-- Best-in-Class achieve 96% inventory accuracy, manufacturing schedule
compliance, and complete and on-time shipments
-- Best-in-Class have 120% to 320% more reductions in cycle times
measuring bid preparation, manufacturing and order to shipment
-- Best-in-Class produce seven times (733%) more reductions in inventory
levels than Laggards
-- Among those going Lean, Best-in-Class are 82% more likely to do Value
Stream Mapping to remove waste from both manufacturing and non-
manufacturing processes
-- Seventy-four percent (74%) of Best-in-Class implement work cell
manufacturing and 61% employ Kaizen (continuous improvement teams) and
adopt the 5S's (sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain).
"In the manufacture of industrial equipment and machinery, it is critical
to provide visibility across the enterprise to all phases of the project or
contract from the initial bid preparation process to the submission of the
proposal, as well as the management of the processes involved from the
award of a contract, project, or order, to final delivery," said Cindy
Jutras, Vice President and Group Director, Aberdeen. "For these companies,
the manufacturing processes often represent the lion's share of both time
and effort, but also must be well-coordinated with all other front and back
office functions."
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