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Ensuring Lean Manufacturing at Shanghai General Motors

Overview Shanghai General Motors Company (Shanghai GM) made the right decision when it called on SAP Custom Development services to help it adapt its SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO) solution, which is a component of SAP's supply chain management (SCM) system. Download this case study to read about the special development effort that was needed and learn why the project manager at Shanghai GM can now say, "SAP Custom Development enabled us to drive out waste, streamline a complex and lengthy production cycle, and ensure lean manufacturing practices both internally and across the supply chain."

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Publisher	SAP	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2005	Downloads	72
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Knowledge and Data Management, Warehouse Inventory Management, Procurement - Purchasing, Finance, IT Manufacturing, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt., Strategic Planning, Methodology, Services, Enterprise Architecture, Financial Management, Performance Budgeting and Management, Procurement and Sourcing

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