CINCINNATI, OH -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/07/08 -- Lean manufacturing focuses on attaining thehighest levels of accuracy and replicable quality possible in all sourcing,production and fulfillment activities.In a 30-minute recorded webinar released today by Cincom Systems(www.cincom.com/manufacturing), "Strategic Overview of Defining Lean inAerospace and Defense Manufacturing" (www.cincom.com/AandDlean), GeorgeMiller, Founder and CEO of the Facilitator Group and aerospace and defense(A&D) industry thought leader, discusses what aerospace and defensemanufacturing companies need to be lean.
According to Miller, the essential must-haves for delivering best practicesin aerospace and defense lean manufacturing include:
-- Leadership and integration by the Program Management Office (PMO) across the entire value chain-- Managing cost/price strategies to maximize profitability-- Managing complexities in product configuration management and integration to business systems to ensure accurate order delivery-- Synchronizing enterprise resource planning (ERP), all scheduling processes, and configuration management systems to ensure customer requirements are met
"What we really want to do in lean manufacturing," says Miller, "is to dothings better, faster and cheaper than the old way."
To listen to "Strategic Overview of Defining Lean in Aerospace and DefenseManufacturing," please visit www.cincom.com/AandDlean.
To learn more about Cincom's aerospace and defense solutions, please visitwww.cincom.com/manufacturing.
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Cincom serves clients on six continents including BMW, Citibank, Boeing,Ericsson, Penn State University, Milacron, Siemens, and Trane. For moreinformation about Cincom's products and services, contact Cincom at1-800-2CINCOM (USA only), send an e-mail to info@cincom.com, or visit thecompany's website at www.cincom.com.
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