LeanDNA(TM) Delivers Enterprise-Level Quality, Rapid Deployment and Low Total Cost of Ownership

FactoryDNA, pioneers in the field of lean manufacturing software and services, today announced general availability of the company's flagship software solution, LeanDNA. The release of LeanDNA signals a radical departure from traditional manufacturing software models; FactoryDNA's product is the industry's first hosted software solution for lean manufacturing decision support. LeanDNA is focused on delivering benefits through inventory reductions, increased service levels, and improved asset/capacity utilization.

"We have been able to implement FactoryDNA's LeanDNA in a matter of days and have created tremendous savings for our clients," said Masaki Imai, Founder of the Kaizen Institute. "FactoryDNA's unique lean expertise combined with a best practices platform for lean manufacturing is helping us implement lean manufacturing quicker and make the gains stick."

LeanDNA delivers the functionality and performance of an enterprise-class manufacturing application, but can be implemented in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. LeanDNA is a feature-rich, hosted software solution that enhances the results and sustainability of lean manufacturing initiatives by empowering manufacturers with innovative lean tools. These tools include:

-- Seamless Data Synchronization with Enterprise Systems - Built from the ground up to compliment existing systems, LeanDNA enables rapid synchronization with ERP, APS, MES and others.

-- Strategy Deployment and Modeling - LeanDNA allows companies to model their operation, create what-if scenarios, perform lean accounting, and generate scorecards to be used in establishing a lean implementation roadmap.

-- Lean Manufacturing Decision Support - LeanDNA offers a powerful engine to support the analysis, design and management of different build-models using pull-based manufacturing techniques.

-- Real-Time Visibility - Key metrics such as inventory turns, service levels, operating costs, and lead-times can be viewed in real-time through configurable dashboards.

LeanDNA is a J2EE application delivered via a web-hosted model. The technical architecture was carefully selected to reflect FactoryDNA's commitment to Lean principles in every facet of modern business. This architecture allows the company to deliver a high quality product, with fast implementation times and at an extremely low price relative to traditional manufacturing software providers. Furthermore, LeanDNA allows FactoryDNA to rapidly identify and implement new product features based on customer demand rather than a developer-centric "product roadmap."

FactoryDNA combines LeanDNA with over 20 years experience delivering world-class lean manufacturing consulting services to drive unparalleled return on investment in lean initiatives.

"FactoryDNA is revolutionizing the manner in which the food and consumer goods industry manages their factories and supply chains," said John McCook, former executive of Unilever companies. "Corporations like Wal-Mart are quickly forcing companies to change from a push system to a Demand Driven environment with a direct connection back to the factory. LeanDNA offers companies the best tools for accelerating that conversion."

"Our mission is to deliver lean software and services to power lean enterprises," said Richard Lebovitz, Chief Executive of FactoryDNA. "LeanDNA is the first genuine lean software solution that was built to support lean conversions from beginning to end. Everything before it has been too expensive, taken too long to implement and didn't provide the right tools to accelerate lean benefits and make them sustainable. On-Demand is going to change the manufacturing software market permanently."

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