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News Release from: Information Engineering
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 August 2003
Lean manufacturing solutions to be
cost-effective
Information Engineering and management consultants, HOSCA, have formed an association to deliver cost-effective lean manufacturing solutions to UK manufacturers.
Information Engineering and management consultants, HOSCA, have formed an association to deliver cost-effective lean manufacturing solutions to UK manufacturers The new association is designed to properly integrate real Lean Manufacturing principles with ERP business control systems
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Together, HOSCA, a specialist in Lean Manufacturing practice, and Information Engineering, one of the world's largest implementers of SYSPRO manufacturing software, bring best-of-breed performance to manufacturers.
With a combined training experience of 200 years, HOSCA has developed a reputation among manufacturers across a broad spectrum of manufacturing disciplines and industries, for the practical, hands-on implementation of sustainable lean manufacturing.
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HOSCA's customers include British Aerospace, Caterpillar, Dunlop, Dzus, Ford, Jaguar, Mothercare, NSK, Smith and Nephew, TBI, Trelleborg and Volvo.
The company has offices in the UK, Ireland, Germany and the US.
Information Engineering has been a specialist in implementing manufacturing systems since 1986.
It delivers world-class IT solutions to a broad cross-section of manufacturing industry, from design and make-to-order operations, to batch and semi-process.
Information Engineering's expertise comes from a real understanding of how manufacturing companies and their needs differ from one to the next - often quite dramatically.
Information Engineering's manufacturing and distribution software solution, SYSPRO (previously known as Impact Encore) is installed in more than 600 companies in the UK alone and 6,000 worldwide.
The SYSPRO system includes sophisticated ERP, CRM, APS and e-Commerce functionality.
It was voted the leading system in its class for user satisfaction in the Benchmark Research survey of ERP users.
SYSPRO enables manufacturers to improve their competitiveness through access to easy-to-view and real time information - they can react quickly to customer demand and the ever-changing circumstances on the shop floor.
It is typical for customers to receive a return on investment in less than six months with reductions of work-in-progress of 50% or more and lead/cycle time reductions of up to 40%.
Information Engineering can also integrate SYSPRO with other best-of-breed software, including CAD, HR, warehousing and logistics.
Information Engineering's customers include Dennis, Dzus, Hewland, Plaxton, Relyon, Sandiacre, Saxon, HC Slingsby, TBI, and Uponor.
Working in association, HOSCA and Information Engineering will deliver: 1.
Combined "Lean Manufacturing and Business Operating Systems" assessments - as a company takes its first steps to explore new systems potential, HOSCA and Information Engineering will develop a business blueprint to provide the most cost-effective lean manufacturing systems.
2.
Accelerated business system definition - delivering a more cost-effective system selection and implementation for both manufacturing operations and company wide ERP systems.
3.
Configuration templates - a full range of templates to suit the most commonly found value stream mapping structures.
4.
Enhanced system functionality - to effectively support key areas, including: * Manual Kanbans and ERP transactions.
* Kanban parameter recalculation.
* TAKT time analysis.
* Line balancing.
* Machine changeover product-to-product matrices.
* Frequency of manufacturing control.
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