HomeMatt LittlefieldHomeSustainability: Operational Risk Management by Any Other NameManufacturing companies and process plants need to proactively manage all areas of operations that may impact their “social license” to do business in a particular community. Some essential processes, carried out in the name of compliance, help to mitigate and are important to the overall performance of the firm.HomeBuilding Quality Management into Operational ExcellenceInitiatives around Operational Excellence have been internally focused on building a culture of continuous improvement and improving manufacturing processes with Lean techniques. However, it is important the definition extend be extended to include enterprise quality management software (EQMS).SoftwareTop Technology Trends for 2012 That Will Affect the Automation TeamLNS Research is establishing benchmarks in key areas of interest to industrial automation, manufacturing line-of-business and corporate information technology executives. Analyst Matt Littlefield weighs in on trends for 2012.