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Articles in March, 2003 issue of MSI

• Use it wisely: planning & scheduling, MES help manufacturers make the most of machine and labor capacity. (Apps Biz Report).
  by Michel, Roberto
• Houston-based Intermat--a supplier of cataloging software and solutions for maintenance, repair and operations materials--has acquired the assets of Intermat Catalog Services, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of MRO Software, Bedford, Mass.
• Less pain more gain: implementing ERP remains challenging despite strides made in best practices, vendor services. (Invest, Implement & Evolve).
  by Smith, Frank O.
• Provia profited in 2002. (News at the Front).
• Flexible business processes: with Microsoft Business Solutions, customers do business their way.
• Performance management goes inside. (Performance priorities).
  by Caruso, Dave
• Rockwell acquires Interwave Technology.
• Real time unleashed: companies find a phased-approach is best when seeking real-time supply chain management. (Supply Chain Successes).
  by Hill, Sidney Jr.
• Los Angeles-based Adexa announces a partnership with Boston-based Optiant.
• Progress & bumps in China's supply chain. (Innovate & operate).
  by Gutman, Gene A.
• Robot buying binges give way to new strategies: GM, Cytec industries share process automation success stories at ARC forum. (News at the front).
  by Hill, Sidney, Jr.
• Smooth operators: how DuPont and others use plant historians for quality and other plant performance goals. (Plant Optimization).
  by Terreri, April
• West Chester, Pa.-based Prescient announces TSN Inc.
• Just what is .NET? Next-generation framework will let manufacturers conduct business without borders.
• Time-to-value: supply chain solutions empower manufacturers to overcome latest challenges. (News at the Front).
• Smoothness has two sides: RiverOne expands into planning to round out its capabilities. (News at the front).
  by Spiegel, Rob
• Just right for the mid-market: manufacturer's embrace Microsoft Business Solution's enterprisewide solutions model; gain integrated functionality, leading-edge technology at an affordable price.
  by Fulcher, Jim
• Do you know your numbers? Logistics KPIs may be complex to measure, but analytical tools, systems aid in process. (News at the front).
  by Dilger, Karen
• Steady march toward real time: the real-time enterprise is taking shape by degrees. (Up front).
  by Michel, Roberto
• Suite as it sounds? Cybex and Pella went the suite route, but some see integration issues as overblown. (Enterprise Strategies).
  by Wheatly, Malcolm
• Agile Software, San Jose, Calif., has acquired the enabling technology of Cupertino, Calif.-based oneREV.
• New under the sun: marketers will have a field day with an idea whose time has come. (Back talk).
  by Parker, Kevin
• Is it RIP for PRM? Suite vendors eye partner relationship niche, but some specialists thrive. (News at the front).
  by Spiegel, Rob