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As industrial manufacturers strive to succeed in one of the most challenging business environments in history, it will be more important than ever that they make effective use of their information technology (IT) to remain competitive.
Sustainability initiatives in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries place considerable emphasis on the package design and packaging materials to minimize unnecessary packaging.
The regulatory environment for food-and-beverage manufacturers is changing.
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) should be used by every manufacturer to some degree.
There is no substitute for forceful, visionary leadership.
If I mention the word “Ethernet,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind?
The market segment that includes collaborative production management (CPM), manufacturing execution systems (MES) and manufacturing operations management (MOM) evolved from a small group of MES suppliers serving two narrow niches (semiconductor and pharmaceutical) and a handful of suppliers providing historians or other applications to the process industries.
The "Great Recession" of 2009 saw U.S. Gross Domestic Product contract an estimated 0.3 percent for the year, even after a significant rebound in the second half of the year.
Our travels across the country and across many industries allow us to gauge the mood of thousands of business folks, and the mood is overwhelmingly pessimistic.
In what seems an inevitable response to demands for greater regulatory compliance and security, manufacturers are increasingly turning to their chief information officers (CIOs) to establish more effective reporting and governance for their plants.
"Just as the tumultous chaos of a thunderstorm brings a nurturing rain that allows life to flourish, so too in human affairs times of advancement are preceded by times of disorder. Success comes to those who can weather the storm." — I Ching
Innovation is the lifeblood of business. In the simplest of terms, “innovation” means a new way of doing something.
A survey of 139 executives in October 2009 to get an understanding of their asset management programs revealed that in more than 70 percent of the responding companies, the capital and operational budgets have either remained the same or decreased by as much as 20 percent as compared to last year.
In tough economic times, industrial manufacturers often reduce costs in areas such as indirect procurement to quickly gain major, sustainable savings.
Growth is hard in today’s economic environment.
"I hire innovative people." - Warren Buffett. "Hire the right people." - Bill Gates.
By the last quarter of 2008, we knew we were in for something.
Currently, I am coaching an information technology (IT) manager who wants to replace some in-house-built production information systems with a standard solution.
We have entered into the broad U-shaped recovery that we talked about in the last issue.
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