Infrastructure of small and mid-sized plants.
Industrial Management › Vol. 38 Nbr. 4, July 1996
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Summary
Rapidly growing small- and mid-sized businesses often find themselves ill-equipped to deal with growth. However, by implementing an integrated computer system, small- and mid-sized plants can manage any change that comes with growth. An efficient approach to growth entails the utilization of an integrated computer system that is either home-grown or purchased. Such a system ensures on-time delivery, customer job status availability, reduction of administration costs and the need for overtime and maintenance of job dispatch listings, among others.
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Infrastructure of small and mid-sized plants.
Members of your manufacturing team are working long hours, but they still cannot complete production on time. Product quality is declining, along with profits and employee morale. Overtime and rework are at an all-time high, and customer service is at an all-time low. "Hot" jobs are the rule, not the exception. Your game has become one of catch up, and you are losing. Your employees are discouraged, your production management team is confused, and your customers are looking for a new supplier. Have you had enough?
In the mid-1980s, I managed a large tool room for a $60 million connector operation in Connecticut and developed program segments and concepts to integrate its infrastructure. I th...See the full content of this document
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