Many manufacturers have embraced lean manufacturing practices.  Yet, staying lean during a recession can prove very difficult.  Manufacturing Business Technology has just published a case study article on Kinaxis customer Hubbell.  You can see the article here: Staying lean during a recession.

According to the article:

To keep the supply chain lean for its Hubbell Lighting division based in Greenville, S.C., says Jeffcoat, Hubbell is using supply chain decision-support and event-management software from Kinaxis to adjust short-term supply execution to current demand.

The Kinaxis RapidResponse package, says Jeffcoat, takes longer-term supply and material plans generated by the company’s ERP system and analyzes them against current requirements, taking into account the cross-dependencies among parts, multiple suppliers for parts, and the latest demand requirements. The system also has an event-management component that allows Hubbell Lighting to alert suppliers to necessary changes in the supply plan.

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