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Title

Using quality characteristics to improve product margins

Author(s)

McKaskill, Tom

Abstract

This article demonstrates that the integration of quality information from laboratory through manufacturing and logistics pose benefits to the process manufacturer. Knowing what you have and where it is one of the major contributions to decreasing inventory levels and increasing customer service. This results directly to higher margins, more loyal customers and higher esteem for employees. To achieve these benefits, one must put in place a visionary plan of systems implementation that will more the internal systems towards this goal. Each system investment project should be considered in the light of an overall goal of achieving a fully integrated LIMS, manufacturing and logistics systems. With this, the real benefits of quality information will be achieved.

Publication type

Conference paper

Source

Proceedings of the 37th International Conference of the American Production and Inventory Control Society, San Diego, California, United States, 1994, pp. 432-433

Publication year

1994

Keyword(s)

Information management;  Inventory control;  Manufacture;  Marketing;  Operations research;  Process engineering;  Production control;  Laboratory information management systems;  Product margins;  Quality characteristics;  Quality assurance

Publisher

APICS

Peer reviewed