...Dinesh Seth; Subhash Rastogi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the application of vendor rationalization strategy for streamlining the supplies and manufacturing cycle time reduction in an Indian engineer-to-order (ETO) company. ETO firms are known for a large number of vendors...

... in their movements. Fernanda Assef can be contacted at: fermassef@gmail.com 05 12 2017 09 02 2018 12 02 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Time measurement Line balancing Cycle time Through the many variables...

... rate and cycle time are significant parameters among others, where other parameters might include demand, and production time cost. An improvement in the cycle time or the cycle time reduction is a prime objective in the context of an overall productivity improvement particularly in the MTO environment...

... The methodology assisted this company in reducing lead times, cycle times and WIP inventory in the manufacturing process. Furthermore, the storage area was reduced by 38 per cent and production staff was reduced by 50 per cent. Practical implications The prime purpose of a lean strategy is to eliminate wastes...

... offer superior customer service. 3. 3 Reduce cycle times. Supply chain management can involve operations that deal with how customer orders are processed through the system and ultimately filled, as well as how raw materials are acquired and delivered for the manufacturing process (Katok, 1998...