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MES makeover: SAP takes next step toward the "Perfect Plant" with Visiprise acquisition

Globalization is no longer a long-term goal in the manufacturing industry; it's here now, and the competition that results is fierce. Executives and plant managers must now coordinate planning across the global supply network to drive responsive local execution under considerably shorter lead times.
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Process management: Honeywell tells users: "We are more than a DCS company"

Honeywell turned its annual user conference into a platform to demonstrate that its solutions do more than merely automate production processes. A series of products unveiled at the mid-June event support Honeywell's contention that it is now in the business of helping process manufacturers improve business performance.
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Listen in: 100 innovative years, Invensys celebrates Foxboro

Invensys Process Systems is honoring 100 years of Foxboro innovation in a June 24 celebration at the IPS manufacturing plant in Foxboro, MA. At that Neponset Street location, brothers E.H. and B.B. Bristol started Foxboro in 1908, moving three businesses to an empty factory there.
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FDA fortitude: Elan unveils new MES platform dedicated to life-sciences industry

The XFP 5.0 manufacturing execution system (MES) platform from Elan Software provides offers state-of-the-art, industry-specific process management and robust Java JEE-5 architecture.
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IT for Green: A Call to Action for the CIO

Manufacturers, energy companies, retailers, and financial institutions are some of the organizations charging down a path toward environmental sustainability. They are seeking to reduce their carbon footprint through a variety of approaches that touch upon building construction, product design, supplier relationships, energy production, and a host of other internal business processes. These initiatives are not flying under the radar. They are getting a nod from boards of directors and staffed by senior executives. But what many of them are missing is counsel from the CIO. Industry Insights believes IT will be pivotal to the success of many a sustainability effort.
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