RUTLEDGE & COMPANY
“DFT reduces costs, uses less working capital and shortens cycle times – the number of days required to turn a customer order into a delivery. If this sounds too good to be true, then you haven’t seen this stuff work. After helping half a dozen companies go through DFT conversions, I know it works.”
—John Rutledge, Chairman, Rutledge & Company
KAISER ELECTRONICS
"Kaiser Flow Manufacturing Process is based on Demand Flow Technology- This “on Demand” manufacturing process reduces inventory and eliminates batch processing."
—Kaiser Electronics, Manufacturing Services
PROGRESS CASTING GROUP
“DFT is an overall business strategy uniting all the different departments of the corporation - Finance, Sales & Marketing, Design, Engineering, Manufacturing and Human Resources - to focus on delivery of product to our customers in the most effective manner possible. That’s our bottom line.”
—Edwin Miguelucci, President, Progress Casting Group
GENERAL ELECTRIC
“DFT (Demand Flow® Technology) is a business strategy…It is an absolute business discipline for every one of us from the factory floor to the office, it is another way to simplify the business…it is a way to put order into everything you do.”
—Jack Welch, Author and Former CEO of General Electric Company
ASTRAZENECA
“DemandPoint and AstraZeneca partnered to develop and implement AstraZeneca’s Demand Driven Supply approach. DemandPoint brought a strong practical approach with their DFT and experienced consultants. Together we have achieved major reductions in our lead times which have enabled a significant improvement in stock turns. DemandPoint has worked well with our staff, been very effective in supporting the transfer of learning and understanding of the DFT approach and our staff has enjoyed the experience. DemandPoint has provided real value for the money.”
—Andrew Smith, Manager of Global Implementation, AstraZeneca
Immunicon corporation
"I chose DFT as our platform for change at Immunicon because I’ve seen it work in many industries, across many different products and processes. We will need to compete differently and drive non-value added costs from our supply chain that once seemed impossible, or not worth the effort. DFT is the driver to get us there."
—Frank Gill, Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations, Immunicon Corp.
STRYKER INSTRUMENTS
“Stryker® Instruments has already realized gains in all the Units that have implemented DFT. Our efficiently, and productivity and product availability has increased significantly. In addition, work in process inventory, finished good inventory, throughput and labor variances have decreased substantially. This has allowed us to increase our customer service levels and run our business more efficiently.”
—Adil F. Dalal, Project Manager, DFT Coordinator, Stryker Instruments
GATES RUBBER
“Our schedule-based push system was replaced with a mixed-model DFT demand pull approach on the high volume machine-to-component line. This change eliminated three to four weeks of lead time and associated inventory. Just a few months after we began DFT Implementation, the supply chain lead-times have been reduced by almost 45 percent.”
-Jim Boyd, Plant Manager, Versailles Facility, Gates Rubber
SOUTHCO
“Deploying the principles of Demand Flow Technology (DFT) gives Southco a successful path to excellence in quality and unsurpassed customer response. The implementation of DFT encouraged our workforce to become vital tools in the success of Southco; without their skills and commitment, we would not be celebrating this prestigious award. DFT makes for happy and loyal employees and customers…and wins awards from industry observers.”
— Andrew Molloy, Managing Director, Southco
BOEING
“One of the things that we aggressively pursued was inventory turns. Industries in weapons programs typically average about seven or eight turns. Our original goal was 50, so it was huge that we realized 78 inventory turns. That’s basically unheard of in our industry.”
—Karl Bloomberg, Production Manger – Boeing Company
Trane company
“In Trane factories, Demand Flow manufacturing techniques are used to assure the integrity and efficiency of production and on-time shipments.”
—Len Horan, Engineering Group Manager, Trane Company
John Deere
“One must always be on the vanguard in the best manufacturing practices. Our DFT certification shows the commitment of John Deere to become a world-class manufacturing business and to compete head-on in any part of the world.”
—Fernando Vales, Director of Manufacturing, John Deere, Mexico
MENTOR
“Technology transfer was a key factor in our decision to use DemandPoint’s services. We didn't want a consultant to do it for us; we wanted them to teach us how to do it internally. From DemandPoint, we gained a working knowledge of Demand Flow Technology so that we could take ownership of the process when we were ready.”
—Andy Tymkiw, Former Vice President & General Manager, Texas Operations, Mentor
FLEXTRONICS
“The use of Demand Flow manufacturing was the single biggest reason for Flextronics’ move from a little company back in the pack to one of the industry leaders.”
—Michael Marks, CEO, Flextronics
CERADYNE
“The recovery in gross margins to 26% from 20%, and substantial improvement in operating margins to 12% from 6%, are the result of the company’s commitment to increase efficiency at all levels. The implementation of Demand Flow Technology has contributed to these positive results.”
—Joel Moskowitz, President and CEO, Ceradyne, Inc.