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“Lean Roadmap”

Bottom Line Consultants, Inc.
2158 Summerset Bay
Dr. Cross Hill, SC 29332.

Telephone:
(864) 554-0415
e-mail: hthomes@leanroadmap.com

Supply Chain Planning & Management
S&OP Manager Overview
Item Name: S&OP Manager, Software for Supply Chain Planning
Item Number: 689076176439
Price: $9600
 
S&OP Manager, is one of the modules of the Lean Roadmap Suite of software from Bottom Line Consultants, and is designed as a software solution for converting your MRP/ERP software investment to JIT Lean.

The Lean Roadmap software suite has 4 modules, and 1 utility;

 

• Sales & Operations Planning Manager
• Cell Manager (PART OF s&op Manager)
• ATC, Available to Capacity Manager
• Kanban Manager Utility—PPQ cell design matrix

 
These four modules are designed specifically to convert your MRP/ERP information flow process to JIT Lean. A properly designed value stream must be designed and operated with both the material and information flows working in harmony. MRP/ERP databases and configurations are generally organized to facilitate batch/push manufacturing, either in how they are configured, or because they lack the JIT Lean process required for cellular flow manufacturing. When businesses convert from batch/push/functional flow to JIT cellular flow, good gains are realized in productivity, WIP, and lead time reduction, however the same general problems of managing the supply chain, on time delivery, inventory turns, rescheduling, poor capacity planning remain in place.

This JITFlowSCM software was designed and written by experienced manufacturing Professionals, seeking a method/process & software that facilitated an accelerated software/information flow conversion to JIT Lean. The advent of the JITFlowSCM software has made the conversion possible and proven. Implementation results in A method to establish and maintain a JIT supply chain, with;
 

• Information flowing from customers/history to internal/external suppliers information flow
• Material flowing from suppliers both external/internal to customers

 
S&OP Manager, supports objectives such as;
 

• Significantly reduce the sales planning process complexity—the forecast development
• Provide cell capacity planning, and available to promise input to ATP Manager
• Eliminate/significantly reduce finished goods
• Improve on time delivery to customers want date
• Compliment cellular manufacturing floor plans

 



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