Manufacturing Business Technology

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Articles in March, 2007 issue of Manufacturing Business Technology

• Are document-based tasks a big waste?
• Med-device maker automates test-bed provisioning while preserving data structure, context.
• Boeing 787 program flying smoothly with Exostar collaboration engine.
• Savi rolls a lucky seven in the global RFID marketplace, standardizing on air interface protocol.
• How to master the business of software.
• Demand planning and collaboration solutions support S&OP.
• ILOG optimization software solves problems unique to semiconductor manufacturing.
• In brief.
• Information-governance best practices curb fruitless data hunts.
• Mitsubishi faces service management with smart 24/7 technology.
• Today's CAD innovations set you free--with a history.
• A visible approach to maintenance.
• Master data management evolves from software technology to enterprise strategy.
• In brief.
• Data points to loss in U.S. manufacturing marketshare despite strong and weak dollar periods.
• ILS signs Mitsubishi; seeks other device makers to adopt its means to enterprise connectivity.
• Equipment maker uses remote wireless for Web site management to the benefit of sales, customers.
• eBay partnership could free manufacturers from excess inventory.
• 3D transition software speeds product-development communication with offshore partners.
• Tools for wrapping and mapping data.
• Life sciences execs must foster partnerships, increase R&D to tap into emerging markets.
• Manufacturers meet globalization challenges with new supply chain practices, technology.(Company overview)
• Safety education hits the big screen.
• Consultant claims Lean, Six Sigma work better under the rules of "Factory Physics".
• Uses vary, benefits accrue, yet workflow remains something of a mystery.
• USBIC calls for moratorium on all new trade agreements.
• Indian manufacturing grows based on value-add reputation and can-do attitude.
• Industrial companies waste billions on Web sites.
• Wonderware launches infrastructure, applications for production and performance management.
• Solutions draw from enterprise, plant-operations systems.
• Siemens acquires PLM leader UGS.
• Spend-analysis providers meet with business intelligence specialists in software market showdown.
• What to do while waiting for RFID to pay off.
• Is services procurement the next "hidden gem" for cost savings?
• Practice makes good what the process is lacking.
• Click Commerce advances post-ITW merger with solutions to connect enterprise trading partners.
• PLM software keeps circuit maker on a growth curve.