| Lean Electronic Inventory Replacement has less | | | | has a target customer: manufacturers that are |
| waste because it is a more rapid, efficient, and | | | | managing a supply chain of many suppliers with |
| cost-effective approach to Digital Kanban than | | | | varying lead times. These are typically assembly line |
| traditional licensed Kanban software because:o The | | | | manufacturers that have typically carried higher levels |
| software is already installed in a production | | | | of safety stock due to the costs associated with |
| environment and ready to use.o Customer does not | | | | stock outs on an assembly line. |
| have to purchase expensive hardware or pay a very | | | | Digital Kanban solutions within the demand-driven |
| large upfront license fee for the application as well as | | | | supply chain impact profit margins in several ways: by |
| purchasing hardware and prerequisite software and | | | | decreasing expense side tangible cost associated with |
| training support personnel on how to maintain | | | | legacy forecast management solutions, increase profit |
| operate the system.o Pay as you go for what you | | | | margins through efficiency gains. Increased customer |
| use, not for what you do not use (user based | | | | satisfaction may result in additional sales to new as |
| pricing).o Implementation time is generally less than a | | | | well as existing customers. Automated Kanban can |
| month to train personnel, configure the application | | | | dramatically reduce inventory, increase turns, and |
| and begin using the system.o Support of the system | | | | eliminate stock outs while enhancing supplier relations |
| is accomplished by the experts that developed it | | | | and customer satisfaction. |
| allowing users to focus on their core business, not on | | | | Manual Kanban presents numerous challenges: |
| how to trouble shoot hardware and software. | | | | • Unreliable due to too many human touch |
| According to Datacraft Solutions' CEO Stephen | | | | points. |
| Parker, "Lean electronic inventory replacement | | | | • Unacknowledged responses due to the |
| enables our customers to rapidly implement our | | | | manual process. |
| solutions without incremental investments in | | | | • Cards are controlled manually and |
| infrastructure. This facilitates a rapid path to return | | | | susceptible to loss. |
| on investment. In addition, this lean SaaS (software | | | | • Lack of visibility. |
| as a service) model allows our customer to | | | | • Lack of timely automated reporting |
| implement a solution at a predetermined monthly | | | | capability. |
| cost. Datacraft Solutions provides all system | | | | These issues are resolved by automated or digital |
| maintenance, upgrades and functional enhancements | | | | kanban. Software as a Service is a rapid, efficient and |
| without the cost creep of additional modules." | | | | cost effective approach to implementing Automated |
| The Lean Electronic Inventory Replacement leader | | | | Kanban. |