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Robert E.
Stein (512) 694-1702 Robert Stein is a proven hands-on Enterprise and Enterprise One implementer who has been involved as a senior functional consultant in more than 24 implementations of manufacturing and distribution from start through go-live including post implementation support. His implementations usually include the configuration of all manufacturing and distribution AAIs, menus, processing options, versions and the creation/configuration of each branch plant. Overview:
Endorsement: "Re-Engineering
The Manufacturing System: Applying the Theory of Constraints” by Bob
Stein is no book for the novice. Brilliantly conceived and executed
it is written for experts in the field of manufacturing by an expert".
Dr. Eli Goldratt Expertise: Sales, Purchasing,
Advanced Pricing, Inventory Management, Product Data Management, Shop
Floor Control, Product Costing/Manufacturing Accounting, Forecasting,
Manufacturing and Distribution Planning (MRP/DRP/PRP), Sales Configurator,
Engineer to Order, Project Management Workbench, Project Requirements
Planning, Actual Cost. Additional
Expertise: OMW Tool set to include Business Functions, Tables, Application
Development and Report Development. Experience also includes extensive
work with Interoperability and DSI Interfaces. Revision
Levels: A6.2, A7.3, A8.1, B7.321, B7.3.22, B7.3.3.2, XE, XE.1, XE.2, ERP-8, Ent-1 8.0 Fat and Web, Ent-8.11 Fat and Web, 8.12 Key
Implementations/Industries/ Weatherford
Oil Field Tools Manufacturing Project Work History: Weatherford
International Weatherford
International is a large Oil Field Tools and Service provider located
in Houston, TX with manufacturing and distribution facilities around
the world. My responsibilities include the day-to-day support
for manufacturing operations, implementation support, special projects
and as the interface between manufacturing and the IT programmers for
testing and making design recommendations. Modules supported include
Product Data Management, Shop Floor Control, Material Requirements Planning,
Capacity Requirements Planning and Manufacturing Accounting with Standard
and Actual Cost. Victory
Energy (E8.12) Victory Energy
(VEO) is a fast growing $200 million producer of heavy equipment used
in the production of Ethanol. Each system is engineered to customer
specification. My responsibility was to implement ETO manufacturing
to include Product Data Management, Project Management Workbench,
Shop Floor Control, Project Requirements Planning, Job Cost and Manufacturing
Accounting with Actual Cost.
In addition, I assisted in configuring Inventory, Purchasing
and Sales with some Advanced
Pricing. Also included in the implementation was a complete
review of the 8.12 Sales Configurator as it applies to
a more stable version of the VEO product line for an implementation
to begin in 3 months. Tasks included the creation of Versions,
Menus, AAIs, Constants, development of reports, development of applications,
testing and training. Watson Pharmaceutical
Inc. (8.11) Watson is a
multi-billion dollar supplier of state of the art pharmaceuticals with
worldwide operations. I supported the development/configuration,
implementation and day-to-day operations for their facilities located
in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Carmel, NY and Corona, CA. Responsibilities
include the functional areas of Product Data Management, Material
Planning, Shop floor Control and Manufacturing Accounting.
My Activities Included Configuration, Product Development, Testing,
Training and Trouble-shooting in a highly regulated environment. Merck, Inc.
(8.10) Merck is a
multi-billion dollar supplier of state of the art pharmaceuticals with
50,000 employees. I had two responsibilities for this project.
The first was to support the day-to-day JDE functional and technical
operations in the US, Canada and Great Briton by interfacing with users
to understand and develop new solutions as problems occured. The
second was to implement a heavily modified version of JDE to include
Sales Order Management, Capacity Planning, Purchasing, Shop Floor Control,
Material Requirements Planning and Manufacturing Accounting.
One of the more significant portions of the implementation included
a Honeywell/POMS interface to JDE via JDE’s Interop system.
I was responsible for working directly with the POMS development team
to create/modify/troubleshoot the interface from POMS to JDE including
Work Orders, Inventory, Sales and Purchasing. Stoneridge
Corp The Stoneridge Corporation is a multi-billion dollar automotive components supplier to companies like John Deer and International Harvester. The recently hired IT director at Stoneridge and I had worked together on a previous assignment (Graphics Packaging). A large portion of his IT staff had resigned over a pending move from Warren, Ohio to El Paso, Texas. My responsibility was twofold; the first was as a developer to augment the current development staff in helping them meet a May 1, 2006 deadline for EDI; the second was to act as a functional consultant during a two week study to help the Alphabet division streamline their operations and understand how JDE manufacturing and distribution works. Roseburg
Forest Products (E8.11) Roseburg Forest Products is a $1.8 billion company specializing in all forms of wood products for the building industry including lumber, particleboard, veneer, etc. My position was short term to act as a techno-functional resource to aid in after go-live support and augmentation of the JDE Transportation and Sales Order modules. Tasks included developing applications, writing reports, troubleshooting and fixing data conversion errors. Troubleshooting included reading/correcting code for highly modified applications, changing processing options, developing new functionality to correct problems or developing programs to correct data errors. Data errors included issues such as incorrect unit of measure conversions in the F4111 as determined by running the Ledger/Inventory Balance Integrity report. Application development included activities such as creating a load confirmation report and then auto launching via the approval transaction in the P4915; setting up/configuring new versions of applications within the transportation modules to change functionality or developing security strategies Langer (Enterprise
One, 8.0) Langer is the
largest custom orthotic appliance provider in the country. Each
orthotic is custom made to a doctor’s prescription and either shipped
directly to the patient or to the doctor. My responsibility
was to implement Enterprise One Sales Configurator, Order Entry,
Advanced Pricing, Product data management, Shop Floor Control, Manufacturing
Accounting, Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving
and Invoicing as a functional consultant. In addition,
I was also responsible for creating/modifying both applications and
UBEs within systems 32, 42, 43 and 31 as well as designing/executing
all testing/specifications to include all control documents, detail
test scripts an result documents. I made extensive modifications
to order entry, work orders and sales configurator. Additionally,
I have modified shipping and have created a warranty system using the
One World tool set. I have also been acting in a functional and
technical support role to two other divisions within Langer. Support
includes purchasing, sales, inventory, shipping, receiving and manufacturing
modules. Fleetwood (Enterprise
One 8.0) Fleetwood is the world’s largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles and runs Enterprise One. Each vehicle is configured to order and MRP was driven by the order. The problem they faced in working with linear feet, as the primary unit of measure for some parts, and because of the part/BOM configuration, is that MRP would create requirements for raw material that would be a total requirement and not recommend standard sizes. I created a forecast that used any sales order configuration as a template to drive a forecast of parts requirements from configured orders, a cut-list range system that would add/change/delete/inquire standard sizes for specific parts and created a cut-list purchasing report that would take the gross requirements of MRP and break them down into standard sizes. Amgen (World
8.0) Amgen is a large manufacturer and purveyor of state of the art medicines. My responsibilities included test/trouble-shooting conversion (World 7.3 cum 4 to 7.3 cum 13) and functional applications as well as monitoring go live processes including the Product Costing, Manufacturing Accounting, Shop Floor Control, Forecasting, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Product Data Management. Wrote the cutover plan including pre-cutoff, cutoff, validation and go-live activities. Key issues include the definition of activities, scheduling, the coordination for logistics and accounting, and creating/executing the go-live validation checklist. Reported to the project manager with a dotted line to corporate. Product
Development (Enterprise One) Developed a
finite scheduling system for ENTERPRISE ONE that focuses on synchronization
and is based on a book that I published under Marcell Dekker Publishing,
June 03, entitled Re-engineering the Manufacturing System 2nd
Edition. In developing the system I used the One World tool set.
The benefit in doing so is that the system is an integral part of the
One World Manufacturing System. My basic premise is that optimization
and synchronization are not the same thing and that optimization systems
disrupt synchronization. 99% of all factory scheduling systems
today focus on optimization. Graphic
Packaging (Enterprise One) Graphic packing
is a large printed packaging business with $1 billion in sales and 18
manufacturing facilities running ENTERPRISE ONE. My responsibilities
included implementing manufacturing and distribution as well as product
development, monitoring/trouble shooting the manufacturing and distribution
go-live processes, making/recommending changes to the setup, designing/executing
CRP and testing scripts and solving technical/functional problems. I
was also involved in the setup/configuration of a number of activities
that were not part of the original system setup such as outside processing,
advanced pricing, material return authorization and materials management
(MRP) with a Synquest interface. Modules Implemented Included
Product Data Management, Shop Floor Control, Manufacturing Accounting,
Material Planning, Sales Order Management, Purchasing, Advanced Pricing. Zimmer,
Inc (Enterprise One) Zimmer is a
medical implant company with over $1 Billion in sales running ENTERPRISE
ONE. My responsibilities included acting as Sr. Consultant
in defining/configuring the planning strategy for
4 manufacturing facilities in the US and Puerto Rico. Modules
included were configuring/troubleshooting Manufacturing Planning
(MRP) for a Multi-plant Strategy and
Manufacturing
Accounting for all facilities. Configuration included all
versions, menus, AAIs, testing and troubleshooting.
In addition, I wrote several custom applications and reports using the
OMW tool set. I was also responsible for analyzing and developing
specifications for any modifications that affected my area of responsibility
including interfaces and conversions. Oyo-Geospace (Enterprise
One) Oyo-Geospace
is a conglomeration of 4 different companies with 4 very distinct product
lines including geophones, printers and engineering services running
ENTERPRISE ONE. Each company had very different requirements.
I joined the project with two months left on a 5-month project and very
little accomplished. My mandate was to get the project back on
track and to meet the original due date. My responsibilities were
to configure, test, troubleshoot and train the trainers for all manufacturing
and distribution modules including Sales, Advanced Pricing, Purchasing,
Inventory, Item Master, Return Material Authorization, Service
Order, Management, Warranty and Repair, Product Costing, Manufacturing
Accounting, Shop Floor Control, Forecasting, Material Requirements Planning
(MRP), Product Data Management, Time and Material Work Orders and Engineering
Change Management. Tasks included configuring all AAIs, Menus,
Versions and creating or modifying reports and screens. Starting
from scratch, in 2 months I configured all manufacturing and distribution
modules for the 4 companies and was able to meet the project managers
original due date. I was also responsible for analyzing
and developing specifications for any modifications that affected my
area of responsibility. Paoli Furniture (Enterprise
One) Paoli Furniture
is a $300 million dollar division of a $1.1 billion furniture manufacturer
running ENTERPRISE ONE. My responsibility was to configure, test,
troubleshoot and train the trainers for all manufacturing and distribution
modules including Configurator, Sales, Advanced Pricing, Purchasing,
Inventory, Item Master, Return Material Authorization, Service
Order Management, Warranty and Repair, Product Costing,
Manufacturing Accounting, Shop Floor Control, Forecasting, Material
Requirements Planning (MRP), Product Data Management, Time and Material
Work Orders and Engineering Change Management.
Tasks included configuring all AAIs, Menus, Versions,
creating or modifying reports and screens, developing/executing all
CRP and test scripts. I was the only consultant on the project.
In 1 month I had configured the first prototype and within 4 months
we were ready for go-live. I was also responsible for analyzing
and developing specifications for any modifications that affected my
area of responsibility. County of Sheboygan
(Enterprise One) The County
of Sheboygan Road Management Department was having difficulty configuring
their ENTERPRISE ONE system. My responsibility was to audit/troubleshoot the distribution
implementation and to re-configure the Purchasing and Inventory
modules, menus, versions and AAIs.
Key issues included managing data integrity and helping the users understand
how the system works. Was also tasked to review accounts payable
and the impact of landed cost. US Motors
(World 7.3) A subsidiary
of Emerson Electric, US Motors manufactures electric motors and has
three manufacturing locations in Monterey Mexico, Arkansas and Mississippi.
My primary responsibility was to act as Sr. Consultant in implementing
the Manufacturing Modules at the Monterey facility including Product
Costing, Manufacturing Accounting, Manufacturing planning (multi-plant)
(MRP), Shop Floor Control, Engineering Change Management and Product
Data Management. Tasks included configuring all AAIs, Menus,
Versions and creating reports.
Key issues included the accounting ramifications of transferring material
in and out of a maquela dora using the ST/OT process. Chromalloy
(World 7.3) Chromalloy’s
Kelly Air Force Base facility is contracted to repair and re-build jet
engines for the US Air Force. My responsibility was to implement
the Manufacturing and Distribution modules including, Sales,
Purchasing, Forecasting, Inventory, Shop Floor Control, Material
Planning, Manufacturing Accounting, Product Data Management.
Tasks included configuring all AAIs, Menus, Versions,
designing/executing all CRP and test scripts and creating reports.
Key issues included approval processes for requisitions, planning for
replacement parts requirements, satellite storage facilities and electronic
data interchange for sales. Bayco (World
7.3) Bayco is a $30 million electrical appliance company Located in Dallas, Texas with a sister plant in Mexico. My responsibility was to act as Sr. Consultant in implementing the Manufacturing and Distribution modules including: Forecasting, Multi-Plant Manufacturing Planning (MRP), Shop Floor Control, Product Data Management, Product Costing, Manufacturing Accounting, Sales Order Management, Advanced Pricing, Purchase Order Management and Inventory Management. Tasks included configuring all AAIs, Menus, Versions, creating reports, creating/executing all test scripts including functional testing at the program level CRP. CCP (World
7.3) CCP is a $300
million chemical manufacturing division of Total. My responsibility
was to act as Sr. Consultant in implementing the Manufacturing modules
and a portion of Distribution including: Forecasting, Manufacturing
Planning (MRP), Shop Floor Control, Product Data Management, Product
Costing, Manufacturing Accounting and Inventory.
Tasks included configuring all AAIs, Menus, Versions, creating reports
and test scripts for functional as well as go live preparation.
I was also responsible for analyzing and developing specifications for
any modifications that affected my area of responsibility. International
Trading Company (ITC) (World 7.3) ITC is a $300
million manufacturer of meat products located in Houston, Texas.
My responsibility was to act as Sr. Consultant in implementing the Manufacturing
and Distribution modules including: Forecasting, Manufacturing
Planning (MRP), Shop Floor Control, Product Data Management, Product
Costing, Manufacturing Accounting, Sales Order Management, Advanced
Pricing, Purchase Order Management and Inventory Management.
As the only consultant on the project, my tasks included configuring
all AAIs, Menus and Versions as well as creating/designing all reports.
Additionally, I was responsible for creating/executing all functional
and CRP testing scripts and go live preparation. Gateway
2000 Gateway 2000 is a large manufacturer of personal computers located in Sioux City, South Dakota with sister plants and distribution facilities located around the world. My responsibility was to act as Sr. Consultant in implementing the Manufacturing modules and a portion of Distribution, developing/executing all test/CRP scripts and executing go live activities. In addition the system was to be highly modified. I was also responsible for analyzing and developing specifications for modifications that affected my area of responsibility. The system was configured and tested in Sioux City and then deployed to Japan and Malaysia. Modules included: Configurator, Product Data Management, Forecasting, Manufacturing Planning (MRP), Shop Floor Control, Product Costing, Manufacturing Accounting, Inventory and Shipping. Tasks included configuring all AAIs, Menus, Versions and creating reports. Other Implementations include: Robert Mondavi
(World 7.3) Wine Multi-Plant MRP and Custom Purchasing Class Industry Experience 09/69- 0/09 Modis Solutions, JD Edwards, Case Design, Robert Stein Consulting, Unisys Corporation, Arthur Young, Sperry Corporation, Litton Resource Systems, Halliburton, Geospace, Texas Instruments, Helicopter Pilot US Army.Affiliations: APICS - Sub-committee
Chairman quality and information systems Constraints Management SIG
1995, Member Constraints Management SIG committee responsible for quality
and information systems 1996, Member TOC certification development team
1997. Certifications:
Authored Publications: The Next Phase
of Total Quality Management, Marcel Dekker, 1993 |