i2 Technologies has introduced i2 Lean Lifecycle Management, a comprehensive planning, scheduling and execution solution specifically designed to enable lean manufacturing in dynamic, complex supply chains dealing with multiple fulfillment modes and diversified product portfolios. According to i2, the solution tightly integrates planning and execution by automating these functions as repeatable and standardized processes. The i2 solution can help enable planners, operators, and supervisors create, evaluate, publish, and execute pull-based production plans in challenging production environments. “I believe that this is the only approach with the sophistication and flexibility required to deploy and sustain a successful lean manufacturing program across an extended supply chain,” said i2 Vice President of Total Factory Management Aamer Rehman. “Customers can appreciate core lean manufacturing principles together with intelligent decision support and visual exception management to achieve the full operational and financial benefits of a sustainable lean initiative.”