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Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI), a custom plastic-injection molder and digital manufacturer of high-precision thermoplastic components, has appointed Jackie Zamorano to its board of directors. Zamorano has extensive experience in human resources at an employee-owned company, deploying highly effective talent acquisition strategies and practices, and reducing costs through increased use of technology and networking. Her board committee experience includes board director nominating and election; executive review; CEO succession and selection; compensation; and 401k and profit sharing.

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Synchrono, a leader in modern demand-driven manufacturing software, released its 2017 Top Ten Trends in Modern Demand-Driven Manufacturing. The list is based on interactions with hundreds of manufacturers and industry experts addressing challenges, innovation, and technologies associated with manufacturing digitization, visibility, and synchronization.

Synchrono, a leader in modern demand-driven manufacturing software, released its 2017 Top Ten Trends in Modern Demand-Driven Manufacturing. The list is based on interactions with hundreds of manufacturers and industry experts addressing challenges, innovation and technologies associated with manufacturing digitization, visibility and synchronization.

Synchrono, a leader in modern demand-driven manufacturing software, released its 2017 Top Ten Trends in Modern Demand-Driven Manufacturing. The list is based on interactions with hundreds of manufacturers and industry experts addressing challenges, innovation and technologies associated with manufacturing digitization, visibility and synchronization.

This latest post on the Demand-Driven Matters blog outlines several distinctions between process and discrete manufacturing methods. Process manufacturing uses formulations versus Bills of Materials (BOMs) and assembles along a routing used by discrete manufacturers.

ImageFIRST, the healthcare laundry specialists who provide bed supplies, uniforms, patient gowns and other products and services to St. Paul, MN, medical facilities (as well as facilities across the nation) puts their associates first. In order to fulfill the ImageFIRST Purpose - "to build a great company by positively impacting the lives of [their] associates, [their] community, [their] customers and [their] patients" - ImageFIRST embeds the expression of gratitude for associates in their daily operations.

This latest post on the Demand-Driven Matters blog outlines several distinctions between process and discrete manufacturing methods. Process manufacturing uses formulations versus Bills of Materials (BOMs) and assembles along a routing used by discrete manufacturers.

Lean manufacturing and continuous process improvement is an intentional, ongoing practice of eliminating waste and improving services and procedures to increase production flow, customer satisfaction, quality, safety, and profit. According to Synchrono, since systematic processes like Lean and continuous improvement are quantified through ongoing, measurable gains, monitoring actionable metrics is key. Actionable metrics are measurements that manufacturers can quickly take action on to improve results.

Supply chain visibility matters to the bottom line. Synchrono (www.synchrono.com), the leader in demand-driven manufacturing software was featured in SupplyChain247. The company synchronizes – and visualizes - complex manufacturing environments in real-time, to drive business results.

Praxik LLC, announced the launch of an augmented reality interior decorating mobile app named Room Remix, the first app of its kind that will enable interested people to see how furniture will look in their home, and view custom shopping catalogs. This app builds these custom shopping catalogs for users based on how they decorate their scenes on the app.

Ryan Litfin and Dale Creed Francis of Minnesota, Co-Founders and Managing Partners at Vincent Asset Management and hosts of the national radio show, Financial Fortitude, recently announced the trademark of their proprietary creation Preventative Wealth Care TM (PWC), a revolutionary and innovative approach to long-term investing. Based on Litfin and Francis' extensive experience in asset management and wealth preservation, PWC is modelled on preventative health care – preventing and avoiding problems before they occur. The PWC methodology is designed to help financial professionals deliver better results to their clients.

MageWorx has announced the release of new advanced Magento products. The company has recently developed Magento and Magento 2 Multi Fees Extensions, which have brought the functionality of eCommerce Magento stores to the brand new level.

Kirk Studdiford manages customer and partner relationships by providing support, post go-live consulting services, and training at Synchrono. Prior to this role, Studdiford worked as a delivery consultant and managed several successful Synchrono implementations. Studdiford has more than fifteen years' experience working in manufacturing and more than eight years with Synchrono. He is a subject matter expert in ERP, MRP, supply chain, manufacturing planning and scheduling systems, and constraints management.

For almost twenty years, Synchrono systems have helped discrete manufacturers, engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturers, and others manage constraints, improve flow and drive on-time production. Synchrono was recently profiled in Supply Chain 247 magazine. Using a demand-driven manufacturing (DDM) approach, Synchrono SyncManufacturing software drives ETO manufacturing production based on actual demand rather than outdated forecasts. SyncManufacturing enables a synchronized, closed loop between customer orders, production scheduling and manufacturing execution – all while simultaneously coordinating the flow of materials and resources across the supply chain. The terms Pull-based manufacturing and Just-in-Time (JIT) manufacturing are also used within the context of DDM and the flow of materials.

Lean manufacturing and continuous process improvement is an intentional, ongoing practice of eliminating waste and improving services and procedures to increase production flow, customer satisfaction, quality, safety, and profit. According to Synchrono, since systematic processes like Lean and continuous improvement are quantified through ongoing, measurable gains, monitoring actionable metrics is key. Actionable metrics are measurements that manufacturers can quickly take action on to improve results.

When integrated under the Synchrono Demand-Driven Manufacturing Platform, lean and demand-driven initiatives achieve new levels of excellence, transforming businesses by synchronizing people, processes, machines, materials, and data to drive production flow from order inception to delivery. Synchrono Best Practice eKanban Technology, a component of the Demand-Driven Manufacturing Platform, was recently featured in SupplyChain247.

Dehne's business sense and passion for business-enabling technology come together perfectly at Synchrono. Dehne has spent his career leading world-class teams while building and managing successful software products. Prior to Synchrono, Dehne held the title of Senior VP, Operations, at Sagebrush Corporation. He has held a series of management and executive roles, including Managing Director, at Tripletree LLP, Director of Sales at Ciber, Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse LLP, and Program Manager of Kroll Ontrack.

Aitoc has announced the release of the new version of the Advanced Permissions module for Magento. The extension is compatible with Magento 1.9.3 / SUPEE-8788 patch. The module is easy to install and helps simplify the process of managing online Magento stores. Thousands of users have already tested magento advanced permissions and point out versatile benefits the extension offers.

MageWorx has reported the list of the most popular Magento services that were implemented in 2016. The range of services for Magento stores is quite extensive and encompasses such features as custom development, SEO, analytics, maintenance and support, installation, customization, design and more.

Dehne's business sense and passion for business-enabling technology come together perfectly at Synchrono. Dehne has spent his career leading world-class teams while building and managing successful software products. Prior to Synchrono, Dehne held the title of Senior VP, Operations, at Sagebrush Corporation. He has held a series of management and executive roles, including Managing Director, at Tripletree LLP, Director of Sales at Ciber, Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse LLP, and Program Manager of Kroll Ontrack.

John Maher, Vice President of Product Strategy at Synchrono, is a leader in demand-driven manufacturing software systems. In this role, he defines and drives the product roadmap for the company, leading the software development and consulting services organizations.

Aitoc has reported their decision to reduce the prices on Magento upgrade service. The news quickly spread around the world, making thousands of Magento users excited and satisfied with the offer.

Supply chain visibility matters to the bottom line. Synchrono (www.synchrono.com) demand-driven manufacturing software synchronizes complex manufacturing environments in real-time, to drive business results.

Building trust in the supply chain is essential to driving flow; and when there are forecast errors, there is an inherent mistrust throughout the supply chain, according to Synchrono. Lack of collaboration is often the cornerstone of conflict, blame, and mistrust between a manufacturer and suppliers. These communication breakdowns lead to finger-pointing when forecast errors and disputes arise. The manufacturer contends the supplier did not acknowledge the material purchase orders, or ship on-time as promised. The supplier argues that the purchase order was not received or duplicated or rejected or went missing-in-action.

SKU proliferation is a significant issue in manufacturing. Manufacturing steel wires that range in diameter from the width of a hair to the width of a finger – and every millimeter in between, combined with different packaging options, customer specifications and multiple machine requirements, result in a product line of 10,000 items. Throw in the fact that raw materials vary for each of those items and the daily challenge faced by Sumiden Wire Products Corporation begins to emerge. The process of taking orders and tracking them was incredibly burdensome and time-consuming.

GIW Industries, a KSB subsidiary in the U.S., implemented Synchrono® SyncManufacturing, demand-driven production planning, scheduling and execution software in their facility. GIW's main demand was based on manufacturing slurry pumps for dredging work. Prior to implementation of Syncrhono software, on-time performance was 45%, cycle times were 18 to 20 weeks, and inventory turns were 4.5. Today GIW uses Synchrono SyncManufacturing software to optimize product flow and assist in controlling cycle times and delivery performance. The system integrates pattern information, flask, combination equipment, engineering revisions and capacity to produce a schedule that is predictable and reliable.