Adaptive Manufacturing: Enabling the Lean Six Sigma
Enterprise
Fact: Creating a lean enterprise will drive down product costs.
Yet, the leaner the system, the more susceptible it is to exceptions. And, the leaner the
system, the greater the possibility of destabilization and the greater the need to adapt
rapidly.
Adaptability requires awareness – knowledge of the environment and, more
importantly, an understanding of the context. The more real time this awareness, the greater
the relative benefit. The ability to connect and sense information in real time from people,
IT sources, and physical objects within manufacturing and across the supply chain using
technologies that enable quick, effective responses is what drives real-world awareness. It
is crucial to the success for any lean manufacturing initiatives.
In "Adaptive Manufacturing: Enabling the Lean Six Sigma Enterprise," SAP discusses:
- A pragmatic approach to lean manufacturing
- How adaptive manufacturing enables the lean Six Sigma enterprise
- Leveraging enterprise resource planning (ERP) to enable lean manufacturing and Six
Sigma
- SAP solution capabilities for addressing lean and Six Sigma initiatives in an adaptive
manufacturing environment
