Where Innovation MattersERP: Enterprise Resource Planning & MRPII: Manufacturing Resource Planning Implementations
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ERP is an integrated management process for company-wide management of a business must be applied across all company functions.ERP and MRPII integrates management processes to assure that decisions and planning are born out of the same databases, assumptions and methodology and language--and includesContinual improvement techniques and supply chain management ERP solutions focus on optimizing productivity by focusing on planning and executive reporting of the Enterprise as an integrated unit. When used as an integrated management process companies significantly improve their business performance and competitive positions.
ERP is much more than a manufacturing software tool. It is a management philosophy for making and keeping promises—to better manage the supply and demand sides of the business using directly integrated management systems. The focus is on results –improving competitiveness in the marketplace and improving overall company business performance.
Resource utilization must be properly measured to properly manage the supply and demand sides of the business. Inefficient utilization of resources drives costs up and customer service down. Methods and approaches for resource management and ERP planning are changing with the introduction of Hoshin Kanri.
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Management Processes: ERP & Hoshin Kanri...A Few ERP / MRPII / Hoshin Links |
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American
Production & Inventory Control Society...
Taylor Scheduling Software Inc...
Oracle/J Software Products & Services...
J.D. Edwards/Oracle Enterprise Software Products...
Oliver Wight Consulting & Education Services...
METASYSTEMS: Accelerated ERP software...
SC360-CRM: Customer Relationship Management Add-On's...
PlanBase: Multi-Level Hoshin Software w/Permission Controls
MacRAE'S BLUE BOOK-North American Industrial Products Sourcing...
CANADIAN
TRADE INDEX-Canadian Industrial
Products Sourcing...
Effective ERP requires that integrated management processes extend horizontally across the company, including product development, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and finance. It must extend vertically throughout the company's supply chain to include the acquisition of raw materials, suppliers, customers, and consumers. The fundamental purpose of ERP is to establish a process that links projected demand plans to supply plans, so that the resources of manufacturers, their suppliers, and especially their customers are utilized in the most efficient and cost effective way. To do so requires a process for anticipating demand and planning and scheduling resources in a manner that supports a company's strategic and financial goals. Now the way to take this process even further is through a direct integration of Hoshin Kanri and the data management access provided by ERP.