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IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 |
Manufacturing Matters, But Who Can Deliver? Mature organizations are shifting from reactive to proactive strategies when it comes to capital and human asset productivity. |
IndustryWeek April 18, 2012 |
Can Lean and ERP Work Together? Searching for harmony between MRP's 'push' and lean's 'pull' |
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jonathan Katz |
High-Tech's Role in Lean Technology isn't a panacea for plant-floor problems but it can help manufacturers take lean to the next level. |
IndustryWeek June 17, 2009 Glenn Nowak |
ERP For Me Industry-specific manufacturers need industry-specific enterprise resource planning systems. |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 Doug Bartholomew |
Enterprise Software: Lean Gets a Software Assist They said it couldn't be done -- mix enterprise resource planning with lean, that is. But ERP technology can support lean initiatives if you're willing to ride out the cultural shift. |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 |
New ERP Solutions Hit the Market A look at some new IT solutions for manufacturers. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2006 Doug Bartholomew |
Manufacturers Find Business Intelligence Elusive Real-time data is the key to greater operations visibility. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Doug Bartholomew |
Leaders Supporting Growth With IT Manufacturers that run a profitable operation generally tend to be savvy users of IT and have been careful to pull in the reins on technology spending wherever possible in recent years. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 |
Operations Intelligence Augments Business Intelligence Business Intelligence leverages the data captured in ERP systems. |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2009 Jonathan Katz |
Meeting of the Minds: Where Process and Discrete Manufacturing Converge When it comes to continuous improvement, discrete and process manufacturers may have more in common than they think. A close look at the two industries shows they have opportunities to learn from each other. |
Food Engineering September 5, 2007 Wayne Labs |
Tech Update: MES for the Little Guy Food processors with fewer than 100 employees get a boost from manufacturing execution system software. |
IndustryWeek August 17, 2011 |
Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy in Real Time Mobile technologies are helping manufacturers innovate and manage today's challenges while setting the stage for ongoing improvements in customer engagement, profitability and cost efficiency in the years to come. |
Food Processing January 2011 Dave Fusaro |
Can Software Solve the Food Industry's Problems? If the new year brings surging demand or new government regulations...Software can solve it |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2007 Brad Kenney |
Process, Unplugged An increased potential for savings is driving a growth market in wireless systems in the field of process manufacturing. |
IndustryWeek July 21, 2010 |
The Inside Story on Mobility Manufacturers are reaping benefits throughout their operations as they tap into the power of mobile devices and applications. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 |
Turning Software Into a Solution Information technology can't make your operation lean, but it can provide valuable support for the long journey ahead. |
IndustryWeek October 5, 2010 |
Small Manufacturers Need to be Agile, Not Lean Workplace organization, quick setup, work standardization, pull systems, error proofing are very much a part of agile manufacturing. |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2005 Doug Bartholomew |
Best Plants Finalists Spend Smart on IT "IT does matter," says Kevin O'Marah, vice president of research at AMR Research, "and these plants are smart enough to know how to use it." |
Food Engineering January 1, 2007 |
Global automation infrastructure needed A new study suggests there is a paradigm shift in the design, selection and deployment of process automation systems -- from automation software to plant floor control hardware, to the use of more international automation standards and practices. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 |
ERP Breaks Barriers Enterprise resource planning, a software application that started within the manufacturing sector, has crossed industry lines to benefit business in all arenas. |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz |
Bridging The Great Divide Plant operations depend on their companies' IT departments to help operations run smoothly, but too often there's a general distrust between the two organizations because of cultural differences. Like a marriage, the healing begins with communication. |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz |
Best-In-Class KPIs An Aberdeen Group survey of more than 400 manufacturers shows that top-performing operations depend on several key performance indicators to measure success. |
IndustryWeek June 17, 2009 Vivek Bapat |
A Wise IT Move Targeted IT spending in a down economy boosts the bottom line and sets the stage for top-line growth when the market recovers. |
IndustryWeek February 16, 2011 |
Average Isn't Good Enough Simply stated, manufacturers that aren't continually improving are losing ground. VIBCO Vibrators has embraced the principles of lean to assure it remains in the game, not behind the pack. |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2007 John Teresko |
Integrating IT With Manufacturing ODVA members Cisco and Rockwell Automation collaborate to simplify manufacturing connectivity. |
IndustryWeek April 15, 2009 Josh Cable |
IT Solutions Material Handling, ERP and Warehouse Management solutions. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2002 Doug Bartholomew |
Maximizing ERP Manufacturers extend enterprise resource planning's value with links to manufacturing execution systems, business information... |
Food Engineering April 2, 2007 |
Redefining Process Control The new, connected world of supply chains is redefining the way food processors do business, and it's also redefining the expectations of process control systems to meet new business demands. |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz |
Ranking Continuous Improvement Methods Lean manufacturing tops the list of responses to a survey about continuous improvement programs. |
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012 |
Mobile Apps Break Into Manufacturing Adoption is slow, but manufacturers are using more mobile apps designed for specific industrial processes. |
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Steve Minter |
Measuring the Success of Lean As manufacturers adopt lean principles the process inevitably involves developing metrics for measuring their progress. Selecting the best mileposts for the never-ending journey. |
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012 Pat Panchak |
Making Manufacturing a Competitive Advantage How Industry Week Best Plants winners leverage production to boost the bottom line. |
IndustryWeek August 17, 2011 |
Five Common Lean Maintenance Missteps How to avoid the five most common mistakes made by manufacturers on their journey to lean maintenance. |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2005 John Teresko |
It Came From Japan! The most terrifying -- but ultimately revolutionary and influential -- trend in modern U.S. manufacturing, including auto making, is still reducing costs and improving efficiency. But today's lean thinking tackles all corporate processes. |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz |
Lean Results for Lean Programs: By the Numbers Although many large U.S.-based manufacturers utilize lean techniques, there's a lot of room for improvement. |
Food Processing February 2012 Bob Sperber |
Software Puts Your Plant on Fast-Forward New automation software lets you 'TiVo' your process, while Johnsonville Sausage finds a neat trick to make SAP data more usable in the plant. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz |
Continuous Improvement Technology Market To Double Manufacturers adopt programs that fit their lean initiatives. |
Food Engineering February 1, 2008 Kevin T. Higgins |
Balancing Your Automation Standards Best practices in technology deployment and human relations distinguish food manufacturing's masters of automation. |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2009 David Blanchard |
Just In Time -- Lean You Can Believe In The bad news just keeps on coming for manufacturers, but don't give up on continuous improvement. |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz |
Operations Intelligence: A Loose Link Too few manufacturers are tying operations to their financials. |
IndustryWeek June 22, 2011 |
Is Your Technology As Efficient As It Could Be? Technology spending is up on machines and software that help businesses run leaner so they can drop more money to the bottom line. |
IndustryWeek April 15, 2009 |
The Changing Face of Automation Factory automation grows smarter, leaner and finds a new market to serve. |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2008 Rick Pay |
Everybody's Jumping on the Lean Bandwagon, But Many Are Being Taken for a Ride Lean might not always produce the expected benefits and here's why. |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 David Blanchard |
Census of Manufacturers -- What's Working for U.S. Manufacturers The latest Census of Manufacturers reveals that lean is still the most popular improvement method. |
IndustryWeek November 18, 2009 |
GM, Ford and Chrysler Strive to Become The Lean Three Continuous improvement has taken hold in Detroit - and not a moment too soon. |
Food Engineering May 2, 2007 Wayne Labs |
9th Annual Essential Guide to Manufacturing Software While software vendors may become enamored with their high-tech solutions, processors are still looking for the basics from their suppliers. Food manufacturers want reliable, all inclusive software that does it all at an affordable price. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 John S. McClenahen |
Improving Financial Performance How manufacturers put ERP to work. |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2004 John Teresko |
Lean, Green & Smart What's in store for tomorrow's factories? Process intelligence tools, outmaneuvering costly regulations and machine tools that learn their lessons well. |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2005 John Teresko |
Solectron Corp.: IW Best Plants Profile 2005 Operating In All Modes: In Columbia, South Carolina the electronics manufacturer competes via lean, Six Sigma to the delight -- and sometimes surprise -- of customers. |
IndustryWeek December 15, 2010 |
Snap-on Power Tools: IW Best Plants Profile 2010 Staying Power: How do you create an 'enduring manufacturing footprint' in a hard-hit North Carolina town? The lean way, of course. |