Manufacturing Business Technology - December 1, 2004

Going from a traditional, forecast-driven operation to lean manufacturing is too big an undertaking to rely on one technique or piece of software, says Richard Moon, VP of operations with Husqvarna Turf Care. Getting to lean, he contends, "Is like the riddle, 'How do you eat an elephant?' Well, you do it one bite at a time.

• Columnists
• Back Talk
• President Bush is to Windows as...
• Up Front
• Times change. So have we.

• Corporate Project
• Hard to hold back India
• Advances in Aerospace
• Vendor alliance powers maintenance mobility
• Automotive Design
• Virtual becomes reality at GM
• Component-Based RP
• Intentia touts "M3" focus; adds cash for possible acquisitions
• Health-Related Legislation
• Food producers called upon to improve allergens labeling
• SMB Trends
• Six technologies are projected to impact small business competitiveness in 2005
• Satisfying Stakeholders
• Financial analysts press corporations to report social responsibility
• Sixth Industrial Revolution
• Nanotechnology set to transform markets, industries, and business models
• Wi-Fi Networks
• Wireless printing reengineers common business processes
• Workplace Design
• Temperature has a chilling effect on keyboarding accuracy, productivity

• Departments
• IT by the Numbers
• The customer relationship management spend
• Metrics That Matter
• The power of cost reductions
• Solutions Spotlight
• Solutions Spotlight

• Information Technology
• .NET-based stops and starts
• Document Management
• Adobe makes the leap to enterprise-class applications
• Electronics Hubs
• E2open tracks progress; looks at China in the cold light of day
• Execution Systems
• Vendors hope S95 integration standard will spark execution system market growth
• Intel Inside Networks
• Rockwell, Intel develop industrial-strength processor
• Network Management
• IBM and Cisco work toward one-step network-access solutions
• Secure Manufacturing
• "Intruder Alert" only part of plant-floor security picture, says Automation Fair panel

• Operations
• Advanced planning's ongoing evolution
• A Better Mousetrap
• Global power leader's marketing department seeks more science, less art
• Compliance Conundrums
• Looming EU legislation presents challenge to electronics manufacturers
• Data Synchronization
• RFID data capacity and product complexity pose challenges for ERP "system of record"
• Execution Efficiency as Lean
• Nokia Networks leverages MES at lean plants
• Midmarket ERP Consolidation
• Infor acquires Lilly Software for essential lean capabilities, vertical footprint
• Plentiful Partnerships
• Products & services born of new alliances, business units
• Production Scheduling
• Custom job shop says APS package offered simple solution to complex problems
• Setting Efficiencies
• China drafts RFID standards, but compatibility expected
• Supply Chain Control Systems
• ViaSat aims for lean control over outsourced operations
• Uncovering Value
• International Paper shows off its RFID test lab

• Views From the Front
• A True Survivor
• Adexa, once the hunted, acquires new customers, and possibly other companies
• Automation Fair
• Rockwell announces new products, alliances, and marketing initiatives
• Corporate
• Who will be the 2,000-lb. gorilla for supply chain security?
• Gartner Symposium
• IT must claw its way back to relevance
• Information Technology
• IBM Global Services offering SOA assistance
• Operations
• Wall Street risk tools applied to automotive supply chain
• Target Marketing
• Enticing manufacturers was APICS theme
• The Envy of the Enterprise
• Nothing succeeds like success, except maybe good products
• The State of Java
• Version releases could spike the return of client-side development