| Ken McGuire from MEAC noted, ""Why would any | | | | Malch, Director of Operations, Pacific |
| true LEAN Manufacturer invest big money in | | | | Scientific, EKD: "Pacific Scientific |
| software for managing Kanbans when what they | | | | Electro-Kinetics is excited over the |
| really need is an effective Kanban | | | | short-term results achieved with Signum in |
| communications service? The evidence is | | | | just 4 months. PS/EKD has forecasted a |
| mounting against the 'elusive' systems with | | | | minimum of 20% increase in inventory turns by |
| ERP integration many IT people are promising | | | | year-end, and we've seen a reduction in the |
| and hoping for. When they are finally | | | | transactional processes that were necessary |
| achieved, if ever, they are found to be | | | | in the FAX Release system Signum replaced." |
| largely unnecessary and wasteful | | | | |
| administrative boondoggles. Forrester | | | | A Materials Manager from a Tier 1 automotive |
| Research found that only 41% of business | | | | supplier noted the impact of Digital Kanban |
| executives at large manufacturing and | | | | technology from Durham, NC based Datacraft |
| distribution companies have realized any | | | | Solutions: "We scan over 5000 cards a day, |
| perceptible ROI from implementing Supply | | | | have just added 1500 parts from out tool |
| Chain Systems." | | | | crib, and have had zero part shortages since |
| | | | going live 3 months ago. Our inventory has |
| The Datacraft Solutions' digital kanban | | | | reduced by approximately $2,000,000. |
| product, Signum, received raves from Jim | | | | |