Medical Supplies Distributor with a Commercial Printer Subsidiary — Des Moines, Iowa · Project 2 of 3 (2001–2002) · cGMP 21 CFR Part 820
Client Challenge
A post-acquisition commercial printer division ran on legacy systems, connected to the parent through 10 arm’s-length inter-company processes
Integration had to hold under cGMP 21 CFR Part 820
Client Solution
Migration: Migrated the division from legacy to corporate JDE with core process integration
Process Elimination: Obliterated 10 arm’s-length inter-company processes
Kanban: Manual Kanbans at printing work centers for bulk raw material availability
Compliance: cGMP 21 CFR Part 820 compliance built into the manufacturing setup
Client Impact Results
Inter-company process costs reduced ~85%
100% bulk raw material availability via Kanban
Manufacturing processes established in JDE under cGMP 21 CFR Part 820
Client Technologies
JDE OneWorld XE (Manufacturing, Shop Floor Control with backflushing, Product Costing)
Kanban; cGMP 21 CFR Part 820
Andy Collier provided a solid foundation for the implementation of our Manufacturing processes in JD Edwards. Internal project issues put the effort at risk. Andy worked on the project before during and after the transition of project management and was a key element in keeping the project team together. Most impressive was Andy’s ability to understand the culture and objectives of our project. As with any organization those objectives did not always align with commonly accepted best practices. There were numerous political and operational roadblocks presented. Andy was very astute at insuring the team confronted the facts of the decision but would eagerly adjust work efforts to stay aligned with the team. Probably the best endorsement of his work lies in the fact that the Manufacturing team has insisted on budgeting for Andy’s return on an annual basis going forward. This is in an effort to continually improve manufacturing processes and insure that the system setup is aligned with those processes.
Doug Dostal, IT Director
