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American Manufacturing Strategies Summit
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Enabling the
Demand-Driven
Factory of the
Future
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About Your Presenter
John Maher
VP Product Strategy, Synchrono®
• 20+ years’ experience working in manufacturing
environments.
• Subject matter expertise in ERP, MRP, APS,
supply chain, manufacturing planning and
scheduling systems and constraints
management.
• APICS CPIM certification in production and
inventory management.
• Jonah certification in Theory of Constraints from
the Goldratt Institute.
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Creating the
Demand-Driven
Factory of the Future
Presentation Overview:
• Crossing the chasm from Push
to Pull
• Technology as an enabler
• What is Industry 4.0 and what
does the factory of the future
look like?
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“Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habit.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your
destiny.”
- Lao Tzu
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5 Key Elements to Drive
Flow
1. Control the release (Pull)
2. Synchronize activities
3. Continuous improvement
4. Extend to supply chain
5. Align metrics
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1. Control the Release (Pull)
• Clear the traffic jams
• Turn on the lights and see for the first time
• Pace to what the system needs and can handle
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2. Synchronize Activities
• Optimize flow not local efficiencies
• Subordinate local needs to global effectiveness
(Inject your own sports analogy – they all apply)
• Labor, material, machine, method
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3. Continuous Improvement (Based
Upon Flow)
• How do you direct your CI efforts?
• Who is responsible for CI?
• How do you avoid stagnation at another level?
9synchrono.com
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4. Extend to Supply Chain
• Synchronize from the factory out
• Proactive communication
• Forecast for long-term planning; consumption for
execution
• Put an end to the emails and phone calls to
reshuffle priorities and check status (non-value)
10synchrono.com
11synchrono.com 11synchrono.com
5. Align Metrics
• “Tell me how you will measure me and I will tell you
how I will behave”
• Metrics have to align with systemic flow, not local
optima
• Positive reinforcing loop
11synchrono.com
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Why Technology HAS to be
Part of a Demand-Driven
Strategy
• Manual is wasteful
• Technology is the only way to
take an enterprise view
• Real-time only exists in the
digital realm
• Data-driven decisions cannot
exist without data
• One version of the truth
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Model for Industry 4.0
Factory of the Future
• Visual
• Mobile
• Integrated
• Real-time
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What Does Industry 4.0
Really Look Like?
Case 1: Large A&D Manufacturer
• Integrated Platform – ERP, PLM, MES, Asset
Management, QMS, Labor Management
synchronized with:
• Planning/scheduling system
• Data collection/workflow automation system
• Alert/escalation system
• Visual factory information system
• Integrated through SyncOperations – moving
beyond just pushing data around
• Connecting the shop floor; data from RFID, EMS,
Machines, HMI contextualized and historized
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What Does Industry 4.0
Really Look Like?
Case 2: High-Temp Vacuum
Molded Parts Company
• Sales representatives enter
orders into ERP, which does
a real-time call to the PSE
system for effective CTPD
• No schedulers!
• True employee empowerment through PSE
• Main metric and bonus system driven based on
throughput
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What Does Industry 4.0
Really Look Like?
Case 3: Materials testing and
extrusion-control instrumentation
manufacturer
• eKanban solution integrated
with ERP
• Buyers converted to strategic
procurers
• Suppliers net time savings by
eliminating churn of communication
• Real-time right-sizing of inventory
Germany
USA - 2
USA - 1 USA - 3
Malaysia
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLIERS
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“CIOs of asset-intensive companies are finding
themselves at the leading edge of industrial
analytics, the next wave of business
transformation. They surmount the existing
challenges of IT/OT data integration and
analysis by examining opportunity, business
needs and skills availability.”
- Simon Jacobson, Gartner
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Read John's blogs
Meet the Management Team
info@synchrono.com
Demand-Driven white papers
and case studies at
synchrono.com
To Learn More:
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Stay in sync
Synchrono® is a dynamic, growing
company – in the news and on the
move; innovating real-time demand-
driven manufacturing solutions.
We invite you to follow us and stay in
sync.
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American Manufacturing Strategies Summit

  • 3. 3synchrono.com 3synchrono.com About Your Presenter John Maher VP Product Strategy, Synchrono® • 20+ years’ experience working in manufacturing environments. • Subject matter expertise in ERP, MRP, APS, supply chain, manufacturing planning and scheduling systems and constraints management. • APICS CPIM certification in production and inventory management. • Jonah certification in Theory of Constraints from the Goldratt Institute.
  • 4. 4synchrono.com 4synchrono.com Creating the Demand-Driven Factory of the Future Presentation Overview: • Crossing the chasm from Push to Pull • Technology as an enabler • What is Industry 4.0 and what does the factory of the future look like? 101010101 010101101 111010101 000101010 010101010 101010100 000011101 001101010 110101010 101010100
  • 5. 5synchrono.com 5synchrono.com “Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” - Lao Tzu
  • 6. 6synchrono.com 6synchrono.com 5 Key Elements to Drive Flow 1. Control the release (Pull) 2. Synchronize activities 3. Continuous improvement 4. Extend to supply chain 5. Align metrics 6synchrono.com
  • 7. 7synchrono.com 7synchrono.com 1. Control the Release (Pull) • Clear the traffic jams • Turn on the lights and see for the first time • Pace to what the system needs and can handle 7synchrono.com
  • 8. 8synchrono.com 8synchrono.com 2. Synchronize Activities • Optimize flow not local efficiencies • Subordinate local needs to global effectiveness (Inject your own sports analogy – they all apply) • Labor, material, machine, method 8synchrono.com
  • 9. 9synchrono.com 9synchrono.com 3. Continuous Improvement (Based Upon Flow) • How do you direct your CI efforts? • Who is responsible for CI? • How do you avoid stagnation at another level? 9synchrono.com
  • 10. 10synchrono.com 10synchrono.com 4. Extend to Supply Chain • Synchronize from the factory out • Proactive communication • Forecast for long-term planning; consumption for execution • Put an end to the emails and phone calls to reshuffle priorities and check status (non-value) 10synchrono.com
  • 11. 11synchrono.com 11synchrono.com 5. Align Metrics • “Tell me how you will measure me and I will tell you how I will behave” • Metrics have to align with systemic flow, not local optima • Positive reinforcing loop 11synchrono.com
  • 12. 12synchrono.com 12synchrono.com Why Technology HAS to be Part of a Demand-Driven Strategy • Manual is wasteful • Technology is the only way to take an enterprise view • Real-time only exists in the digital realm • Data-driven decisions cannot exist without data • One version of the truth
  • 13. 13synchrono.com 13synchrono.com Model for Industry 4.0 Factory of the Future • Visual • Mobile • Integrated • Real-time
  • 14. 14synchrono.com 14synchrono.com What Does Industry 4.0 Really Look Like? Case 1: Large A&D Manufacturer • Integrated Platform – ERP, PLM, MES, Asset Management, QMS, Labor Management synchronized with: • Planning/scheduling system • Data collection/workflow automation system • Alert/escalation system • Visual factory information system • Integrated through SyncOperations – moving beyond just pushing data around • Connecting the shop floor; data from RFID, EMS, Machines, HMI contextualized and historized
  • 15. 15synchrono.com 15synchrono.com What Does Industry 4.0 Really Look Like? Case 2: High-Temp Vacuum Molded Parts Company • Sales representatives enter orders into ERP, which does a real-time call to the PSE system for effective CTPD • No schedulers! • True employee empowerment through PSE • Main metric and bonus system driven based on throughput
  • 16. 16synchrono.com 16synchrono.com What Does Industry 4.0 Really Look Like? Case 3: Materials testing and extrusion-control instrumentation manufacturer • eKanban solution integrated with ERP • Buyers converted to strategic procurers • Suppliers net time savings by eliminating churn of communication • Real-time right-sizing of inventory Germany USA - 2 USA - 1 USA - 3 Malaysia SUPPLIERS SUPPLIERS SUPPLIERS
  • 17. 17synchrono.com 17synchrono.com “CIOs of asset-intensive companies are finding themselves at the leading edge of industrial analytics, the next wave of business transformation. They surmount the existing challenges of IT/OT data integration and analysis by examining opportunity, business needs and skills availability.” - Simon Jacobson, Gartner
  • 18. 18synchrono.com 18synchrono.com Read John's blogs Meet the Management Team [email protected] Demand-Driven white papers and case studies at synchrono.com To Learn More:
  • 19. 19synchrono.com 19synchrono.com Stay in sync Synchrono® is a dynamic, growing company – in the news and on the move; innovating real-time demand- driven manufacturing solutions. We invite you to follow us and stay in sync.