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Ultriva’s Lean Execution Suite consists of modules like Customer Kanban, Supplier Kanban, Internal Kanban, SBR, Lean Production and OEE, which allow manufacturing companies to systemize, sustain, and scale lean disciplines across the organization. Ultriva's flagship product, Collaborative Electronic Kanban, eliminates stock-outs while reducing inventory levels up to 75%. Ultriva modules are in use in more than 130 plants worldwide, incorporating more than 5,000 suppliers, transacting over 1.5 billion dollars of inventory at industry leaders such as AGCO, CNH, Emerson, IR-Trane, McKesson, Rexnord, and ThermoFisher. Narayan Laksham, CEO of Ultriva, (www.ultriva.com) announced in the introductory issue of Profit From Lean, a quarterly newsletter for Ultriva customers, partners, consultants, and manufacturers. Scott Stickles, a Senior Software Consultant for Ultriva with over 12 years experience in information technology, talks about undertaking a Lean Journey. According to Stickles, “Undertaking a Lean Journey for a company is not something that should be taken lightly; even though the percentages are debatable, according to some estimates over 50 percent of Lean implementations end in failure.” He explains some of the key elements for addressing successful Lean Journey including: • Management Commitment • Lean Champion • Education • Establishing Goals • Replacing the MRP Mindset • Baby Steps • Building a Process • Fear Stickles emphasized that, “A Lean implementation involves a major culture change within the organization. Only when management fully embraces that change, can it be driven down to incorporate all parts of the organization. Senior management must be fully committed to the process and hold people accountable. Management commitment can give the project an initial push. However, without continuing involvement, people will revert back to their old ways of working. This is a very natural reaction especially if people have been working with the existing system for a long time and are very comfortable with that process.” To read the entire Undertaking a Lean Journey article users have to sign in to access the newsletter and will get instant access. The introductory issue is free of charge and can be access immediately by registering at http://www.ultriva.com/News/newsletterreg.aspx?smc. Ultriva www.ultriva.com Cindy McGowan pr@ultriva.com 408.248.9803 |
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