According to Stephen Carson, Executive Vice-President of Visibility Corporation, "Progressive ETO manufacturers see the need to update and change their entire business philosophy. They embrace a lean enterprise to enhance performance and create a common framework for improvement throughout their evolving business. This philosophy is often initiated on the manufacturing shop floor."

Key Challenges exist for ETO (Engineer-to-Order) manufacturer when implementing a Lean Manufacturing initiative including:

Reduce costs and maximize profits through the total elimination of waste

Convert from a push to pull process

Establish and improve standardized products and processes

Develop focused work cells

Respond to kanban orders, deliver to JIT windows and utilize kanban for production control

Implement single-piece flow in the manufacturing area

Key business process improvements can be realized by:

Adopting flexible setup across shop floor work centers

Leveraging a master production schedule to optimize resource utilization

Managing for accuracy in production bills of material and work order or job routing

Visibility Corporation (www.visibility.com) is a leading developer and supplier of business software solutions designed for the unique needs of project-based, engineer-to-order and to-order manufacturers. Visibility's Enterprise Application solutions help midsize manufacturers of complex products operate their businesses effectively.

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Visibility www.visibility.com Jaclyn Aldrich 978-694-8000

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