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Is Your ERP Ready?
August 17, 2012 8:36 am | by Bob Vormittag, CEO and President, VAI | CommentsBolstered by new innovation, ERP has become an even stronger business asset, and this is changing how mid-market customers define successful ERP implementations. Key mid-market industries – such as manufacturing, retail, distribution, food, and services – are eager to harness the power of cloud computing to implement cost-efficient IT solutions that ultimately drive improved bottom-line benefits to their organizations.
From Need-To-Know To Need-To-Share
August 15, 2012 8:36 am | by Abbigail Kriebs, Associate Editor, Industrial Distribution | CommentsDo you have the right strategy that improves productivity, keeps your corporate information secure, and protects you from liability?
Without Wonder, We Cease To Exist
August 14, 2012 8:12 am | by Chris Fox, Associate Editor, PD&D | CommentsThe United States is a nation of supposed capitalists, but it is easy to be a businessman; we need inventors to take over the capitalist world again.
The Role Of Small Part Innovation
August 13, 2012 8:39 am | by Janaki Weiden, Global Marketing Manager for the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics’ Bearings & Tolerance Rings Group | CommentsTerms like “innovative” and “well-engineered” shouldn’t be limited to referring only to iPads and airplanes. Small components – such as bearings and tolerance rings – are integral to successful product development and should be recognized for – and held to – high standards for performance and durability.
Train Everyone, Including The Band, Part 2
August 8, 2012 8:40 am | by Bo Mitchell, CBCP, 911 Consulting | CommentsIn emergency response planning, the three most important things are training, training, and more training.
Train Everyone, Including The Band, Part 1
August 7, 2012 8:39 am | by Bo Mitchell, CBCP, 911 Consulting | CommentsPolice and fire officers are not the first responders; they are the official responders. You and your employees are the first responders.
The IP Bogeyman
August 3, 2012 4:16 pm | by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, IMPO | CommentsIs the IP Bogeyman under your bed, or in plain sight?
Cheaper, Foreign Engineers
August 3, 2012 8:40 am | by Mike Rainone, Contributing Editor, PD&D | CommentsIf foreign engineers are well-educated and less-expensive, does that give these countries a competitive advantage? Not necessarily.
Pushbutton Power
August 1, 2012 8:13 am | by Meaghan Ziemba, Associate Editor, PD&D | CommentsThe industry is experiencing a growing need for sensors, switches, and devices that monitor the surrounding environment.
Enhanced Workflow Technologies Allow Closer Management
July 31, 2012 8:40 am | by Mike Schmidt. Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | CommentsA good technological solution can make a significant impact on business operations. A great technological solution can transform the way a company does business.
The Hidden Cost Of Cheap Labor
July 30, 2012 8:40 am | by Krystal Gabert, Editor, Food Manufacturing | CommentsA facility full of underpaid and underinsured workers does little to guard the food supply against adulteration.
Google: Made In The USA?
July 27, 2012 10:49 am | by Joel Hans, Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsI simply don’t buy the idea that it’s impossible to make electronics in America at a competitive price.
What Happened To Transflective Displays?
July 25, 2012 8:21 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor, Electronic Component News | CommentsLike advanced technology vehicles and solid-state lighting, transflective displays entail a higher upfront cost for long-term savings.
In A New Era, Opportunity Arises From Risk Management
July 20, 2012 4:08 pm | by Dennis Omanoff, Seagate senior vice president, Worldwide Supply Chain and Procurement | CommentsAggressively investigating “what if” scenarios for a global supply chain doesn’t just make it less vulnerable to risk.
Disconnected or Connected? That is the Question
July 20, 2012 12:56 pm | by Meaghan Ziemba, Associate Editor, PD&D | CommentsIt seems like the closer technology intends to bring us together, the farther it actually drives us apart.
