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The wisdom of Wal-Mart's supply chain strategiesMark T. Hoske, Online Products Editor, September 1, 2009What can Wal-Mart teach manufacturing about global supply chains? Perhaps manufacturers would want to consider a best-in-market supply chain approach rather than best-in-class, to better meet customers' needs. Gary Maxwell, senior vice president of international supply chain for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said a best-in-market approach requires thinking like a customer; complying with local and inte... More
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Dirty little secret: Automation and control vendors leading fight against carbon emissionsBill Polk, September 1, 2009"Green IT," "energy-efficient data centers" or any other term you want to give the effort to reduce the carbon footprint of technology centers is a waste of time and money. OK, I don't mean exactly a waste of time and money but it's not where smart companies focus their limited resources. More
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Emerson unveils campaign to make process control technology user friendlyRenee Robbins, Managing Editor, September 1, 2009Emerson has announced its intention to make process control technology easier to use, and is backing up that pledge with the introduction of its Human Centered Design Institute. The institute is the result of more than five years of customer work-practice analysis, new product development re-engineering, and organizational training. More
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Improving return on industrial assetsBy Carlos A. Laurentys, Accenture, September 1, 2009If managers cannot measure performance, they cannot effectively diagnose and resolve problems. Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) has become a critical key performance indicator (KPI) for companies seeking to measure asset performance and improve operational decision making. In essence, OEE is a compound KPI derived from three to four factors that measure the equipment's operational performa... More
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Wireless technology as a work in progressPeter Welander, Contributing Editor, September 1, 2009What's holding back broader adoption of wireless technologies in the process industries? A panel of vendor and user experts discussed that and other topics at this month's ISA Expo in Houston. It seems that although technical and attitudinal obstacles to this emerging technology remain, many are being systematically addressed and overcome. More
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Dassault: PLM's future includes social networking in 3DRenee Robbins, Managing Editor, September 1, 2009Dassault Systèmes (DS) is pushing further with its vision of making the virtual world better reflect the real world, and demonstrating what "PLM 2.0" can accomplish. At its 2009 customer conference, CEO Bernard Charles and his team "painted a very different picture of PLM than what some have in mind," reports Jim Brown, president and founder of Tech-Clarity. More
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IQMS RackTruck inventory management increases Double H Plastics productivity 20%, August 25, 2009
Sophisticated IQMS RackTruck forklift inventory management system increases productivity 20 percent at plastic core and insert-molded packaging manufacturer Double H Plastics.
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MBT's 2009 Innovation Insight Awards reveal manufacturers' top prioritiesSidney Hill, August 24, 2009
Since getting innovative products to market faster is one of the biggest problems facing manufacturers, it wasn't surprising that a large percentage of our award winners have attacked that problem in one form or another.
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Innovation Insight 2009: Award winners tackle key industry problemsSidney Hill, Jr., Executive Editor, July 1, 2009
Many of the 11 winners of MBT's annual Innovation Insight awards competition tackle the problem of getting more innovative products to market faster.See what some of the best and brightest are doing.
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nuBridges, eSense Retail give inventory data via EDI, online dashboard, August 20, 2009
Packaged goods manufacturing and retail industries targeted as nuBridges Exchange Network delivers product SKU inventory data via secure EDI to eSENSE Retail's online dashboard, for retailer buying behavior and sales trend analysis.
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Workforce managment software makes lean staffs more efficientJim Fulcher, contributing editor, August 19, 2009
Since adopting workforce management software, Briggs & Stratton has reduced its workforce by 20 percent while also increasing throughput. "We estimate that's saved us about a million dollars," says John Guy, VP, Supply Chain and Distribution, Briggs & Stratton.
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Making sure the price is rightJean Thilmany, contributing editor, August 19, 2009
Pricing software vendors say their products can transform the art of pricing from what amounts to a guessing game into a disciplined, fact-based process that contributes directly to the corporate bottom line.
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This could be the end of forecast errorSidney Hill, executive editor, August 19, 2009
Supply chain execution software supplier RedPrairie believes a technique called flowcasting can solve one of the most difficult problems confronting consumer goods manufacturers: How to keep excess inventory out of the supply chain without leaving retail customers short of needed merchandise.
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Aberdeen reports are available on Amazon Kindle, August 12, 2009
Among Aberdeen information offered on Amazon Kindle will be Top 2009 Organizational Goals, Challenges & Strategies in Aberdeen's 2009 State of the Market Report.
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Invensys Operations Management selects PAS Integrity Software for project deliveryManufacturing Business Technology Staff, August 7, 2009
Integrity software platform assists with documentation creation, configuration changes, and troubleshooting.
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ARC Advisory Group offering free asset lifecycle management workshops at ISA EXPO, August 6, 2009
ARC Advisory Group will be offering an extensive set of free educational sessions at the ISA EXPO taking place Oct 6-8 in Houston.
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Workforce management solutions offer guidance for making lean staffs more efficientJim Fulcher, contributing editor, August 6, 2009
Since deploying a workforce management solution, Briggs & Stratton has been able to reduce its workforce by 20 percent while also increasing throughput.
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Executive survey: Manufacturing likely to lag when economy improvesSidney Hill, August 6, 2009
Nearly 60 percent of manufacturing executives believe the economy will improve over the next six months, though they are slightly less optimistic about the prospects for the manufacturing sector.
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National Instruments leaders give U.S. economic engineering adviceMark T. Hoske, August 5, 2009
Three leaders from National Instruments offered U.S. business leaders advice about how to thrive as the country moves out of recession.
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Panjiva launches application store for global trade, July 21, 2009
Panjiva asks organizations, such as organizations such as certification organizations, government agencies, and credit bureaus to submit information via onPanjiva so businesses can gather information with Panjiva Search, a search engine for global trade.
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