Manufacturing Business Technology 07/01/2005 Table of Contents

Manufacturing Business Technology - July 01, 2005

Business Performance

Hands on the controls
Brand-aware QMS vendor changes its name

Application Management

Finding the right solution for system performance problems

Process Management

Interface A standards could be the window to better chip-making processes

Supplier Management

Online engine said to boost odds of finding reliable suppliers

Columnists

Back Talk

P&G's turnaround proves listening to customers pays

Up Front

SAP's Lighthammer purchase points to the problem with plant floors

Computing Infrastructure

Many a conflicting priority

Case-In-Point

ClearOrbit improves Colorcon's inventory picture

Hosted Software

Customer management vendors in heated battle to meet user demand

Online Sourcing

Manufacturers finding deals on eBay

Supply Chain Execution

Manhattan Associates means more than warehouse management

Wireless Networking

New standard may send Bluetooth into the plant

Enterprise/Supply Chain Apps

Strategize at the source

Acquisition and Competition

Oracle and SAP battle for ERP dominance: from petty skirmishes to applistructure strategies

Invoicing Systems

Paper payment still reigns, but electronic solutions are gaining favor

Multi-User Accounting

Intuit makes bid as enterprise player for small manufacturers

Supply Chain Management

Webplan to Kinaxis: supply chain planning to "response management"

Plant-Floor Ops

Beyond the buzzwords
GE Fanuc's upgrade to Proficy puts spotlight on MES

Advanced Process Control

Optimization technology evolves process-industry tool set into business solution

Connectivity

Brooks Software looks to enterprise interoperability

Security Hardware

Where to go for that all-in-one VPN/security device

Product Innovation

Construction project for the creative thinker

E-Fulfillment

Personalized Web pages lure customers, give sales staff instant feedback

PLM Initiatives

Microsoft, CoCreate say solutions act as umbrella for "perfect storm" in automotive

Product Information Management

You can't Google product data

Product Life-Cycle Management

Product quality is looking up, thanks to PLM adoption

Services

Amidst the outsourcing boom

Application Support

Oracle upgrades J.D. Edwards World; says it wants to keep those users

Extending ERP

Microsoft partner says "Axapta's just right" for verticals customization

IT Project Management

User may know best when it comes to reducing risk in enterprise systems projects

Logistics

Forward-thinking 3PL folds in lean Six Sigma

Special Report

2005 Global 100

Introduction to the 2005 Global 100

Views From the Front

Inaugural publication reveals secrets to success in China

Corporate

Software pricing preferences may be self-fulfilling prophecy

DC Expo

Speech technology boosts the business case for a voice-directed WMS

Enterprise Systems

Users on IQMS: not your typical ERP company

Information Technology

Too many "phish" in the corporate pool

Interphex 2005

Pharma expo puts stress on performance, security, and compliance

Manufacturing Execution

Siemens, SAP embrace ISA S95 standard to tie business and production processes

Operations

RFID just wants to be free—or at least open

Profitability Report

Revenue growth in 2004 seen as widespread across sectors

Sapphire 2005

SOA figures prominently in SAP transformation

The Global Workforce

Biggest offshoring wave set to break