Simplifying the Making of Complex Products - Control Design
Simplifying the Making of Complex Products - Control Design
Simplifying the Making of Complex Products - Control Design
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WHITE PAPERThe project manager for a construction equipment manufacturer answeredthat question like this:“We are replacing legacy systems with a corporate standard ERP. While <strong>the</strong>systems we have installed have most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> functionality <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> corporatestandard, <strong>the</strong>y are not as integrated or connected. Six months before westarted our implementation we formed a team to answer <strong>the</strong> question, “Howare we going to pay for this?”“We identified four areas: lower inventory levels, less premium labor, lessexpedited freight and less time to close <strong>the</strong> books every month.”In o<strong>the</strong>r words, if <strong>the</strong> ERP system is <strong>the</strong> right fit for <strong>the</strong> business it will payfor itself.<strong>Simplifying</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Making</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Complex</strong> <strong>Products</strong> 1