White Papers
Downtime Costs You More than You May Know
May 17, 2013 12:41 pm | by Stratus TechnologiesRead this manufacturing white paper and learn how much downtime costs you, and how to prevent it altogether.
Manufacturers Do Better In the Cloud
May 10, 2013 12:14 pm | by PlexManufacturers do better in the cloud. See how the SaaS or cloud model works for you. Avoid costly hardware, licenses and complex version upgrades.
Keeping Pace with Manufacturing Evolution
May 10, 2013 9:02 am | by InforAdapt to today’s rapidly changing market demands and seize emerging opportunities. Learn how today’s modern ERP functionality catapults forward-thinking manufacturers to the forefront of innovation, customer satisfaction, and profitability.
3D Printing with FDM: How it Works
May 6, 2013 5:03 pm | by Stratasys, Inc.A 3D printer is a machine that creates objects from plastic or other materials using an additive manufacturing process. Additive manufacturing produces objects in a succession of layers from the bottom, up. This is the opposite of traditional subtractive manufacturing processes.
Global Workforce Management: Trends & Strategies for U.S. Manufacturers
April 22, 2013 3:14 pm | by KronosGlobal trade and foreign investments are expanding — not only in the largest nations but across a wide range of developed, developing, and Third World countries. As manufacturers expand and invest abroad, foreign governments are increasingly demanding assistance with economic development. This whitepaper presents findings from joint research to provide insight into global trade, investments, workforce trends and best practices.
Building Productivity: Automating Time & Attendance in Manufacturing
April 22, 2013 3:12 pm | by KronosManufacturing organizations always face a critical balancing act. They must achieve the highest levels of efficiency possible, while also ensuring that they are not over or under supplying the marketplace. This need to be flexible and efficient requires exceptional visibility into all factors. Read more of this whitepaper to look at the unique challenges manufacturing organizations face and how automation of key workforce management processes work.
eBook: Lean - Placing a Value on the Workforce
April 22, 2013 3:07 pm | by KronosGet a sneak peek into Lean Labor, with this ebook, that focuses on the role labor can play in improving throughput, quality and performance for global competitive advantage. Download the first chapter of this must-read ebook and learn how to reduce your company's product unit cost and techniques for applying Lean principles to workforce management.
Driving strong profitability throughout the equipment lifecycle
April 3, 2013 11:33 am | by InforLet Infor help you reduce operational costs, boost your efficiency and your bottom line. Download and read more.
3D PRINTERS VS. 3D PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: 10 Distinguishing Factors to Help Select a System
March 27, 2013 4:02 pm | by StratasysThis paper addresses the capabilities, roles and positioning of systems geared for professional use. Beginning with the most basic information — the definition of 3D printers — this whitepaper positions the two product classes.
Is Your Wireless Network Industrial Strength?
March 21, 2013 12:08 pm | by MotorolaFive crucial questions to ask and answer as you prepare your industrial environments to take full advantage of today's rapidly expanding wireless communications opportunities. When it comes to wireless communications, most industrial environments are three to five years behind the carpeted space. Many organizations are discovering that their existing industrial networks will no longer support the operational performance that is required to thrive in a changing market.
8 Essential Tools for Your Quality Toolkit
January 9, 2013 11:28 am | by InfinityQSThe Quality Toolkit will help you identify an approach that optimizes continuous improvement initiatives. The toolkit contains insight gained over 100 years of combined experience from current and former executives, quality directors, industrial statisticians and engineers who understand the challenges of getting product out the door on-time without cutting corners. The free guide will help you simplify your job and quickly identify methods that keep your manufacturing processes in control.
Optimizing Asset Value and Performance with Enterprise Content Management
November 1, 2012 2:12 pmWhen it comes to capital-intensive assets such as production plants and manufacturing facilities, you have much to gain by optimizing performance. To do this, you need to manage all the associated content – such as technical specifications, equipment manuals, maintenance records, service contracts, drawings, and more. But with content spread all over the enterprise, how can you succeed?
Information Drives Asset Performance
November 1, 2012 1:59 pmThe manufacturing industry is asset-intensive. Whether a discrete or process manufacturer within various industries, such as high tech, automotive, aerospace, consumer packaging, it takes a wide array of assets to keep your business performing efficiently.
Put the Complex into Context: Ensuring Capital Projects Stay On Time and On Budget
November 1, 2012 12:41 pmWhether you are an owner-operator, EPC contractor, EMS vendor or working in the oil and gas, petrochemical, utilities or chemical sectors, your involvement in large-scale capital projects means you must manage a broad range of data, documents, records, plans, blueprints, regulatory guidelines and compliance documents—in structured and unstructured form. It is an enormous challenge and, if left to chance or tackled with multiple incompatible systems and platforms, can even be crippling. Companies looking to take their capital projects to the next level and meet the industry’s complex challenges require a higher level of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) quality, efficiency and integration
How to Calculate the Budget Requirements and Estimate Return on Investment for your Service Management Software
August 6, 2012 12:25 pm | by InforLearn to identify the key areas of your service organization that can benefit most from improvement. Learn how to calculate the total cost of your service problem and the risks associated with delaying change. Learn how to estimate the revenue you can gain through savings and how to project the timeframe required to recover your investment. Get more with Infor10 Service Management Business
