Datacraft Solutions Identifies Simple Guides for Digital Kanban

Released on: August 1, 2008, 7:44 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Datacraft Solutions Identifies Simple Guides for Digital
Kanban

Press Release Body: "Using consumption based replenishment will help your
organization lower on-hand inventory levels. As you reduce inventory levels, your
exposure to the risk of running out of key items increases and that could stop your
production line. Worse, a stock-out can prevent you from shipping on-time to your
customers and you could possibly shut down their production lines. It takes time,
creative thinking, persistence and negotiating skill to eliminate variability in
your supply chain. You seldom have leverage to change the unpredictable demand
patterns of your customers, but if you are determined, you can work with your
suppliers to change the paradigms of key relationships. If you don't have a formal
Supplier Development Program, start one now. Look for every opportunity to reduce
and eliminate variability in your supply chain partners, upstream to suppliers,
within your four walls and downstream with your customers. In today's intensely
competitive global marketplace, the most efficient and cost effective supply chain
wins. It's no longer my company versus your company competition. It's my supply
chain against your supply chain. Remember, inventory is expensive and carrying costs
run between 20% - 35%. The cost of inventory in your supply chain will always have
to be paid by the end customer, so it can be a huge competitive edge when inventory
is minimized across the supply chain," according to Ron Van Nostrand, CPIM, MBA, the
Services Project Manager for Datacraft Solutions.

There are some simple pieces of advice that assist companies in moving forward in
digital kanban. It has been said "Uncertainty is the Mother of All Inventory" (a
quote from Martin Christopher). The maxims of kanban and pull systems are:
1) never ship bad product to your customer;
2) ship the exact quantity ordered;
3) deliver on-time (not early, not late).
Van Nostrand.

Datacraft Solutions (www.datacraftsolutions.com) delivers a revolutionary digital
kanban process of automation solutions to lean manufacturers through a secure
Internet gateway, eliminating the need to install and maintain a complex IT
infrastructure. The company has experienced significant growth in the past two years
by eliminating complicated, expensive, time-intensive software implementations as
well as extensive training regimens and the need for internal support. Datacraft
Solutions' replenishment supply chain digital kanban system allows customers to
access and utilize powerful lean benefits immediately for a low, predictable monthly
fee. Services are scalable so manufacturers can design an appropriate digital kanban
solution.

Datacraft Solutions
www.datacraftsolutions.com
Sonja Foust
sfoust@datacraftsolutions.net
800-819-5326



Web Site: http://www.datacraftsolutions.com

Contact Details: Datacraft Solutions
604 W. Morgan St.
Suite B-9
Durham, NC 27701
800-819-5326

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