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Anthony Etzel
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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: What is Lean Make to Order?

This is a simple way to go from the customer order to making the order and shipping the order. It involves a few simple steps:

  1. Receive and enter the customer order
  2. Automatic credit review
  3. Automatic release of the shop order tied to the customer order
  4. Issue material, report labor to the production order receipt
  5. Pick the order, ship the order, invoice the customer

With lean, you can skip processing the demand through MRP. You can go directly from the customer order to the shop order creation.

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For many manufacturers, ERP has been the backbone of the business for years. It manages orders, inventory, purchasing, production, and financials. But as customer expectations, technology, and business demands continue to evolve, many organizations are finding that the conversation is no longer just about ERP.

It's about what surrounds it.

Questions we're hearing more often include:

  • How do we better connect our systems?
  • How do we improve visibility across the business?
  • How do we support growth without adding complexity?
  • When does cloud migration make sense?

These aren't technology questions as much as they are business questions.
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Modernization Isn't All or Nothing

One of the biggest misconceptions about cloud migration is that it requires replacing everything at once.

In reality, many manufacturers take a more practical approach. They begin by identifying areas where modernization can deliver immediate value.

That might include:

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