IT for Manufacturing Executives
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.
On The Clock: Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
May 16, 2013 10:09 am | by The White House | Videos | CommentsDirector of the National Economic Council, Gene Sperling, breaks down the importance of the President's efforts to create more manufacturing innovation hubs and the progress that is being made towards the goals he outlined in his State of the Union address.
3D Printing Game Changer
May 15, 2013 5:18 pm | by Aleph Objects, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAdding the LulzBot™ TAZ to their line up of innovative, Libre Hardware-inspired 3D printers, Aleph Objects, Inc. has introduced a game changer to the 3D printing industry. With the largest print volume of any desktop 3D printer in its class, the TAZ (formerly known as TK-0) offers unparalleled print quality compared to other 3D printers on the market. If you can think it up, you can print it.
Benefits Of Cloud Based Inventory Management Software
May 15, 2013 11:21 am | by Acumatica | Articles | CommentsFor a long time sophisticated inventory management software solutions were too costly for most small and mid-size businesses. In addition to paying for the software license, you needed appropriate hardware to house the data and an IT staff to maintain the software and address problems. All of this adds up to high cost of ownership.
Meeting And Beating New Product Cost Targets
May 15, 2013 11:04 am | by Julie Driscoll, Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Product Management, aPriori, Inc. | Articles | CommentsIf you are working on a new product development initiative (NPI) for a discrete manufacturer, you’re likely under pressure to develop those products within specific cost, weight, market and quality targets under very tight timeframes. Developing and producing products that can meet all of these criteria, particularly cost, can be extremely challenging.
Building Apple's iPhone Doesn't Pay Like It Used To
May 15, 2013 10:55 am | by ReutersTV | Videos | CommentsApple's legendary profit margins may be challenged if the firm releases its long-rumored low-end iPhone later this year. But the ones really feeling the pinch will be its suppliers. Apple does none of its own production and relies on Asia's contract makers - the biggest of the bunch being Foxconn. Foxconn draws an estimated 60 to 70 percent of its business from work commissioned by Apple.
Hedge Fund Boss Loeb Lobbies For Breakup Of Sony
May 15, 2013 10:49 am | by Ryan Nakashima & Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writers | News | CommentsThe U.S. hedge fund manager renowned for shaking up Yahoo Inc. has set his sights on Sony Corp., proposing that the Japanese electronics giant spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division and use the money to strengthen its ailing device manufacturing unit. Sony rejected the plan, but analysts latched onto the idea as a way for Sony to unlock hidden value.
