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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: At a Loss?

Loss of Key Experienced Personnel – More and more of the original “super users” have changed jobs or retired. In their place are skilled individuals who may have been trained to execute specific tasks, but lack the experience required to respond to new and unplanned business needs and opportunities. As a result, decisions are made… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: At a Loss?

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Why Would You Buy a BMW, But Use a Scooter?

Congratulations! You bought that shiny, new car! It has all the features you can possibly want and goes a million miles an hour. It can take you anywhere your heart desires…….but you rely on a manual scooter to get you around. You know, the kind you had when you were a kid…BEFORE you could drive…before… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Why Would You Buy a BMW, But Use a Scooter?

Tip of the Week: The 3 Secrets to Improving Your MO (Manufacturing Optimization)

Identify the key metrics . You need benchmark data so you know what realistic goals are, then track them and publish your performance along with a brief comment from time to time on how things are trending and how you compare with others, particularly your primary competitors. The best thing about this is that it… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: CEA

CEA Upload provides the capability to prepare both Budgets and Journal Entries in Excel. Once the spreadsheet is complete, it can be uploaded to CEA for posting as an entry to the G L Book of choice. Ease of use is achieved and a full audit trail is created. LX users can capitalize on their… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: 5 Ways to Motivate Your Employees to Give Their Best Every Day

Train Your Employees Give Your Employees the Right Tools Automate Processes Give Your Employees Real-Time Feedback Provide Incentives to do More For more ideas, read this article from the Harvard Business Review: Harvard Business Review Article Optimize Your Manufacturing Today! 77569 Rate this article: No rating […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Efficiency– The What & How

Efficiency is something we all strive for in our personal lives and at work. How can manufacturers increase their efficiency? Take a hard look at the 4 key areas: Planning Bill of Material and Job Accuracy Inventory Planning Real Time Reporting / Processing Need help figuring out how to become more efficient in each of… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Efficiency– The What & How

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Top 10 Survival Tips For Manufacturers

Under intense cost pressures, quality is at risk at many manufacturers. These 10 tips can help you survive the competitive challenges ahead. Maintain your focus. Make a decision about the kind of company you are and stick with it. Reinvent your products regularly. Suppliers who sharply differentiate their products fare the best. Maximize your productivity… […]