## Flow Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management:
Two Great Worlds Coming Together

### Brian James

Senior Analyst, Product Marketing
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Applications
Oracle Corporation
500 Oracle Parkway
MS 3op15
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Phone: (650) 506-1211
E-mail: bjames@us.oracle.com

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Flow Manufacturing techniques have produced revolutionary results in improved efficiency, lower costs and inventory, and shorter cycle times in a wide variety of industries - even dynamic demand-driven environments. To compete in the 21st Century companies will need to become even more responsive to their customers. Learn what these companies of the future may look like and how you can become them by using Flow Manufacturing and Supply Chain Planning systems to achieve tremendous benefits and meet your ever increasing customer demands.

### Table of Contents ORACLE: Enabling the Information Age Oracle Corporation Flow Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations Preview Business Challenges Business Challenges Business Challenges ERP as the Backbone Integrated Manufacturing & Supply Chain How? What do you build? Universal Demand Capture Efficient Customer Response Supply Chain Planning Plan When, Where and How Supply Chain Planning Real-Time Supply Chain Synchronization Supply Chain Planning Glass Pipeline Flow Manufacturing Make it Efficiently Mixed Mode Manufacturing Mixed-Mode Manufacturing Flow Manufacturing What is it? Flow Manufacturing What isn’t it? What Makes Flow Different? Challenges traditional manufacturing theory Why Flow Manufacturing? What are the Benefits? Flow’s Unique Proposition What the Analysts Say... Flow Manufacturing Characteristics Flow Manufacturing Characteristics Flow Manufacturing Characteristics Summary ORACLE: Enabling the Information Age