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Standards
The open architecture of the Internet
has demonstrated the immense utility
of standards-based computing, and an acknowledged set of standards will facilitate the creation and deployment of
the Perfect Lean Market. Messaging in
the context of the Perfect Lean Market
will reflect current and prevailing standards. Perhaps more importantly, the tools manufacturers use should reflect
an emerging set of standards that facilitate interoperability, connectivity
and collaboration.
Systems
Achieving the goal of real-time information flowing to every link of the supply chain will require an architecture that links a company’s enterprise applications with those of its customers and suppliers: a flexible, interoperable and collaborative system that spans the entire supply chain. In the Perfect Lean Market, such systems will improve visibility and facilitate productive decision-making—and will reduce the chaos that reverberates throughout the supply chain
in response to changes in demand.
Internet users no longer worry about
the underlying technology that links their computers to the universe of the World
Wide Web. In our vision of the Perfect Lean Market, manufacturing enterprises won’t have to worry about integration and connectivity. Systems simply work, and they work together, dramatically improving the efficiency of people and processes. Achieving this goal within the broad manufacturing arena will require cooperation and collaboration on technology and processes.
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