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Article: Integrated responsiveness: bushings manufacturer OEMMCCO benefits from EDI interface, Microsoft Office 2003-based decision-support extensibility.(Case study)
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- Manufacturing Business Technology
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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Glen Wilson has an approach to supply chain communications that he says leads to greater responsiveness and fewer errors: "If you can get data from partners in a digital format, keep it that way and import it right into your systems," says Wilson, systems director for OEMMCCO, a Kenosha, Wis.-based manufacturer of bushings for construction and other heavy-equipment manufacturers.
Rekeying data from customers--such as electronic data interchange (EDI) information--not only ties up personnel, but leads to problems like incorrect order quantities or scheduling glitches.
"Many companies receive EDI messages and just print out the requirements for each part, ...