The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies

[August 10, Chicago, IL] In this new book, High Velocity Manufacturing, Buker, Inc. presents the twelve elements of Lean Manufacturing and more are presented in a logical, common sense implementable approach to create a Lean Enterprise.  Buker, Inc. provides the proven methodology to eliminate waste and non value added activities in all business processes.  It outlines the step-by-step process to reduce cycle time of all business operations by 50-80%.

This book also provides a straightforward and easy to use internal assessment process to jumpstart your Lean Manufacturing effort.  High Velocity Manufacturing is a culmination of lessons learned from the Buker organization’s involvement in the first study missions to Japan in the early 1980’s to study Lean practices and from working with hundreds of factories worldwide implementing Lean principles.

High Velocity Manufacturing takes a company to the next level of improvement and unites process quality, process speed, response and flexibility to achieve rapid and significant business process improvements.

Michael Tincher, President of Buker, Inc., stated, “Over the years we have read numerous books on Lean Manufacturing that discussed elements of Lean, but we feel this is the first book on Lean Manufacturing that covers all the elements and provides an easy to administer assessment of where to begin your Lean Manufacturing journey.”

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies.  Since 1979 Buker, Inc. has worked with the best manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) & Supply Chain Management and Six Sigma. Past and current clients include Rust-Oleum Corporation, Siemens Building Technologies, YKK-AP America, Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific, Highway Technologies, Inc., Perkin Elmer and Hu-Friedy Manufacturing among many others.

For more information go to the Buker, Inc. website, www.Buker.com for free assistance to manufacturing questions (Ask The Expert) and free downloads of white papers on Lean Manufacturing, Class A Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other World Class Manufacturing topics.

High Velocity Manufacturing, 2nd edition is available at www.Buker.com for $32.95, plus S&H.   

ISBN – 1-57512-004-6

Profile:

Michael Tincher is President and one of two founders of Buker, Inc., a worldwide management education and consulting firm.  Mr. Tincher works with companies implementing Lean Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning & Supply Chain Management and Six Sigma business practices.  He has personally consulted with over 600 manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide.  His clients have been awarded the Australian Quality Award, Ireland’s Supreme Quality Award, Malcolm Baldrige Award, Shingo Prize and Industry Week’s – America’s Best Plants.

Mr. Tincher has over 30 years’ experience in manufacturing management.  Prior to the founding of Buker, Inc., he participated in the development and conduct of worldwide Manufacturing Industry Client Education for one of the major accounting firms.  During his career, he served in a number of manufacturing positions for a construction equipment manufacturer.

Mr. Tincher is the author of three books: Top Management’s Guide to World Class Manufacturing, High Velocity Manufacturing, and The Road to Class A Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II).  He also authored the company’s Lean Manufacturing/Just In Time and Enterprise Resource Planning & Supply Chain Management interactive learning products.

Mr. Tincher is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by the American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS), is a member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), and is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He is a graduate of Bowling Green State University with a degree in Economics.

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Michael Tincher, President
Buker, Inc.
800 Main St.
Antioch IL 60002
www.Buker.com
847-395-3050

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies

[July 26, Chicago, IL] In this new book Inventory Record Accuracy – Guaranteed! Buker, Inc. provides a foolproof step-by-step approach to achieve 95+% inventory accuracy and eliminate the dreaded annual physical inventory.

Michael Tincher, President
Buker, Inc.
800 Main St.
Antioch IL 60002
www.buker.com
847-395-3050

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies

[July 5, Chicago, IL] The Lean Purchasing Program, developed by Buker, Inc., is designed to reduce purchased material inventory by 50%. The Lean Purchasing initiative is a step-by-step program that analyzes a manufacturing company’s procurement processes to move to Kanban pull and consignment for a World Class program model.  Buker, Inc. develops a detailed Lean Purchasing implementation plan and provides ongoing assistance to achieve improved supply delivery and inventory reduction targets.

Michael Tincher, President of Buker, Inc., stated, “The Lean Purchasing Program we are offering is a World Class procurement approach developed over the last ten years working with our Best in Class clients.  The Lean Purchasing effort has reduced inventory 40-50% in each client environment the program as been implemented in.”

The Buker organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies.  Since 1979 Buker, Inc. has worked with the best manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Six Sigma.  Past and current clients include Rust-Oleum Corporation, Siemens Building Technologies, YKK-AP America, Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific, PerkinElmer, Highway Technologies, Inc., Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company and many others.

For more information go to the Buker, Inc. website, www.BUKER.com for free assistance to manufacturing questions (Ask The Expert) and free downloads of whitepapers on Lean Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning and other World Class Manufacturing topics.

Contact:

Michael Tincher, President
Buker, Inc.
800 Main St.
Antioch IL 60002
www.buker.com
847-395-3050

ANTIOCH, IL, June 18, 2010 — Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Class A Certification has been awarded to Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois by Buker, Inc. Class A Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a recognized standard worldwide that is awarded to manufacturing and distribution companies that demonstrate best in class operating performance in their operations.

Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois is a manufacturer of dental instruments. Hu-Friedy Manufacturing is the 155th company Buker, Inc. has awarded Class A Certification.

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies. Since 1979 Buker, Inc. has worked with the best manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) & Supply Chain Management and Six Sigma. Past and current clients include Rust-Oleum Corporation, Siemens Building Technologies, YKK-AP America,Inc., Highway Technologies,Inc, Perkin Elmer and Hu-Friedy Manufacturing among many others.

For more information go to the Buker, Inc. website, http://www.buker.com for free assistance to manufacturing questions (Ask The Expert) and free downloads of white papers on Lean Manufacturing, Class A Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other World Class Manufacturing topics.

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies.

ANTIOCH, IL, May 16, 2010 — Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Class A Certification has been awarded to Thermo Fisher Scientific, Shanghai, China by Buker, Inc. Class A Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Certification is a recognized standard worldwide that is awarded to manufacturing and distribution companies that demonstrate best in class operating performance in their operations.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Shanghai, China is a manufacturer of scientific instruments for the medical, oil and gas, water, and law enforcement industries. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Shanghai is the second company in China awarded Class A Certification by Buker, Inc.

For more information go to the Buker, Inc. website, http://www.buker.com for free assistance to manufacturing questions (Ask The Expert) and free downloads of white papers on Lean Manufacturing, Class A Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other World Class Manufacturing topics.

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies. Since 1979 Buker, Inc. has worked with the best manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) & Supply Chain Management and Six Sigma. Past and current clients include Rust-Oleum Corporation, Siemens Building Technologies, YKK-AP America,Inc., Highway Technologies,Inc, Perkin Elmer and Hu-Friedy Manufacturing among many others.

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A3 Strategy Deployment Links The Lean Manufacturing Initiative From The Boardroom To The Factory Floor:

A3 Strategy Deployment Links The Lean Manufacturing Initiative From The Boardroom To The Factory Floor

Virtually all of Buker, Inc. client companies are engaged in pursuing Best in Class performance through the implementation of Lean Manufacturing practices.  Linking a company’s senior leadership strategic direction to the execution throughout the organization is the use of strategy deployment and A3 planning and execution.

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Many people think that Lean Manufacturing means coordinating schedules so that parts and materials arrive at their point of use “just in time” to avoid inventory and the space it consumes.

Indeed, that is part of Lean Manufacturing – an important part. But there is considerably more than that to Lean Manufacturing. That’s because Lean Manufacturing is a strategy for achieving significant, continuous improvement in performance through elimination of all waste of time and resources in the total business process.

For most companies, improving performance means change – dramatic change – in the way they do business. Change can be unsettling as people

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Enterprise Resource Planning Performance Measurements:

Financial performance has been the primary measure of success in most manufacturing companies. Manufacturing companies have developed financial planning systems and financial statements for measuring their performance on a regular monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Financial plans are generally stated in terms of Sales, Gross margin, Income, Investment and Return on Investment (ROI). These financial performance measurements have been developed and documented by the accounting profession and are well accepted by management and stockholders of manufacturing companies.

Manufacturing companies have not, however, done as well at developing effective operating systems and operating performance measurements. Today, manufacturing companies need to establish effective operating systems and operating performance
measurements to enable them to effectively manage business operations and meet business and financial objectives.

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Very few industries are unaffected by global competition. With higher levels of competitiveness it follows that the consumer will ultimately decide upon the products which meet their needs in the areas of product features, dependability,
availability and overall value. No business can afford to stand still. If a company is successful today it can be certain there is someone who is preparing to take all or part of the marketplace in the future.

In today’s business environment it is no longer good enough to be better than the competition down the street or in the local marketplace. Each company must strive to meet and beat the best from anywhere in the world. A business enterprise can no
longer think that failure to make it in world markets will not affect business in local markets. The very opportunity to compete in world markets carries with it the explicit threat that the same opposition experienced overseas can indeed knock the
company out of its local markets.

The response to this challenge of global competition is through the ideal of World Class Manufacturing. World Class Manufacturing is the term used to describe the very best manufacturers in the world. These World Class companies recognize the importance of manufacturing as a strategic weapon. Manufacturing plays a fundamental role in developing and sustaining customer satisfaction through the elements of quality, cost flexibility, reliability and innovation.

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