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First-day jitters: Supply managers’ report points to manufacturing slowdown

Manufacturing executives may be a bit nervous at the start of the year after seeing the latest report from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). The ISM report for December 2007, released Wednesday, indicates that the manufacturing sector is starting to contract after 10 consecutive months of growth. Read more

Datamonitor outlook: Spending on MES to grow as regulation compounds cost pressures

Global manufacturers are looking to improve production agility, enhance reporting capabilities, and reduce overall costs from their operations through increased manufacturing execution systems (MES) spend.
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Aberdeen advisory: Best-in-Class service means leveraging BI for customer retention

A new report confirms that best-in-class service organizations are adopting data-analysis tools, common knowledge bases, and simulation modeling technology to increase the speed and quality of post-sales service decision-making.
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Unisys predicts: IT consumerization, service access, and "green" requirements will dominate outsourcing in 2008

An increasingly mobile workforce, new requirements for access to services, and environmental concerns will be among the key factors impacting enterprise outsourcing decisions in 2008, according to Unisys, a worldwide information technology consulting and solutions company.
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