Category: Demand-Driven Manufacturing

  • Why Data-Driven Manufacturing is Not Enough

    Why Data-Driven Manufacturing is Not Enough

    Occasionally, someone will mix up DDM (Demand-Driven Manufacturing) with another DDM acronym in our industry: Data-Driven Manufacturing. There are similarities. For example, executing demand-driven principles relies heavily on data and shop floor visibility. However, it doesn’t stop there. In this post, we’ll take a look at Data-Driven Manufacturing and why it’s useful but not enough…

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  • Three Ways Leaders Create Lean

    Three Ways Leaders Create Lean

    Three Ways Leaders Create Lean  “Relentless” leadership and team empowerment drive lean change For those of you who have heard this before, it bears repeating. For those of you who have not, this is important – leadership is the single most important component to lean success.  It is exciting to talk about bottom-up change and…

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  • Fast Results Using TOC for Demand-Driven Manufacturing – Part Two

    Fast Results Using TOC for Demand-Driven Manufacturing – Part Two

    Manufacturers use constraints management first to gain the most demand-driven change Last time, we talked about focusing on enterprise improvements rather than local efficiencies using constraints management (TOC). We discussed that continuous improvement tools such as TOC, Lean and Six Sigma work like “sandpaper” on an organization’s processes, smoothing various stages of their demand-driven journey.…

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  • What Sandpaper Will You Use? – Part One

    What Sandpaper Will You Use? – Part One

    What to Use to Get the Most of Your Demand-Driven Changes Demand-driven manufacturing leaders are always refining their tools and tactics to ensure they’re spending their time wisely. This blog marks the first in a three-part series about using the tools of TOC, Six Sigma and Lean to help manufacturing leaders gain the most benefit…

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  • It’s Time: Manufacturers Need to Cut Ties with MRP and Spreadsheets

    It’s Time: Manufacturers Need to Cut Ties with MRP and Spreadsheets

    A few years ago, Aberdeen Group did a study that showed that 63% of “best in class” manufacturers still used spreadsheets for planning. With percentages this high, it’s probably safe to say that there is a lack of trust in planning tools like ERP and MRP even in the best-run companies. Of course, spreadsheets come…

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  • Manufacturing Metrics that Actually Matter (The Ones We Rely On)

    Manufacturing Metrics that Actually Matter (The Ones We Rely On)

    Part one of a multi-part series to help you measure your production efforts wisely LNS Research blogger Mark Davidson said, “When it comes to metrics, it’s often said that what gets measured gets done.” I have found this to be true when working with many different manufacturers. Mark also writes: “Metrics that have the attention…

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