MSI

View more issues:

Articles in August, 2004 issue of MSI

• Financial app examines cash flow, cost structures.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• XML gains popularity as industrial communications standard.(Industrial Networks)
• Assessing those eager to lend a hand.(RFID Vendor Madness)
• A strategic approach to product innovation: portals and portfolio management put the cap on a dizzying array of product development tools.(The Corporate project in manufacturing & supply chain)
  by Michel, Roberto
• ARC calls for real-time knowledge workers.(Operations)
• System consolidates data across sites.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• IT by the numbers.(Information Technology)
• Pfizer's scheduling solution starts small before going global.(Pharmaceutical Supply Chains)
• Optimization engine works to competitive advantage for truckload carrier.(Carrier Management)
  by Fulcher, Jim
• PeopleSoft apps to say "da".(ERP Markets)
• A simple cell phone looms large when it comes to plant security.(Back talk)
  by Heaton, Jim
• OLAP capabilities highlight analysis software.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• It's not the software that delivers results.(In perspective)
  by Turbide, Dave
• The trial and the squeeze: give me the complete stack.(In perspective)
  by Keller, Erik
• Renault takes its "no-frills" auto to global market.(Design To Costs)
• What every executive should know about Web services.(Web Services)
• Partnership links intelligence data to enterprise systems.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• Apps-support overhaul nets efficiency gains for contract manufacturer.(Case-In-Point)
  by Michel, Roberto
• Components purchasing meets risk management.(Procurement Strategies)
• IBM builds alliances.(Compliance Support)
• New breed supply chain systems support today's business models.(Application Architectures)
• SAP and Hyperion partner for data integration.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• Successful implementation do happen: sticking to critical success factors gets new PLM, e-Business, and ERP systems up and running with few glitches, quick payoffs.(innovation & insights)
  by Wheatley, Malcolm
• The state of automotive make-to-order: poor demand picture and legacy systems delay progress toward custom configurations.(Operations opportunities & constraints)
  by Ruderman, Gary
• Outsourced in aerospace: America's largest machine shop uses ERP to get lean and keep busy.(Cover Story)
  by Parker, Kevin
• Product data is not visual.(Corporate)
• Predictive modeling, simulation among system refinements.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• Former paper industry exchange seeks new customers.(Electronic Commerce)
• A key plant metric: ROA.(Metrics That Matter)
  by Anderson, Alex
• NVIDIA deployed core ERP, then took aim at its extended supply chain.(Case-In-Point)
• Best-laid RFID plan may be "wait and see".
• Visual displays highlight numeric, textual data.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• Do your vendors know your business?(In perspective)
  by Tanner, Michael
• Different platforms, different places: same design view.(Case-In-Point)
  by Lougheed, Tim
• Larger profit margins of pharmaceutical industry driven by marketing, not R&D.(Politics Of Productivity)
• SMBs and exporters delve into China's highly saleable populace.(Selling To China)
• "Best" investment: a million to recruit 100.(ERP For The Midmarket)
• Analysis app targets commerce channels, e-business initiatives.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• Security consultant says protecting IT networks is serious business.(Network Security)
• Lean front end at crane pumps streamlines customer-facing process.(Equipment Manufacture)
  by Fulcher, Jim
• Serial entrepreneurs bring varied backgrounds to growing vendors.(Software Impresarios)
• Suppliers rush to meet demands, yet anticipate overcapacity.(China's auto industry)
  by Fulcher, Jim
• Upcoming technology broadcasts.(MSI Online)
• Module manages planning tasks in Excel, or via Web.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• Microsoft launches campaign to stave off Linux threat.(Operating Systems)
• G2 standard seen as vital to RFID advances.(The Current Uptake)
• NAM posts weekly trade information service.(Trade Relations)
• PeopleSoft claims its software is cheaper to own, easier to manage.(Information Technology)
• System plans, analyzes, monitors inventory safety stock.(Solutions spotlight: this month: business intelligence applications)
• Counting threads could be the new way of rating servers.(Enterprise Servers)
• SCOR model expands.(Supply Chain Management)
• ERP necessary but insufficient for world-class finance.(Business Performance Management)
• Up and running.(Implementations)
• Tired from too much productivity gain?(Up front)
  by Parker, Kevin