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IIE Solutions archives from February 1996
Seven trends of highly effective warehouses.
February 1, 1996... As we move from the 1990s and into the 21st century, we need to consider what trends are likely to have the staying power required to avoid becoming a fad. Looking back over the past several years, many have predicted the demise of warehousing -...
How to launch a successful warehouse management system.
February 1, 1996... Most of today's distribution managers are well acquainted with the substantial benefits of warehouse management systems (WMS). In the rush to implement new systems, however, organizations often overlook sound principles for evaluating the most...
Moving beyond JIT to logistics planning. (just-in-time)
February 1, 1996... Material requirements planning (MRP) came on the scene in the 1970s. The 1980s brought manufacturing resource planning (MRP II). Today, in the 1990s, manufacturers are embracing just-in-time (JIT) concepts. But what lies beyond this decade, and...
MES stands for manufacturing improvements. (manufacturing execution systems)
February 1, 1996... Even before manufacturing execution systems (MES) became a defined category of industrial software used to control manufacturing operations, many manufacturers had been using some form of MES - either manually or by computer point solution. But...
Supporting JIT production with the best wage system. (just-in-time)
February 1, 1996... Conversion from mass to lean production must be accompanied by changes in the wage system for companies to send the right messages to their workforces. Straight time payment, measured day work, or piece rates offer no reward for flexibility or...
Guidelines for organizing employee TQM teams. (total quality management)
February 1, 1996... Of all the factors essential to the success of a total quality initiative, the instillment of cooperation and motivation in the workforce ranks among the most important. All levels of employees, from rank-and-file through senior management, must...