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Track-and-trace applications provide more information and benefits than expected at implementation.
Plants are sharing information with IT, maintenance and along the supply chain.
Some Global Manufacturers are deploying small-footprint automation systems as a way to cut costs and eliminate IT overhead in developing regions of the world.
Manufacturers have an array of good tools to help them implement proven operational excellence strategies.
It’s no secret that automakers are facing increased demands from shareholders to curb their exposure to warranty/recall issues and are, in turn, passing that pressure onto their suppliers in the form of stiff penalties for missing deadlines, substandard quality or even merely delivering assemblies out of sequence.
This is a sidebar to the feature article "Stepping up to Green – It's Good Business", that appears in the March, 2008 issue of Automation World.
Forget the politics. Doing good for the environment can be very good for the bottom line.
Global politics and economic expansion in developing countries have
shot petrochemical prices into orbit. The political and economic
pressures are forcing governments and consumers to take a greater
interest in alternative energy sources such as biofuels.
While not everyone likes the name, a new generation of programmable automation controllers that feature multi-domain control functionality are helping to reduce costs for a growing number of manufacturers.
(Sidebar to "Minimum Inventory Maximum Productivity" from the January 2008 issue of Automation World)
Manufacturers boost profits with smart inventory automation.
Automation World recently invited five major vendors of distributed control systems (DCS) to comment on the competitive impact of programmable automation controllers on their businesses.
In hopes of driving better bottom-line results, manufacturing companies are turning to business simulations to boost the financial savvy of employees.
Bianca Scholten is a partner at Ordina, one of the largest publicly traded consultancy service providers in the Netherlands and Belgium in the areas of information and communication technology and management.
Can excellence be measured? While there is no easy answer, many forms of measurement can provide light.
PackML Version 3.0 is out. Here’s an early look at the new guideline from the experts who helped shape it, the inside scoop on OMAC’s new marketing message, and what to look for at next month’s Pack Expo Las Vegas.
(Sidebar to "Workforce Key to Factory Efficiency" from the August 2007 issue of Automation World)
More manufacturers are turning to human capital management software to help fuel the next round of factory gains.
Melding both ideas into one can give your business sweet new life. 
indicates a sponsored article that was submitted directly to this Web site by the supplier, and was not handled by the AW editorial staff.
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