i2 Manufacturing Management provides best-practice factory processes and solutions, which support popular operating methodologies including lean manufacturing and the Theory of Constraints. Designed with industry best practices in mind, i2 Manufacturing Management provides a framework to transition a traditional factory into a lean and agile operation. It is supported by an infrastructure that facilitates fast and effective decision-making while leveraging existing investments in systems and processes. i2 Manufacturing Management strives to eliminate non-value-added activities resulting from using disparate and ad hoc systems. The solution is a one-stop shop to streamline mission-critical material flow processes.

i2 Manufacturing Management solves material flow challenges across the factory floor and extended supply chain by focusing on the following key elements:

Factory Planning and Material Coordination – Provides synchronized material and capacity planning while enabling quick what-if scenario management and decision support as well as the coordination of purchasing, planning, and production with customer orders. Lean Life Cycle Management – Institutionalizes pull-based manufacturing by providing level planning, Heijunka scheduling, kanban management, and real-time kaizen discipline, facilitated through scenario and exception management, for any make-to-stock, build-to-order, assemble-to-order, or hybrid manufacturing environment. Schedule and Sequence Management – Realizes executable schedules across any manufacturing environment using a flexible attribute-based framework to handle business-level and shop-floor constraints. It provides real-time problem detection and corrective action and closes the loop between planning and execution. Supply Schedule Management and Visibility – Manages all supplier interactions across the life cycle of a purchase order, provides multiple replenishment modes using just one system, enables real-time visibility and tracking of inventory and shipments across multi-tiered supply and production operations.

Works in conjunction with a third-party manufacturing execution system

Manufacturing Management works in conjunction with a third-party manufacturing execution system at the factory-floor level to support production execution as well as the tracking of production status, quality issues, and work-in-progress lots. This provides complete end-to-end visibility into order execution, non-conforming material, disposition, and returns.

Manufacturing Management enables companies to boost customer service levels by improving manufacturing efficiency and lead times. Synchronized planning and execution leads to a significant reduction in cash-to-cash cycle times, procurement costs, and operating expenses. Better decision-making and execution with i2 Manufacturing Management ensures significant reduction in non value-added activities and material, which supports corporate objectives of realizing both lean and green factory and supply operations.

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• Adaptive - Supports both Lean and Theory Of Constraints methodologies
• Comprehensive - Handles mixed mode manufacturing composed of MTS, ATO and MTO environments
• Coordinated - Aligns planning, scheduling, execution and suppliers
• Repeatable - Provides a framework which ensures consistent monitoring and resolution across the factory
• Aware - Has the visibility & control to quickly get back on track when planning & execution are out of sync
• Informed - Quickly evaluates alternate plans and their impact on key operational metrics before making changes

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