Hello, I am Frank van de Nieuwenhof, from the Netherlands and I'm 19 years old. Now, what do I do on a mailing-list about logistics? Well, I'm a student of the...
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doug333@...
May 5, 2000 8:52 pm
Frank, Apics is a great place for information on MRP. Let me know if this helps. Doug <A HREF="http://www.apics.org/">APICS-The Educational Society for...
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Frank van de Nieuwenhof
frankvdn@...
May 8, 2000 12:16 pm
Thank you... I think I can do something with this.. Lots of info... Now, we have chosen a specialization on MRP, namely: "What are the consequences of delays...
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doug333@...
May 9, 2000 2:13 am
Frank, Delays in delivery may cause delays in production. If the purchased item not used in the first operation, there could be no delay. If there are ...
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kskwarczynska@...
May 29, 2000 12:28 pm
Hello, I'm a new member of this group. I'm 27 years old and work for a Polish consulting company. At the moment I'm carring a project on business process...
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doug333@...
May 29, 2000 11:18 pm
This is a difficult question, especially since I don't know your background as it relates to Continuous Improvement. I would say that business process ...
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Jun 12, 2000 12:48 pm
Hi, I am a new member to this group too. As doug pointed out, without knowing the nature of project it is quite difficult to relate to BPR. From my...
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doug333@...
Jun 13, 2000 2:24 pm
Alex, I am interested in the statement. Imitating others success often leads to disaster. Could you explain further? I know I frequently I used examples of ...
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Jun 14, 2000 11:43 am
Doug, It really depend on the organization and the degree of improvement of changes that one is seeking. In other word, if you embark on BPR project, you...
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doug333@...
Jun 14, 2000 5:03 pm
Alex, Gotcha. It sounds like you're saying just because its different doesn't mean its the "right" solution. I've always struggled with people trying to ...
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Michael Murphy
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Jun 26, 2000 3:39 pm
Thank you for your welcome. I look forward to being part of the group. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail -...
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doug333@...
Jun 26, 2000 4:07 pm
Michael, What areas of Continuous Improvement as especially of interest to you? Doug...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Jul 23, 2000 3:27 pm
... leads to ... As a new member of this list, I'm in the process of reviewing the previous posts and can't stop myself from jumping in on this one. ...
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Jul 26, 2000 4:20 pm
I like Frank's statement : What to change can't be driven by external benchmarking influences. Nor should it be driven internally by false goals like cost...
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doug333@...
Jul 31, 2000 4:29 pm
Frank, I really like your closing comment. Those most familiar with the system will be an important part of the identification of what to improve and how....
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doug333@...
Jul 31, 2000 4:34 pm
Alex, But if you move from a make to stock environment toward an assemble to order environment isn't that an improvement? The value of the inventory is less, ...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Aug 1, 2000 5:45 pm
Doug asked me to expand on using relying on logical analysis to speed improvements. Allow me to respond by sending to the list a copy of a posting that I made...
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david.e.white@...
Aug 2, 2000 5:49 pm
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Aug 4, 2000 1:28 am
Doug, The problem is no one see the need of changing it and busy installing kanban for two years. And proudly show off how their Kanban system work. The leader...
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PPC Nandlur
PPC.Nandlur@...
Aug 7, 2000 4:45 am
sir , I would like to know more about make & stock environment , and their advantages , disadvantages regds satish kumar .v...
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Aug 11, 2000 7:49 am
satish, Are you referring to make to stock and make to order? If so, make to stock major disadvantage is long lead time, excess stock, adv: longer batch run, ...
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Aug 11, 2000 11:04 am
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Justin Havens
JUSTINOEE@...
Aug 18, 2000 1:00 pm
I have picked up a distinctive "theorical" feel to the conversations recently on some newsgroups about which comes first, 5S or Lean etc.....reminded me of the...
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doug333@...
Aug 23, 2000 1:16 am
Alex, Make to stock has a long lead time for who? Not the customer, I would think the customer would have the order shipped the same day, since its in stock. ...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Aug 23, 2000 7:24 pm
... Exactly. The reason someone is in a make to stock business is that customer expectations do not include the patience for the time it takes to make and ship...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Aug 23, 2000 7:24 pm
... 5S and Lean techniques (the way they are usually applied) are the micro tools for improving pieces of the operation. They work well for true organizational...
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Justin Havens
JUSTINOEE@...
Aug 23, 2000 10:50 pm
I like what Francis had to say..........and the emphasis on WHAT TO CHANGE, as the first profound question to answer. I say profound, because in a chaotic...
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doug333@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:40 pm
I could go on for days about this, (make to stock vs make to order). I'll just say now that there are so many different strategies within the make to stock...
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Aug 29, 2000 1:40 am
... In my opinion, Constraints are the slowest processes (defined by cycle time") with rigid restriction in capacity ( other words, could not easily add extra...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Aug 30, 2000 7:12 pm
... That's a given. If a resource is being stressed so it is not able to do a quality job (many project environments, where people are the chief resources,...
