Manufacturing Business Technology
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Manage energy across an enterprise, alarm inefficiencies with new Invensys software, November 17, 2009
Invensys Operations Managements new Corporate Energy Management (CEM) application is said to enables manufacturing and industrial automation customers to implement an energy management program that will help achieve sustainability goals.
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EMI: Invensys Operations Management Wonderware Intelligence Software business dashboard, November 17, 2009
Invensys Operations Management's new Wonderware Intelligence Software 1.0 is a source-agnostic, enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) software designed to transform historian and operations data from multiple sources (Invensys or any other brand) into business intelligence dashboards.
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FusionOps cloud-based, on-demand enterprise performance management solution, November 17, 2009
SAP Customers self-deploy FusionOps solution, gain insight in hours, and automate operations in weeks, FusionOps says.
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OPC Foundation: OPC Xi helps .NET clients, COM-based OPC Classic clients integration, November 16, 2009
OPC Xi enables .NET clients and existing COM-based OPC Classic clients to access OPC Classic servers at the same time.
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Smart, safe, sustainable manufacturing solutions: Rockwell Automation, November 11, 2009
Plant-wide optimization, better machines, and s sustainable production are how Rockwell Automation seeks to help manufacturing.
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12-month hiring outlook improved over 2Q09, says APICS, November 11, 2009
APICS The Association for Operations Management and the University of North Carolina Wilmington Release Operations Management Employment Outlook: 12-Month Hiring Outlook Improved Over Second Quarter Outlook. Of survey respondents, 51 percent anticipate hiring staff.
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Manufacturing is the core of U.S. economic successMark T. Hoske, November 11, 2009
Productivity has more than doubled in manufacturing in last 20 years, which is a boon for competitiveness, wages, and the rest of the economy, says Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI.
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Rockwell Automation supports virtualization with VMware ready softwareRenee Robbins, November 10, 2009
VMware Ready products extend the life cycle of automation software and reduce the need to operate and maintain more CPUs than are necessary.
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Focus on quality gets a boost from an enterprise viewRenee Robbins, November 10, 2009
Enterprise approach to quality management can reduce total cost of quality, says Apriso and AberdeenGroup.
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CDC Software completes acquisition of Activplant Corp.Renee Robbins, November 10, 2009
Activplant solutions expand CDC's presence in food & beverage, CPG and automotive markets.
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Secure online POS SKU analysis for manufacturersRob Humphrey, Jeff Burdick, November 10, 2009
While point of sale analytics capabilities can be developed using business intelligence packages, a new breed of Web-based solutions can transmit confidential product SKU information securely using electronic data interchange (EDI), and combine data points from multiple retailers into customized Web-portal dashboards.
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Epicor says "shared benefits" program will reduce both the risk and cost of implementing ERPSidney Hill, November 9, 2009
Under the Epicor Shared Benefits program, Epicor will bill the customer half of its normal hourly consulting rate for all work that exceeds the original estimated budget. Customers also must agree to split any cost savings with Epicor if a project comes in under budget.
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It's only cost reduction, and other Lean mythsRenee Robbins, November 9, 2009A former Dell manufacturing executive shares lessons from years on the change-to-survive front lines. Newly appointed chief operating officer of MFG.com Stephen Cook says now is the time to lead Lean initiatives.
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Invensys Operations Management: New approach requires real-time adaptability to customer ordersDavid Greenfield, November 9, 2009
Automation no longer just about the cost of materials and labor, now it has to do with real time adaptability to customer orders, says Invensys Operations Management president Sudipta Bhattacharya.
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SAP customer panel offers forum for competitors to work together for mutual benefitSidney Hill, November 5, 2009
Emeil van Schaik, an SAP's senior VP, calls the company's Consumer Packaged Goods Customer Advisory Council "a driving force behind SAP's product direction", saying "eighty percent of the work this group does has a direct impact on the SAP product portfolio."
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IT workers: 37% to seek security certifications within 5 years, CompTIA survey says, November 5, 2009
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.
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NetSuite 3Q results: More cash flow, record sales; lighting manufacturer win, November 5, 2009
NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N) reported some positive news with third-quarter 2009 financial results, including more cash flow and record sales. Separately a lighting manufacturing company switched to NetSuite, among other recent wins, NetSuite said.
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Preactor International: Strong 2009 growth; WorkPlan deal, November 4, 2009
Preactor showed 11% net revenue increase in 2009 compared to 2008, avoiding the downward trend for Manufacturing IT as manufacturers continue to invest in production planning and scheduling solutions. Separately the company announced integration of Preactor advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software with the Sescoi WorkPlan Enterprise ERP system.
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Plant deployment demonstrates wireless standardPeter Welander, November 3, 2009
Installation in a brownfield chemical plant shows interoperability within ISA100.11a and practicality for instrumentation improvements in long-established operations.
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Wireless technology enables chemical plant's ‘Project Zero' Renee Robbins, November 3, 2009
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.
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