employ in complex environments, but materials requirement planning has well-known limitations.
The theory of constraints, which is complementary to lean manufacturing when it comes to low volumes and complex environments,
may provide an answer. (...)
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Lean principles are difficult to employ in complex environments, but materials requirement planning has well-known limitations.
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2006-02-21
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Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business
processes. The five main steps to achieving lean transition are defining value, mapping the value stream, making the activities
flow, responding to customer demand, and continuous (...)
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Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business
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2006-02-15
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Expand your knowledge about Business Process Management (BPM), read TEC's whitepaper entitled It's About Process. Because
business processes are often communicated in an ad hoc and unregulated manner, it can be difficult to standardize processes
across organizations, particularly larger ones. TEC analyst (...)
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2010-03-11
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About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes evolution, a platform neutral,
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2006-03-01