Manufacturing Business Technology

• Supply chain risk management: New Momentum tackles parts shortage problem
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 24, 2008
  New Momentum, provider of supply chain risk management (SCRM) software for companies that make or use electronic components in their products, announced the launch of the Constrained Parts Finder. This application, which provides visibility into the global, open market for electronic parts, helps companies avoid production shutdowns and missed peak season sales due to parts shortages.
  
• Vertical solution: Lawson Software says new application can improve food safety and quality
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 24, 2008
  Lawson Software now offers Lawson M3 Trace Engine 3.0 in the U.S. market. The application helps companies in the food & beverage industries improve product quality, and prevent and manage potential food safety and quality risks.
  
• Industry update: Manufacturing's glass is half full 
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 24, 2008
  While weaknesses in the housing and auto industries have been a drain on manufacturing output, things are better than they were in 2001, when slumping demand for goods both domestically and in foreign markets sent the sector into a sharp contraction. That’s the conclusion of David Huether, chief economist with the National Association of Manufacturers, after his review of the latest Federal Reserve report on industrial production.
  
• Intelligent move: GE Fanuc offers SOA-based workflow suite
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 24, 2008
  GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms' long-rumored move into service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based plant operations suites is coming into view with availability in June of Proficy Workflow, a solution that's said to be the first native application released for the new Proficy SOA environment.
  
• Sage Fixed Assets users get extra relief from 2008 Federal Economic Stimulus Act
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 24, 2008
  Sage Software reports general availability of the Sage FAS Fixed Asset Economic Stimulus Service Update 2008.1.1. A response to the Federal Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the Service Update gives Sage FAS customers an easy way to maximize tax benefits under depreciation provisions expanded by the new law.
  
• IDS Scheer sets up performance measurement for SCOR
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 24, 2008
  IDS Scheer will deliver its business ARIS business process management (BPM) platform to the Supply-Chain Council (SCC) for development of reference models, including the Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR); Customer-Chain Operations Reference Model (CCOR); and Design-Chain Operations Reference Model (DCOR) in a multi-user BPM repository.
  
• E-invoicing partners integrate SAP, Oracle workflow
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 24, 2008
  Electronic-invoicing specialist OB10 says a new partnership allows users of ReadSoft’s SAP and Oracle-based capture and workflow products to easily receive e-invoices; supporting a best-practices approach within the invoice receipt, entry, and workflow handling process.
  
• Axeda delivers remote service "on-demand"
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 20, 2008
  Axeda On-Demand gives companies faster and more affordable access to Axeda ServiceLink, a remote service software solution to drive optimal uptime and performance for products in the field.
  
• In-Stat reports: Green networking equipment is next competitive edge
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 19, 2008
  Power consumption and other "green" issues are fast becoming the IT industry's biggest challenges, reports Scottsdale, Ariz.-based In-Stat. Inevitably, focus will broaden to all types of IT equipment, settling on one of the thirstiest devices: the LAN switch.
  
• Management advisory: Pursue “time efficiency”—not “resource efficiency”—in project execution
  
  Sanjeev Gupta, CEO, Realization Technologies, March 19, 2008
  Instead of concentrating on the most efficient use of resources when running projects, making efficient use of time is the key to success. This is true from both an operational and a business perspective. This briefing tells why.
  
  
• Boeing on the defense: Tanker contract protest raises questions about globalization
  
  Sidney Hill, Jr., executive editor, March 19, 2008
    When Boeing filed its formal protest of the U.S. Air Force’s decision to award a $40 billion contract to build refueling tankers to a competing bidder, the Chicago-based aircraft maker also raised a profound question: Do U.S.-based corporations want to compete in a global marketplace, or do they merely want to reap the spoils of globalization?
  
• ModusLink simplifies demand-driven supply chain design
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 18, 2008
  A new network analysis and simulation service enables clients to minimize costs and maintain inventory levels by building a multi-location, dynamic supply chain.
  
  
• Gartner analysis: SAS service-parts solution addresses market needs
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 17, 2008
  Industry analyst firm Gartner says the Service Parts Optimization solution from SAS is innovative and reflects a thorough understanding of the needs of companies engaged in the business of aftermarket product service.
  
• Strategy management: SAP upgrades governance, risk, and compliance portfolio
  
  Datamonitor Newswire, March 17, 2008
  Enterprise software market leader SAP has unveiled new versions of products across its portfolio of governance, risk, and compliance solutions. Oracle Corp., SAP's chief rival, also has made similar moves.
  
  
• Trade management: Oracle thinks CPG companies will like Demantra/JD Edwards suite integration
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 17, 2008
  Oracle has integrated trade promotions functionality with its JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software suite in a move the vendor says will especially benefit consumer goods manufacturers via the ability to efficiently monitor and control trade spending, validate compliance, and improve the ROI of promotional dollars.
  
• Vendor alliances: Sun and Microsoft open center to foster working relationships between products
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 17, 2008
  A new testing center on Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash.-based campus will allow customers to see how Microsoft solutions perform on Sun Microsystems hardware before committing to a purchase. This is another major step in the ongoing collaborative relationship between two former bitter rivals.
  
• Catalyst drag-and-drop scheduling simplifies SAP YMS
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 17, 2008
  Catalyst, a business unit of CDC Global Services, says its drag-and-drop scheduling solution for the SAP Yard Management System (YMS) facilitates the process via more effective administration, visibility, and control for yard managers.
  
• QuestaWeb GTM automates letter of credit
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 17, 2008
  QuestaWeb, which offers Web-based integrated trade and logistics management solutions, says its TradeMaster 4.0.31 Importer and Exporter modules completely automate the letter of credit process as a standard, fully integrated feature of QuestaWeb's global trade management (GTM) system.
  
• Vantedge, AbsolutData deliver customer intelligence to the midmarket
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 17, 2008
  A new partnership promises to offer enhanced customer intelligence and analysis capabilities to midsize companies.
  
• IDS Scheer expands SAP partnership; supports OASIS SOA model
  
  By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff, March 17, 2008