Manufacturing Business Technology 12/01/2006 Table of Contents

Manufacturing Business Technology - December 01, 2006

Columnists

Up Front

Emerging trends in plant operations management

Departments

Back Talk

Speaking the language of midsize manufacturers

Enterprise Buying Decisions

How to procure manufacturing software

Prioritizing Investment Decisions

All the right stuff

Views From the Front

Corporate

NAM sees opportunity in election upheaval

Demand-Driven Manufacturing

Vendor alliance results in Lean solution for electronics industry

Environmental Management

Model-based approach to emissions monitoring boasts regulatory advantages

Information Technology

Business study says IT career paths stall in small enterprises

Operating Systems

Oracle undersells Red Hat for Linux support

Operations

QAD picks up FBO Systems for EAM extensions

Plant to Enterprise Integration

Group's generic model to blend ISA 95, OAGIS standards

Procurement Technologies

Search engine locates U.S.-based suppliers; presents supplier rating for more meaningful results

Production Scheduling

Automotive-focused solution broadens support for JIT sequencing

Productivity Levels

Economic forum report shows a decline in U.S. competitiveness

Revenue Management

Top U.S. companies find benefit in reducing working capital

Risk Management

Companies needn't gamble with global commerce, foreign exchange risk

Supply Chain Execution

Order-management solution supports multifarious customer interactions

User Buy-In

Flexibility and mobility increase CRM adoption rate

What's Hot, What's Not

Enterprise Systems

A market remade by mergers & acquisitions has new models for serving manufacturing enterprises

Plant Operations

A growing yet complex market is set to benefit from emerging standards

Supply Chain Management

Risk and reward are found in logistics, transportation, and global trade

Working With Integrators

Seeking plant-savvy services