Key Performance Indicators measure how effectively your performance objectives are being achieved.

• Have you defined KPIs for your company?
• Are you measuring them effectively?
• Is everyone in your company aware of what the KPIs are?

If you haven’t already done so, consider tying personal performance objectives directly to the company’s performance objectives. Doing so can greatly increase the likelihood that the company’s goals will be met.

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Key Performance Indicators measure how effectively your performance objectives are being achieved.

• Have you defined KPIs for your company?
• Are you measuring them effectively?
• Is everyone in your company aware of what the KPIs are?

If you haven’t already done so, consider tying personal performance objectives directly to the company’s performance objectives. Doing so can greatly increase the likelihood that the company’s goals will be met.

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Are your employees not as productive as you’d like them to be? Are jobs not getting completed on schedule? Without actual data, making decisions about how efficient your operation is will be difficult. Start tracking actual time to complete each operation. Compare different production lines running the same job. Is one line running more efficiently? If so, start looking at why. Track downtime, setup, etc. Once you start really analyzing each piece of the puzzle, you can begin to uncover areas that are ripe for improvement.

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If you’re not already, consider generating your financial statements directly out of Baan/LN. In the Financial Statements module, you can define and print financial and consolidated statements. These statements can be based on various cross sections of your General Ledger account and dimension structure. You can also define cash flow statements, which can be based on cash flow reasons.

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When there is a problem, making a decision in a vacuum is the worst thing you can do.

Get input from others within your organization. If possible, consult those at various levels. By being open with others as to the nature of the problem, and enlisting their help in determining the right solution, resistance to the recommended solution is quite often greatly reduced.

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When there is a problem, making a decision in a vacuum is the worst thing you can do.

Get input from others within your organization. If possible, consult those at various levels. By being open with others as to the nature of the problem, and enlisting their help in determining the right solution, resistance to the recommended solution is quite often greatly reduced.

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Crossroads RMC is proud to announce the official release of Crossroads MES Version 11.2

Seems obvious – you want real time data and you want it to be accurate. Do you have the systems in place to allow for this?

Here are 4 reasons you need a data collection system:

1. See the differences between actuals and standards
2. Determine the source of project overruns
3. Prevent mis-shipments to customers
4. Avoid unnecessary reordering of parts

An automated data collection system will analyze your current data, allowing you to efficiently optimize your manufacturing and the benefits will be huge and far reaching.

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