Manufacturing Business Technology

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Articles in April, 2006 issue of Manufacturing Business Technology

• Electronic filing cabinets have customer-based benefit.(DOCUMENT STORAGE)
• Lean talk doesn't equal lean walk.(In perspective)
  by Biddle, Jane
• The premises and pitfalls of market studies.(In perspective)
  by Keller, Erik
• Plant design market to grow 11 percent in 2005.(CORPORATE)
• RFID apps move in-house: manufacturers find use of RFID technology meets compliance labeling mandates.(Integration & Infrastructure)
  by Fulcher, Jim
• Common processes, platforms fix common automotive problems.
• Eight companies beat logistics heat.(BEST PRACTICES)
• Microsoft studies work roles to boost business productivity.(Up front)
  by Parker, Kevin
• BearingPoint deal brings the big guns to enterprise search.(GOOGLE PLUS)
  by Groves, Chris
• Citrix Online boasts "go-to" solutions for remote PC users.(REMOTE ACCESS)
  by Reid, Matt
• High-volume production, razor-thin margins: global rollout of intelligence solution shaves cost per can for packaging vendor.(Cover story)(Company overview)
  by Wheatley, Malcolm
• Windows quietly assumes top spot among server OS.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
• Sun and Oracle offer new server/database deal.(COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE)
• Honeywell integrates plant security and process control.(PLANT OPERATIONS)
• Microsoft revamps partner program with focus on 13 competencies.(CHANNEL STRATEGIES)
• Aggregation and dissemination of plant data is common note across disparate themes.(ARC CONFERENCE)
• Wireless plant networks seen as significant development at process industry confab.(ARC CONFERENCE)
• Consortium seeks open technology for configuration and access to field devices.(ASSET MANAGEMENT)
• It starts with the customer: but after that, for the auto industry supply chain, things get really hairy.(Industry profile: Automotive)
  by Parker, Kevin
• Execs say they'll tackle market dynamics with demand-driven models, innovation strategies.(BUSINESS 2010)
• i2 beefs up SRM with Endeca's search functionality.(SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT)
  by Anson, Bob
• Tools invoke return on IT spend: from spreadsheets to advanced portfolio tools, users seek means to track value from IT investments.(Business Performance)(Company overview)
  by Michel, Roberto
• Best performers know the value of IT.(In perspective)
  by O; '; Marah, Kevin
• Invensys director continues with wireless standards work.(OPERATIONS)
• Springfield Remanufacturing, Behlen, and SC Johnson deliver outstanding "return on individuals".(HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT)
• Activplant simplifies plant-floor tracking, reporting with Excel interface.(MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE)
  by Cocco, Dennis
• CIOs focused on master data management see information quality, governance as key issues.(BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE)
• Symbol Technologies' MC9000-G RFID mobile computer now integrates Ekahau's location-tracking software.
• What actions constitute good asset management?(Ask Aberdeen Group)
• Less clutter, more customer: Milicron and Rockford Corp. find integration key to customer service goals.(Applications & Services)(Company overview)
  by Bartels, Nancy
• Centric Software.
• IPC.
• Oracle claims leadership with customer-friendly pricing.(SOFTWARE PRICING)
  by Wang, Ray
• Made2Manage Systems.
• How to survive the "interesting" times.(Back talk)
  by Hill, Sidney, Jr.
• Mapping a plan (and sticking to it) eases IBM's PC business transfer to Lenovo.(PROJECT MANAGEMENT)
  by Carroll, Tim
• Line fades between open source and proprietary systems.(OPEN SOURCE)
  by Handy, Scott
• SYSPRO.