Electronic Kanban, Not Fax to Signal ReplenishmentWritten by Sam Bayer
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Furthermore, even if 99% of those faxes are trouble free procurement signals, four faxes per month are going to be problematic and dilute entire rationale for a lean manufacturing operation. Suppliers claim they did not receive fax kanban; suppliers cannot make shipment date requested and expedited shipping fees are incurred, or worse, there will be a stockout which will negatively impact customer service levels. According to Sam Bayer, President of Datacraft Solutions Process improvements with existing suppliers will further reduce lead times and inventory levels and bring more suppliers onto system. ###

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| | Peggy Smedley of Start Magazine to Address PRONTO North America Users ConferenceWritten by Tom Verzi
Continued from page 1 distributors, and retailers to effectively manage all phases of supply chain. Far beyond just another Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System, PRONTO-Xi’s financial and distribution applications are unique and have provided maximum return on investment for a wide variety of organizations since 1976. From PRONTO Planning to PRONTO Production; from PRONTO Forecasting Management to PRONTO Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP); from PRONTO Advanced Warehousing to PRONTO Quality Management System (QMS), cross-section and breadth of integrated elements addressed by PRONTO-Xi is unmatched in marketplace and justifies company’s natural leadership role as best fully integrated business software solution for more than a quarter century. PRONTO North America is quickly emerging as distribution sector ERP leader. Tom Verzi PRONTO ERP 952-942-5858 e-mail protected from spam bots ###

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