Feature Article

Succession planning: SAP names co-CEO, eventual successor to Henning Kagermann

After losing one potential successor to CEO Henning Kagermann, SAP has taken steps to retain another. On Wednesday, the enterprise software giant announced that Leo Apotheker will serve as co-CEO through the remainder of Kagermann's tenure, which is expected to run through May 2009.
Read more

Career advice: APICS offers five tips for keeping a manufacturing job

APICS, the Association for Operations Management, offers fives tips for how manufacturing and supply chain professionals can stay employed in today's economy.
Read more

E-Commerce: More than half of U.S. companies want to be all-virtual

A survey of C-level executives at U.S. companies reveals that more than half of these executives (53.4 percent) said they want to shift to a completely virtual company in the next five years.
Read more

Business intelligence: Spotfire brings Web 2.0 to the BI desktop

Spotfire, a division of TIBCO Software, says the newest version of its flagship software, TIBCO Spotfire 2.1, will help customers and partners more easily create highly visual, interactive, and extremely fast business mashups adapted to their needs.
Read more

Advertisement New for July 2008! MBT will honor the industry’s most inventive leaders through the first annual Innovation Insight Awards, which recognizes unique contributions in manufacturing and supply chain. Submit your nominee by April 15th. Learn more now!

Advertisement In the midst of dynamic market changes and competitive threats, manufacturers are shifting focus from execution within a single facility to managing operations across a global network. Learn about the new multi-plant synchronization that is imperative for global manufacturers. Download the Podcast now! Click Here!