| Thomas R. Cutler, the leading
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| | value engineering and information
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| manufacturing journalist authored a
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| | services manager.
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| feature article titled, Demand Driven
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| | Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft
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| Supply Chain, in the July issue of
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| | Solutions proudly noted: "The ability to
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| Business Excellence. Datacraft Solutions
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| | manage outside processing to increase
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| is the leading digital kanban technology
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| | visibility to all material and
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| firm based in Durham, North Carolina. The
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| | work-in-process, both on- and off-site,
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| article may be read in it's entirety at
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| | allows companies to better manage
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| A Datacraft Solutions' customer, Luvata,
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| | sub-contracted processing such as heat
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| a brass and copper sheet mill operation,
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| | treatment, sheet metal operations and
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| quickly decided that based upon the
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| | component manufacturing. For the first
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| initial success of the digital kanban
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| | time, material managers have real-time
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| system at their Franklin location, the
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| | inventory and scrap data for all supply
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| Buffalo facility should take advantage of
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| | chain material at their outside
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| Franklin's experience with digital
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| | processors. This allows manufacturers to
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| kanban. In addition, both plants would
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| | reduce production cycle times by days
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| now have a common supply chain management
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| | (and sometimes weeks) while significantly
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| software that could be implemented
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| | reducing unnecessary raw and component
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| easily, quickly, and affordably.
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| | material inventories. The ability to
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| The Buffalo/Franklin team worked with the
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| | track and identify scrap rates also
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| technology provider to define the project
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| | improves inventory accuracy while holding
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| costs, benefits and time schedule. "The
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| | suppliers to committed performance
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| primary objectives of reduced working
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| | objectives."
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| capital (25 percent inventory reduction),
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| | Luvata has high expectations for the
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| improved delivery reliability (avoid
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| | real-time digital kanban provided as SaaS
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| stock outs), easy to use scheduling
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| | (software as a service) as the primary
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| modules, and quick implementation time
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| | driver to achieve cost reduction goals.
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| appear to be well within our budget and
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| | With copper prices hovering at $4.00 per
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| timeframes. "The team is also highly
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| | pound, a 25 percent inventory reduction
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| confident that the large amount of time
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| | will lead to very significant savings for
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| currently devoted to expediting material
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| | the Luvata Group and create the desired
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| will be virtually eliminated from their
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| | solution for both the Buffalo and
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| daily routines," reported Jeffrey Ball,
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| | Franklin plants.
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