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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedNokia Networks leverages MES at lean plants.(Execution Efficiency As Lean)
MSI, December, 2004 by Michel, Roberto
Tags: data collection, manufacturing, Nokia Corp.
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Factory-floor data collection is seen by some as contrary to the lean philosophy of using simple visual cues to drive production. But in a broader view of lean centered on waste reduction, better factory-floor data delivers results for Nokia. The Espoo, Finland-based company is a leader in mobile communications products, including network infrastructure equipment from its Nokia Networks business.
Nokia Networks uses a manufacturing execution system (MES) at multiple "lean" plants. These plants are considered lean for a couple of reasons, according to Antti ...
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