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  • IT workers: 37% to seek security certifications within 5 years, CompTIA survey says

    November 5, 2009
    MBTx_ChainLock Oakbrook Terrace, IL — Information technology (IT) professionals are placing their bets on security-themed certifications as they plot their next career moves, a new study from CompTIA, a trade association for the IT industry, reveals.  More
  • Plant deployment demonstrates wireless standard

    Peter Welander, November 3, 2009
    wireless monitoring at Arkema Installation in a brownfield chemical plant shows interoperability within ISA100.11a and practicality for instrumentation improvements in long-established operations.  More
  • Wireless technology enables chemical plant's ‘Project Zero' 

    Renee Robbins, November 3, 2009
    Huntsman chemical plant Pt Neches night Chemical manufacturer Huntsman wanted a system to give personnel real-time access to information needed to operate the plant as safely and efficiently as possible - no matter where they were. The result is one of the largest and most ambitious industrial wireless application networks to date.  More
  • Lessons in sustainability

    Renee Robbins, November 3, 2009
    MBTxTrees As one of the few remaining large textile manufacturers in the U.S., Mount Vernon Mills has long been recognized for its industry leading environmental initiatives that meet or exceed regulatory requirements. Its programs also extend to helping its customers comply with regulations.  More
  • PTT Chemicals implements i2 supply chain planning solutions

    November 2, 2009
    PTT Chemical Olefins and Downstream Production Units Dallas, TX — i2 Technologies says PTT Chemicals, one of the largest producers of petrochemicals in Asia, used i2 software to reduce inventory 30% and improved visibility, in a 15 month effort involving multiple PTT entities (including logistics, manufacturing, marketing) and spanned demand planning, master planning, production scheduling and order promising.  More
  • Apriso: Enterprise approach to quality management cuts manufacturers' cost of quality

    October 27, 2009
    Apriso FlexNet Manufacturing Operations Management Long Beach, CA — With Apriso, manufacturers can embed the execution of quality processes across manufacturing operations for an easier, more cost-effective, closed-loop, enterprise approach to quality management.  More
  • Manufacturers seek supply chain sustainability, carbon use reductions

    October 27, 2009
    U.S. EPA SmartWay brand Dallas, TX — Transplace: Efficient strategies help customers and suppliers establish sustainable operations practices.  More
  • Supply chain complexity hampers medical device company operations, compliance

    Renee Robbins, October 22, 2009
    Seisa Medical product experience includes Class I, II, III devices. A survey of medical device industry professionals reveals insufficient systems for complying with industry mandates and maintaining supplier quality. Nearly 60 percent of respondents reported that they had not begun preparing for the electronic medical device reporting mandate (eMDR), which requires automated submission of post-market adverse events.  More

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