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Aunt Bessie''s credits solution with enhancing continuous improvement

9 September 2011
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Aunt Bessie''s credits solution with enhancing continuous improvementThe continuous improvement processes at food manufacturer Aunt Bessie's have been enhanced with the adoption of technology.

According to the company's supply planning manager Chris Buckle, implementation of the Preactor QAD enterprise resource planning (ERP) system has led to enhanced planning and scheduling, as well as better stock handling.

Speaking to Works Management, he stated that the Hull-based brand also saw process change along its production lines through enhanced visibility that boosted response times, particularly when incidents take place.

"Now we can see much more quickly when a problem is occurring and investigate different scenarios for dealing with it," Mr Buckle stated.

The publication - which is focusing on issues relating to advanced planning and scheduling in its latest issue - noted that APS has been central to bringing operations more closely together with maintenance and embedding the latter in production plans.

Guidon Performance Solutions recently advised that business architects are playing a growing role in continuous improvement by working alongside business process executives.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800724404-ADNFCR
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