According to Cincom Systems of Australia , the aerospace and defence industry lacks lean manufacturing. Cincom Systems of Australia’s 2009 research report observes that only 23% of aerospace and defence (A&D) manufacturers surveyed have implemented demand-driven manufacturing tactics such as electronic Kanban, lean manufacturing techniques and shared business processes.
Nearly 50% of aerospace and defence (A&D) manufacturers rely on redundant data input (limited amount of shared data between manufacturing modes) to manage their mixed-mode manufacturing processes. Other preferred processes included electronic Kanban/lean manufacturing (23%) and manual processes (8%), with some respondents using an automated and an integrated system.
Redundant input processes increase the likelihood of errors and means paying for the same process multiple times. Cincom Systems of Australia note that A&D manufacturers should focus on making order-capture or order-management processes efficient and then automating them.
Cincom Systems of Australia offer technology to help aerospace and defence manufacturers automate order-capture and order-management processes. Cincom Systems of Australia’s products are utilised in project management organisations, with advanced capability such as integrating project management into financial reporting.
Cincom Systems of Australia will exhibit software that supports lean manufacturing processes at Defence + Industry show. Cincom Systems of Australia will showcase the following manufacturing software applications:
- ERP for complex manufacturing (Cincom CONTROLTM)
- ERP for small-to-midsize enterprise (Cincom PriorityTM)
- Enterprise Compliance and Quality Management (Cincom ECQM)
- Enterprise sales portal software (Cincom AcquireTM)