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Articles in April, 2004 issue of MSI

• RFID data is encoded on smart labels.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• Integration as configuration, and as "homegrown" development.(In perspective)
  by Baer, Tony
• Are manufacturers finding VPN the "virtually perfect" network?(Network Infrastructure)
• Compliance blues prove boon to ERP, content management, other vendors.(National Manufacturing Week Report)
  by Mann, Paul
• AFL-CIO to press Bush for penalties against China.(Politics Of Productivity)
• S.N.O.P., the third-largest French automotive supplier, has selected MetrixOne's Matrix1 product life-cycle management (PLM) environment as its product collaboration platform corporatewide, enabling S.N.O.P to build a model of its best practices and then
• CA's Kumar looks forward, looks back: state of the software industry.(Views from the front)
• Software addresses label compliance standards.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• IT by the numbers.(Information technology)
• e-kanban aims beyond equivalent of visual cue.(Lean Manufacturing)
  by Terreri, April
• Indoctrination lives on in China, albeit Motorola style.(Leadership Training)
• When it comes to RFID, the proof is in the partnerships.(Hot bytes)
  by Hintlian, Jamie
• Analyst says Microsoft CRM a boon to midmarket; potential threat to partners: AMRs's strategy 21 conference.(Views from the front)
  by Sussman, Dan
• Label printer suits RFID projects.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• Can EDS make a comeback?(IT Consulting)
  by Wheatley, Malcolm
• New ideas for executing the plan.(In perspective)
  by Turbide, Dave
• Sync, then swim: for retail suppliers Q.E.P. and Aspen Pet Products, item data sync sets collaborative foundation.(opportunities & constraints)
  by Michel, Roberto
• DoD's "adaptive" supply chain, jargon and all.(Beyond JIT)
• General Atomics Electronic Systems has selected Lilly Software's VISUAL Enterprise Aerospace and Defense.(Up and running)
• Can enterprise software mature gracefully?(Upfront)
  by Michel, Roberto
• Labels from Windows apps.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• Windows CE.NET-based terminal has familiar feel.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• Application vendors answer the call for packaged integration tools.(PLM-To-ERP Integration)
• Performance management vendor Invistics lands CEO; takes "four-walls" focus.(Business Intelligence)
  by Michel, Roberto
• Congressional bill says it's smart to support U.S. manufacturers.(Manufacturing As Job One)
• Breville, an Australian maker of electric appliances, will implement Realization Technologies' project management software to manage its new product development.(Up and running)
• IBM adopts new trading hub.(Operations)
• Smart printer encodes RFID labels.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• Sun to put Solaris on machines with AMD chips.
• Flying without wires: despite lingering concerns about security and reliability, manufacturers are deploying wireless factory networks.(innovation & insights)
  by Hill, Sidney, Jr.
• Lean purists and technologists declare truce in light of U.S. manufacturing crisis.(National Manufacturing Week Report)
  by Parker, Kevin
• Cisco Systems, HP commit resources at information society summit.(The Internet Age)
• Denver-based Aspen Pet Products will use Logility's Voyager Solutions to improve inventory management, increase forecast accuracy, and enable collaboration between sales and marketing.(Up and running)
• Vendors face backlash over maintenance and upgrade costs: AMR's strategy 21 conference.(Views from the front)
• Should we be flattered, or frightened?(Back talk)
  by Parker, Kevin
• Mobile system for plant-floor data capture.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• DuPont streamlines logistics and IT costs with centralized, Web-based system.(Case-In-Point)
  by Turner, Angela
• SMB approach to performance tools.
• Conference Board, PricewaterhouseCoopers project contrasting views of manufacturing outlook.(The Bottom Line)
• Oracle seen as benefiting in process industry ERP shake-up: enterprise software trends.(Views from the front)
  by Brown, Jim
• RFID in supply chain: the revised forecast.(Information Technology)
• Lightweight computing for the warehouse.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• PLM center offers IT expertise for rapid deployment.
• Value-added productivity (VAP).(Metrics That Matter)
• ERP is the only system of record.(In perspective)
  by Keller, Erik
• Catia-based design of Boeing 777-200LR goes to factory floor.(Annals Of Aeronautics)
• AMECO, Greenville, S.C., will use Irista's iristaWarehouse to manage receipt, shipment, tracking, and return of tools and supplies distributed at job sites worldwide.(Up and running)
• Wireless printer is Wi-Fi certified.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• Blending technology with existing applications could prove costly.(RFID Integration)
• Wired for price optimization.(Case-In-Point)
• A call to action for those committed to U.S. manufacturing.
• Vendor consolidation expands user choice? Enterprise application markets are changing, but in ways you may not have thought about.(The Corporate project in manufacturing & supply chain)
  by Keller, Erik
• Turkey products maker Bernard Matthews Ltd. will deploy Invensys' Avantis enterprise asset management (EAM) solution to all factories, as well as its milling division, to improve equipment maintenance management, and streamline corporate purchasing functi
• All the power for extended operation.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• Microsoft-centric terminal offers development options.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• New class of applications can make IT organizations more efficient.(Project Management)
• BPM attracting a mixed crowd.(Efficiency Drivers)
• Greenspan warns trade standards will harm U.S.(Politics Of Productivity)
• Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is using MCA Solutions' Service Planning and Optimization (SPO) to support Boeing's F/A-18 E/F Integrated Readiness Support Teaming program. with the U.S. Navy.(Up and running)
• Software 2004 features always-interesting Ray Lane on industry's future.(Corporate)
• Global ERP hinges on centralized planning, says vendor.(Multinational Operations)
• Printing solution enables companywide tracking.(Solutions spotlight: this month: data collection and printing)
• Sprint, Nextel, MCI push enterprise-class communication to manufacturers.(National Manufacturing Week Report)
  by Fulcher, Jim
• Vendor touts: "hands-off" e-kanban.(Operations)
• Johnson Controls to receive environmental award.
• Toward perfect postponement: RFID and other supply chain execution advances support mass customization within global supply chains.(Cover Story)
  by Hill, John M.
• Gender diversity linked to bottom-line performance: role models.(Views from the front)