Manufacturing Business Technology

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Articles in August, 2005 issue of Manufacturing Business Technology

• The path to peak performance: Microsoft and partner solutions fuel the drive for excellence in manufacturing's four functional areas.(Advertisement)
  by Michel, Roberto
• Rockwell strengthens links with IBM WebSphere.(PLANT IT INFRASTRUCTURES)
• A strong statement about plant-enterprise connectivity.(In perspective)
  by Fraser, Julie
• Lean goes literary.(Views from the front)
• The promise of a better Internet.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
• Dell versus Lenovo could be the fight of the century.(Back talk)
  by Hill, Sidney, Jr.
• Corporate culture issues cited as No. 1 impediment to effective project, portfolio management.(IT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT)
• New shipping realities sharpen focus on transportation management.(COLLABORATIVE SUPPLY CHAINS)
• Dell invests in Red Hat.(LEVERAGING LINUX)
• Two-tier approach to enterprise connectivity debuts.(CORPORATE)
• Product development, simplified: cleaning products supplier gets products to market faster using Microsoft-based PLM.(Advertisement)
• A truly paperless paper company.(Security/Wireless)
• Vendors combine to help manufacturers identify products customers actually need.(PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT)
• SaaS is a risky business.(In perspective)
  by Keller, Erik
• EPCGlobal members, U.S. educators calculating the ROI of RFID.(ASSESSMENTS IN AUTO-ID)
• Tools for excellence: Microsoft and partners give manufacturers what they need to achieve peak performance.(Advertisement)
• Automatic failover, back-up sites, outsourcing among the strategies for ensuring data availability.(DATA CENTERS)
  by Fulcher, Jim
• MES market blows through $1-billion barrier.(PLANT-FLOOR SYSTEMS)
• Industry groups say lean practitioner program will be most rigorous effort of its kind.(LEAN MANUFACTURING)
• ARC kicks support for interoperability standards up a notch.(OPERATIONS)
• Close watch over the factory: automaker gains insight to plant trends with Microsoft-based intelligence system.(Advertisement)
• Metalworker finds "easy" way to data collection benefits.(CASE-IN-POINT)
• Ask AberdeenGroup: where do companies apply S&OP?
• The network is the application.(In perspective)
  by Baer, Tony
• Supply chain management and material transport study goes interplanetary.(LUNAR LOGISTICS)
• All integration all the time: aluminum materials processor gets clear view of operations with Microsoft portal technology.(Advertisement)
• The networking of two: wireless technologies show promise, but safety and security issues persist.(Security/Wireless)
  by Bury, Scott
• Regulatory compliance is a good business practice; market leaders use government, customer mandates to fine-tune business processes.(Business Performance)
  by Maurno, Dann Anthony
• webMethods.
• Outsourced services provider says "Oracle economy" improving.(APPLICATION MANAGEMENT)
• Zebra Technologies.
• Cisco unveils application-aware smart network.(INTELLIGENT DEVICES)
• Low-cost innovation management tool is suited for the masses.(PRODUCT & PROCESS IDEATION)
• Yankee Group cites PMPO a best-kept secret in the enterprise.(PRICING INITIATIVES)
• MES delivered as subscription gives smaller guys options.(Views from the front)
• Seeing the big picture: auto parts maker takes on global competition with Microsoft-based PLM.(Advertisement)
• WCO adopts framework to secure and speed global trade.(CUSTOMS CLEARANCE)
• Industry models for enterprise, supply chain quicken start-ups, if no wheels are reinvented.(BEST PRACTICES)
• Work as one: can manufacturing and IT get along? For National Instruments and others, the answer lies in joint decisions; plant-savvy IT people.(Cover Story)
  by Michel, Roberto
• Content vendors make contact in Deep Impact project.(Views from the front)
• Microsoft partner solutions for manufacturing.(Advertisement)
• Auto-ID system reads hundreds of bar codes simultaneously.(RFID ALTERNATIVES)
• Yours, mine, and ours: integrating demand into the supply chain requires technology that supports a clear view of--and for--every customer and every tier.(Integration & Infrastructure)
  by Wheatley, Malcolm
• Moline Bearing opts for open-source ERP--on a Mac.(CASE-IN-POINT)
• MESA and WBF to release collaborative services.(INTEROPERABILITY AND STANDARDS)
• Coherent message, sufficient mass contribute to PLM vendor UGS' market grip.(DESIGNED TO PROSPER)
• Moving fast while staying under control: Microsoft-based PLM keeps wheel-systems supplier in the fast lane.(Advertisement)
• Financial compliance measures cause some companies to look again at lax systems access.(SARBANES-OXLEY)
  by Bury, Scott
• Smarter product development process depends on demand insight, sound infrastructure.(CASE-IN-POINT)
• An implementation and upgrade checklist: twelve ways to keep a project from going south.(Applications & Services)
  by Bartels, Nancy
• Get what you pay for: service-level agreements work.(OUTSOURCING)
• Some amazing, exotic, fantastic, and remarkable truths.(Up front)
  by Parker, Kevin