IIE Solutions articles from March 1997

IIE Solutions archives from March 1997

Challenging the management gurus. (interview with authors John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge)(Interview)
March 1, 1997... Today's business world is full of management theories. Concepts such as reengineering, quality, and empowerment are touted so frequently that many of them begin to lose their meaning and effectiveness. When they don't generate immediate results,...

Improving customer satisfaction through advanced scheduling.
March 1, 1997... In the midst of a crisis, it is difficult to remember that the ultimate goal of manufacturing is to satisfy customers' needs while still making a profit. An important part of satisfying the customer is delivering the goods when promised. To...

Supply chain management in complex manufacturing.
March 1, 1997... At the onset of the twenty-first century, as speed and responsiveness take over manufacturers' agendas, traditional MRP systems - invented 30 years ago in the wake of success with mass production as a means for managing materials and inventory -...

Flow manufacturing improves efficiency and customer responsiveness.
March 1, 1997... Companies throughout the world are moving from just-in-case to just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. This means that companies are moving from manufacturing resource planning (MRP II), with its high levels of JIT inventories, to flow manufacturing....

An experiment in compensation.
March 1, 1997... Designing an effective compensation plan is a challenge for manufacturing companies as they make the transition from individualism - or piecework - to collective work teams. Increased competition from factories in undeveloped countries with cheap...

Choosing the right project management software for your company.
March 1, 1997... As project management experts will quickly note, software alone cannot replace sound project management techniques - it must be viewed instead as merely another tool to add to the project manager's toolbox. There are, however, a wealth of project...

Titleist drives down manufacturing lead times. (manufacturing system)
March 1, 1997... CHALLENGE: To reduce order lead times and manufacturing cycle times, and improve order fulfillment at a custom golf ball manufacturing plant. STRATEGY: Install a manufacturing software system for the planning, scheduling, and execution of the...