In the Age of the Real Time Enterprise: Managing for Sustained Performance with Enterprise Resource Planning - Softcover

Gunn, Thomas G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0939246430 ISBN 13: 9780939246434

Publisher: Wight (Oliver) Publications Inc.,U.S., 1993

Synopsis

Enterprise Logistics Management (ELM) is a breakthrough approach that can give any company a real–time, integrated system for ensuring the most effective and efficient use of all operating resources. Already used by companies such as Xerox, Digital, UPS and Sony, ELM integrates the entire spectrum of manufacturing from a customer′s order to final delivery. Gunn shows companies how to realize the full benefits of ELM which include significant reductions in inventory, shortened manufacturing cycles, and a more agile enterprise.

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Synopsis:

In response to competitive market forces, companies are beginning to improve their cross-functional business processes such as order to delivery time. These improvement efforts have uncovered the vital need for what Tom Gunn calls 'Enterprise Resource Planning.' Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), gives companies a 'real time', on-line, integrated system for ensuring the most effective and efficient use of all the operating resources. ERP integrates the entire spectrum of manufacturing, from the customer's orders to final delivery. It also dramatically improves the speed and efficiency of responding to customer's orders. The benefits of implementing ERP include: significant reductions in inventory; a reduction in the manufacturing cycle; an enhanced improvement in communications between production. sales, and engineering; and a heightened ability to rapidly respond to shifts in the marketplace. Key features of the book: includes stories of companies where ERP has been successfully implemented including Digital, Xerox, Sony, AT&T and Sharp; provides practical guidelines and advice on: how to re-engineer operations planning; understanding the new planning system and how to increase the velocity of the operations planning cycle. It also shows how implement ERP and how to manage through the cultural and business challenges of the effective implementation. Readership: Senior and general managers in small to medium manufacturing companies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wight (Oliver) Publications Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0939246430
• ISBN 13: 9780939246434
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200