Manufacturing Business Technology addresses the major uses, challenges, and benefits of information technology and enterprise application use in plant operations, enterprise planning, and supply chain management.
HP proves being green makes good business sense Cole Ollinger, contributing editor - 09/21/2007
From product and packaging design, to manufacturing and the supply chain, to recycling programs and marketing, HP uses green initiatives to cut costs and gain market share. More
Doing a Double-Take: SCADA replication software refines Carlsberg plant operations Malcolm Wheatley, senior contributing editor, Leeds, U.K. - 05/09/2008
At the Leeds, U.K. brewing & bottling plant of Danish brewing group Carlsberg, an asynchronous fail-over and replication solution from Double-Take Software is keeping production going when server failures take critical systems off-line.
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Content connections: Interop/Software 2008 addresses distributed performance challenges inherent to PLM Kevin Parker, editorial director - 05/07/2008
Large global enterprises as well as midsize manufacturing companies have been centralizing their IT resources for several years now. They do so not only for the possible economies of scale, but to ease compliance management across multiple fronts. At this year’s Interop/Software 2008 conference and expo, it was clear that at least several IT infrastructure providers have “felt the pain” of manufacturers and are offering distributed computing options.
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BT byte: NetSuite partnership will deliver business apps to European SMEs 05/01/2008
NetSuite, a vendor of on-demand business software suites for small and midsize enterprises (SME), reports a partnership with British Telecommunications plc (BT) on the heels of the introduction of its new on-demand solution, called NetSuite OneWorld.
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Expert access: Merger unites two organizations devoted to product development 05/01/2008
The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), a resource for the profession of product development and innovation, has merged with the International Association for Product Development (IAPD), granting corporate members access to a significantly expanded network of thousands of experts.
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World Trade Group “rethinks” how business is done By Staff - 05/01/2008
If you find yourself wondering how executives in other companies and industries cope with globalization, the skills shortage, and economic shortfalls, you're a prime candidate for membership in the World Trade Group (WTG). Since 1999, this London-based organization has been sponsoring conferences that give forward-thinking manufacturing and supply chain executives a chance to network with like-...
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Kevin Parker: A quick look at the varieties of intelligence needed for goods making By Kevin Parker, editorial director - 05/01/2008
What do former Michigan Governor John Engler, today president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), and SAS, the provider of analytic tools, have in common? At the recent SAS manufacturing executive conference, where Engler was featured speaker, both wanted the same things. SAS provides both “summary and predictive” analytic tools packaged as applications for ...
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Get Lean and Prosper Mark Graban, Senior consultant with a firm that specializes in Lean and Six Sigma consulting and training, January 9, 2008 Fun With Statistics, SPC Edition
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Get Lean and Prosper Mark Graban, Senior consultant with a firm that specializes in Lean and Six Sigma consulting and training, December 10, 2007 Waste in the 787 Development Process
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Get Lean and Prosper Mark Graban, Senior consultant with a firm that specializes in Lean and Six Sigma consulting and training, September 10, 2007 Duct Taping the Dreamliner
Flightblogger: Temporary Fasteners Causing Major Problems for 787 Program
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