IT for Manufacturing Executives
Downtime Costs You More than You May Know
May 17, 2013 12:41 pm | by Stratus Technologies | White PapersRead this manufacturing white paper and learn how much downtime costs you, and how to prevent it altogether.
Business Agility In The Evolving Workforce
May 17, 2013 11:03 am | by Bob Dean, Executive Director, Business Transformation, Cisco | Articles | CommentsEighty five percent of companies with global supply chains experienced at least one supply chain disruption in the previous 12 months. Risk is inherently unpredictable. Fortunately, the current workforce is undergoing its own transformation to be able to identify and manage risk on a global basis.
How Manufacturers Can Benefit From Cloud Computing
May 17, 2013 10:53 am | by Jon Minnick, Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | Articles | CommentsManufacturing Business Technology took some time to talk with Sanjay Ravi, managing director of discrete manufacturing at Microsoft Corp. about cloud computing in the manufacturing sector and how companies can benefit from it.
Tea-delivering Drone, Phone-charging Bike
May 17, 2013 10:37 am | by CNN Money | Videos | CommentsStartups are looking past the smartphone and creating innovative tech hardware to solve unexpected problems. Companies can now build hardware, like they once built software, moving this trend forward. CNN Money tech correspondent, Laurie Segall, reports.
Transforming Manufacturing In The Cloud
May 17, 2013 10:06 am | by NetSuite Inc. | News | CommentsNetSuite Inc. and Autodesk Inc. announced a strategic alliance to offer manufacturing companies seamless integration of Autodesk PLM 360 and NetSuite ERP. The relationship aims to transform modern manufacturing by helping manufacturers confront challenges like shifting economic conditions, deliver quality products and address customer innovation requirements, all with a flexible, cloud-based system.
Obama Focusing On Job Creation In Baltimore Visit
May 17, 2013 9:53 am | by Nedra Pickler, Associated Press | News | CommentsObama is to fly by helicopter Friday about 40 miles north to Baltimore, which has had its share of tough times in the move from an industrial to service economy. But Maryland has experienced steady job growth so far this year as part of a nationwide economic recovery.
Is It Possible To Bring Manufacturing Back To The U.S.?
May 17, 2013 9:50 am | by David Mantey, Executive Editor, PD&D | News | CommentsSeveral factors come into play when manufacturers make the decision to move or reshore (see chart). The wage gap is never the only reason, but in all cases, the move makes business sense – it’s not simply a feel good story.
Dell's Dismal 1Q Illuminates PC Maker's Challenges
May 17, 2013 9:42 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe dismal performance announced Thursday provided the latest evidence of a technological shift that is making it difficult to sell laptop and desktop machines. Until recently, consumers had regularly replaced machines with faster ones every few years.
Authorities: Crime Not Ruled Out In Texas Blast
May 17, 2013 9:38 am | by Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press | News | CommentsInvestigators working in the remnants of an exploded Texas fertilizer plant sifted by hand through untold kernels of corn, moved tons of debris and conducted more than 400 interviews, while searching for the missing piece to solve what many officials compared to an extraordinary puzzle.
Flying Car Prototypes Grounded After Crash Near School
May 17, 2013 9:34 am | News | CommentsThe Transportation Safety Board says the U.S. manufacturer of flying cars has grounded all five of its prototypes until it can determine a cause for a recent crash in B.C. One of the Maverick flying cars crashed near a Vernon elementary school last week, leaving a pilot and a passenger with minor injuries.
Iveco Deploys aPriori Enterprise Product Cost Management Software
May 16, 2013 1:53 pm | by aPriori | News | CommentsaPriori, a provider of enterprise product cost management software solutions, announced that Iveco, part of Fiat Group, has deployed aPriori’s software platform to set, track and meet target costs across its product design process. Iveco will apply aPriori in its value engineering and new product development processes to identify and deliver new cost efficiencies for a broad range of products and groups.
hybris Named A Leader In Magic Quadrant Report
May 16, 2013 1:48 pm | by Globe Newswire | News | Commentshybris, the world's fastest-growing commerce platform provider, today announced that for the second year running it has been included as a Leader in Gartner's latest 'Magic Quadrant for E-Commerce'. Following substantial growth in 2011, hybris has further consolidated its position as the market's dominant independent e-commerce and omni-channel vendor which it believes has helped to achieve its leadership placement in the Gartner report.
Atidan Qualifies For The Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Program
May 16, 2013 11:25 am | by Atidan | News | CommentsAtidan announced it has qualified as a member of the Microsoft Cloud Accelerate program by demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft's customers evolving needs in today's dynamic cloud marketplace. To qualify for the Cloud Accelerate program, partners must successfully demonstrate their cloud services expertise through rigorous sales and technical assessments; and ensure the highest quality of services.
What Is Cloud Computing?
May 16, 2013 10:42 am | by Dell | Videos | CommentsDell and Intel experts discuss where cloud computing began, where it is now, and what quantitative and qualitative results it can bring to your enterprise. Smaller companies generally choose to start off with a public cloud, but as they grow, they bring those functions back in-house and create their own private cloud. Watch to learn more.
Procter & Gamble's Environmental Vision
May 16, 2013 10:24 am | by CNN Money | Videos | CommentsCEO Bob McDonald wants Procter & Gamble to move to a zero waste production environment. The company has a 4-part vision that includes things like powering plants with 100 percent renewable energy, renewable materials used in their products and much more.
