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Lean beacon: German industrial giant pioneers Toyota-style initiative; SAP integration to follow

Dr. Marcus Schnell, head of production systems for industrial vehicle maker MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, says the company sought group-wide lean adoption through careful study of lean systems in operation at plants at Steyr, Munich, and Salzgitter. The ultimate task—under way now—is to synthesize a standard production system that's viewed as superior to any one system presently in place. Read more

Financial fallout: Weak markets will drive increased global outsourcing spend

Bharat Desai, CEO of Syntel, an IT and business process outsourcing services organization, says outsourcing is a hedge against general IT costs that can—and will continue to be—a strategic component of research and development. Recent Syntel survey results garnered from more than 250 IT professionals in global companies indicate a weak economy in 2008 is more likely to increase spending on global outsourcing rather than limit it.
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MoReq2 unification: Open Text commits to Europe's new records management standards

Europe's new records management software standards, called MoReq2, are slated for adoption this year. While still being developed, MoReq2 will be a giant step forward in unifying records management software standards and practices across Europe. Once finalized, MoReq2 will give governments and corporations a single approach to managing their most important records—a daunting task for large organizations struggling with ever-increasing stores of electronic information.
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Dynamic data: Fujitsu Siemens Computers to launch Solutions Center for SAP apps

Fujitsu Siemens Computers says its EMC Velocity Signature Solution Center will focus on enabling customers to accelerate the analysis of large business intelligence data sets using SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence Accelerator software as well as the dynamic infrastructure solution FlexFrame for SAP, running on Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMERGY servers and the NetWorker Backup Suite back-up and recovery solution.
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