by Auke Hylarides - Many businesses are fully behind the benefits of supply chain integration and think accordingly about using a Business2Business portal or…
by Auke Hylarides - The entry of sales and purchase orders, and the processing of the related information, are among the most used ERP…
by Auke Hylarides - Many companies now have their internal automation well organized and under control. But is that also the case through the…
by Auke Hylarides - Efficient processes are free from ‘waste’ activities that fail to add value to the customer. After all, if something doesn’t…
by Auke Hylarides - Normally, manufacturers communicate a lead time expressed in weeks or even months. However, when we look only at the time…
by Auke Hylarides - In today’s global market space, speed is now the key differentiator. When labour costs are high and quality is a…
by Auke Hylarides - Lean. A topic you increasingly hear under discussion in almost any business situation. Originally a manufacturing concept, the principals involved…
by Auke Hylarides - Imagine a project that’s budgeted for 100 days. In reality, more than fifty of those will probably cover work in…
by Auke Hylarides - The lean office is an appealing concept, but even for companies experienced in slimming down other parts of the operation,…
by Auke Hylarides - The production strategy of many companies is changing. Shifting to assemble-to-order production, manufacturers are focusing more on R&D, sales &…
by Auke Hylarides - This summer Heliview conducted a market survey, interviewing top logistic and production management in the Dutch SME market space. With…
by Auke Hylarides - To stay competitive, today’s manufacturing companies often focus on cost reduction. In terms of the literature on this subject, the…
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