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Lean Enterprise Defined

The Lean Enterprise Institute defines a Lean Enterprise as:-

“A business system for organizing and managing product development, operations, suppliers, and customer relations. Business and other organizations use lean principles, practices, and tools to create precise customer value—goods and services with higher quality and fewer defects—with less human effort, less space, less capital, and less time than the traditional system of mass production.”

eBECS believe that the business solution deployed by the Lean Enterprise must accommodate the values, processes, culture and the way of doing business that drives waste reduction and increases customer value. Put simply - we call this “Lean ERP”.

“At Brazeway, our partnership with eBECS has enabled us to reach our goal of the seamless integration of Lean and ERP with Microsoft Dynamics AX. Their guidance and experience helped us navigate the pitfalls of implementation and establish a robust manufacturing system.”
Steve Smolinski, CIO, Brazeway Inc.

Lean Enterprise Benefits
The right technology combines traditional manufacturing functions along with powerful Lean capabilities that deliver true performance improvement in order to truly support and sustain a Lean Enterprise organization. When Microsoft purchased Lean Manufacturing functionality from eBECS and incorporated it into Microsoft Dynamics AX, this enabled customers to have tools within their business solution that assists in their lean journey. Now there is a solution available that truly helps manufacturers meet customer value and aid flow and pull principles that reduces waste in all its forms.

Lean Manufacturing in Microsoft Dynamics AX is the first genuine Lean ERP solution that is true to the principles of Lean. The solution provides comprehensive Lean functionality from the simple use of Kanbans, to sophisticated Lean Accounting concepts yet at the same time allows it to co-exist (and work with) with the traditional MRP world.

Lean Enterprise by eBECS
Having originally developed the Lean functionality in Microsoft Dynamics AX, eBECS quickly gained a reputation of being the industry’s ‘Lean ERP experts.’ But understanding the solution to that degree is not the only advantage eBECS offers. The real key to success is in the solution architecture. eBECS recognizes that more importantly than just knowing the software as a tool, it is imperative to know how and where to apply the software in an organization. To maximize the benefits of a Lean solution, it cannot be applied to just ‘fit’ the current processes of an organization, but must aid an organization in its Lean journey by applying Lean Thinking during the implementation and with the use of small incremental steps after go live, to remove waste from all aspects of an organization. The objective is to have an evolving solution that is based on defining value, establishing flow, and running an enterprise based on pull techniques.

"eBECS Lean Enterprise for Microsoft Dynamics AX helps us drive continuous improvement to reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction."
Michael Gerster, President Wika Instruments Inc.

Lean Manufacturing II, III and the Vendor Enterprise Portal

eBECS offers additional solution sets with Lean Manufacturing II, Lean Manufacturing III and the Lean Manufacturing Vendor Enterprise Portal. eBECS has introduced these additional solution sets to address the specific needs of High Tech, Medical Device and Equipment, Aerospace & Defense and the Automotive manufactures.

The Lean Centre of Excellence

Microsoft and eBECS established the Lean Centre of Excellence to serve as a collaborative facility for organisations looking to utilise Lean capabilities within Microsoft Dynamics AX. Microsoft recognises that a successful Lean implementation is not simply about providing the right software tools; just as important are the skills of the team that architect and deliver the solution. Becoming a member of this community will provide you with a place to ask questions, share your experiences, access the latest materials and ultimately expand your knowledge. Joining the Lean Centre of Excellence will ensure you are kept up to date with news, events and training opportunities.

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