Business Excellence Consortium
Delivery and Replenishment in ERP
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Operational executives and managers often feel stuck with their ERP systems as they move toward Lean objectives, such as smaller lot sizes and shorter lead times. They usually can’t just throw out the system – even if top management would allow it. Yet they find themselves fighting ERP weaknesses and/or investing in bolt-on technologies to support their needs in areas such as planning, scheduling and kanban replenishment.
This two-hour seminar discusses strategies for executing effectively – maximizing throughput, minimizing cycle times, replenishing reliably and reducing WIP – in a way that minimizes the apparent conflicts with ERP systems and related technologies. We’ll also discuss strategies for providing the support that is needed once the right touch points between planning, execution and control have been defined.
Who Should Attend
CEOs, senior manufacturing executives, supply chain managers, directors of procurement, CFOs and others who make decisions about how to design and implement their manufacturing processes, procedures and use of IT enablers.
Content Includes
- Essential elements of any effective manufacturing system:
- Maximizing throughput
- Strategic inventory buffers
- Replenishment options
- Control points
- Relationships to ERP planning and shop floor control
Upon Completion, You Will Understand
- Key concepts for launching or improving your Lean execution capabilities
- The type of support you need from your ERP systems and related technologies
- How the BEC can help you move forward in this area
About the Instructor
Terry Breunig has 21 years of experience helping manufacturing companies increase throughput, improve delivery performance, shorten lead times, increase cycle efficiency and reduce work-in-process. He has implemented successful production and replenishment solutions in make-to-order, assemble-to-order and make-to-stock environments. He has played lead roles in numerous process improvement efforts, ranging from a first-tier automotive supplier’s first cell to several plant layout efforts. Terry has worked in job shop, repetitive and process environments.
Terry has hands-on experience with more than a dozen ERP systems, helping companies both to select and implement new technology, and to make better use of their existing technology. He also has electronically process mapped several production environments using standard ERP data – in addition to numerous walk-the-process value stream maps – and is experienced designing and working with dynamic simulation models.