IT for Manufacturing Executives
Optimize Plant Communications For A Competitive Advantage
May 6, 2013 3:56 pm | by Motorola | White PapersMobile integrated voice and data drives incremental gains in lean manufacturing. This white paper looks at the role that mobile communications can play within a manufacturer's operations in support of lean manufacturing goals at a time when innovation is an imperative for survival, even with limited resources.
Top 10 Mobile Solutions For Lean Manufacturing
May 6, 2013 3:46 pm | by Motorola | White PapersHow innovative mobility solutions can maximize the impact of your organization's lean initiatives. Mobility allows you to easily extend lean initiatives throughout your operations — as well as amplify the impact of those initiatives. This paper covers the top 10 mobile lean applications — and the dramatic benefits you can expect.
BMW Factory Goes Green
May 6, 2013 12:41 pm | by NBC News | Videos | CommentsBMW's South Carolina factory goes green, by producing more than 40 percent of its energy on site, and gaining recognition from the EPA. BMW's changes makes more money and increases efficiency at the facility. NBC's Chris Clackum reports.
Understanding The Options In Manufacturing eCommerce
May 6, 2013 12:21 pm | by Bob Barr, Senior Vice President, Acquity Group | Articles | CommentseCommerce is driving new opportunities in manufacturing and other B2B industries. With the right technology, a manufacturing brand can dramatically improve its online presence, but for many manufacturing companies, the decision to launch an eCommerce initiative isn’t as simple as it sounds.
Preparing To Succeed When Your Network Has Been Breached
May 6, 2013 12:13 pm | by Jeff Multz, Director of North America Midmarket Sales, Dell SecureWorks | Articles | CommentsIf you don’t have a Computer Incident Response Plan (CIRP), resolving an incident will be much more difficult on your company and much more expensive. Because the longer you wait to eradicate a threat, the more time the intruders have to steal valuable information on you and your customers, and to make fraudulent wire transfers from your banking accounts.
The Key To Mobile Success In Manufacturing
May 6, 2013 11:58 am | by Jim Somers, Antenna Software | Articles | CommentsWhile mobile application adoption in traditional industrial manufacturing corporations has lagged some other industries, many people in manufacturing today have begun to realize the vast potential mobility has to benefit their organization.
Forget The Gym, Join A 3D Printing Factory
May 6, 2013 11:44 am | by David Mantey, Executive Editor, PD&D | Articles | Comments3D Creation Systems is an additive manufacturing facility that offers SLS, SLA, FDM, and composite technologies to members for as little as $2,500. The 3D Creation Systems concept is reminiscent of Tech Shop, another membership-based, do-it-yourself workshop.
Are You a Process Drone?
May 6, 2013 10:03 am | by Alan Nicol, Executive Member, AlanNicolSolutions | Blogs | CommentsWhy, oh why, is the team waiting for a quote for something that they already have established a contract to get, especially in an emergency situation where the only reason for the purchase order is to get a re-supply of material that came defective?
Why Manufacturers Need To Bulletproof Their Virtualized IT Environments
May 6, 2013 9:51 am | by Frank Hill, Stratus Technologies | Articles | CommentsThe benefits of virtualization, including cost control, higher productivity, and better long-term planning, are indisputable. Yet, some manufacturing engineers and plant IT departments are missing out on these benefits because they think virtualization involves too much risk.
The Key To Growth? Race With The Machines
May 6, 2013 9:34 am | by Ted | Videos | CommentsAs machines take on more jobs, many find themselves out of work or with raises indefinitely postponed. Is this the end of growth? No, says Erik Brynjolfsson -- it’s simply the growing pains of a radically reorganized economy. A riveting case for why big innovations are ahead of us … if we think of computers as our teammates. Be sure to watch the opposing viewpoint from Robert Gordon.
Obama: U.S., Latin America Must Strengthen Economies
May 6, 2013 9:25 am | by Julie Pace, Associated Press | News | CommentsPresident Barack Obama came to Latin America eager to move the region's relationship with the U.S. beyond fighting drugs and organized crime, yet the pervasive problems still trailed him throughout his three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica.
New Efforts To Curb Cellphone Theft
May 6, 2013 9:23 am | by Terry Collins, Associated Press | News | CommentsIn San Francisco, where half the robberies were phone-related last year, District Attorney George Gascon is calling on major companies in nearby Silicon Valley to create new technology such as a "kill switch" to permanently and quickly disable stolen smart phones, making them worthless to thieves.
GOP Seeks Alternative To Overtime Pay
May 6, 2013 9:19 am | by Sam Hananel, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe choice already exists in the public sector. Federal and state workers can save earned time off and use it weeks or even months later to attend a parent-teacher conference, care for an elderly parent or deal with home repairs. Republicans in Congress are pushing legislation that would extend that option to the private sector.
CAT Closing Toronto Plant
May 6, 2013 9:17 am | News | CommentsHeavy equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. says it is closing a tunnel-boring machine factory in Toronto by mid-2014, throwing 330 workers out of a job. Caterpillar acquired the facility in 2008 when it bought Lovat Inc. and got into the tunneling business, but now says the plant is no longer a "strategic growth opportunity" and will be shut down.
Ahead Of The Bell: Reports Detail BMC Buyout
May 6, 2013 9:13 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsShares of BMC Software climbed before the opening bell on new reports that a team of private equity firms may attempt to buy the information technology company as soon as Monday. There were several reports that Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Group were close to finalizing an agreement to buy the Houston company in a deal valued at more than $6.5 billion.
