Resources
How to Calculate the Budget Requirements and Estimate Return on Investment for your Service Management Software
August 6, 2012 12:25 pm | by Infor | White PapersLearn to identify the key areas of your service organization that can benefit most from improvement. Learn how to calculate the total cost of your service problem and the risks associated with delaying change. Learn how to estimate the revenue you can gain through savings and how to project the timeframe required to recover your investment. Get more with Infor10 Service Management Business
SpeedNews 3rd Annual Aerospace Raw Materials & Manufacturers Supply Chain Conference
August 2, 2012 11:18 am | Events
Big Data and Big Analytics for Product and Process Quality(2)
July 30, 2012 8:40 am | by SAS | White PapersThis is a report on the findings of a recent IndustryWeek and SAS survey targeted to top global manufacturers. The objectives of the survey were to determine concerns about quality among manufacturers; investigate the tools used to measure quality; and examine how using enterprise wide analysis on quality data could improve performance. Read the results and learn about how quality data can be elevated to a strategic enabler and competitive differentiator.
Impact of Formula-Based ERP Applications on Chemical Manufacturers
July 2, 2012 6:37 am | by Ross Enterprise | White PapersConsidering replacing your existing ERP application or upgrading from spreadsheets? By understanding the key functions and architecture of a process-oriented, formula based ERP application, you will have a better foundation for choosing a solution that best suits your company and type of manufacturing.
Manufacturing’s Role in Creating a Smarter Planet
June 26, 2012 11:00 am | by EpicData | White PapersCollecting data is the critical first step. But you can quickly be overwhelmed. Knowing how to use data is what will give a company a strategic advantage – market intelligence, innovation, and use efficiencies to drive higher quality and higher productivity.
Impact of Recipe-Based ERP Applications on the Bakery Industry
June 11, 2012 10:44 am | by Ross Enterprise | White PapersConsidering replacing your existing ERP application or upgrading from spreadsheets? By understanding the key functions and architecture of a process-oriented, recipe based ERP application, you will have a better foundation for choosing a solution that best suits your company and type of manufacturing.
14th R&D Product Development Metrics Summit
April 4, 2012 3:18 pm | EventsThe 14th Product Development Metrics Summit addresses the process and metrics information that senior executives need to direct, stimulate, monitor, and report the results of R&D organizations as a whole.
Lion Technology Prepares Industry For Compliance With Changing EPA Standards
March 5, 2012 3:38 pm | EventsThe workshop will address changing responsibilities for chemical manufacturers and importers, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, the 261-page greenhouse gas rule, and the latest regulatory initiatives.
Best Practices for Protecting Virtualized Applications: Is your production system protected?
March 1, 2012 10:50 am | by Stratus | White PapersIs your mission critical manufacturing system vulnerable to a single point of failure? Read this insightful report to learn how to protect your virtualized applications from downtime. Download now!
Don’t let your production floor stop because of downtime
March 1, 2012 10:49 am | by Stratus | White PapersRead this white paper, “Server Virtualization: Do’s and Don’ts for Business - and Mission-Critical Manufacturing Systems” to learn the best practices to put in place as you virtualize your mission critical manufacturing applications. Download now!
2012 COMSOL Conference
February 19, 2012 12:01 pm | EventsThe 8th annual COMSOL Conference will gather engineers from a broad spectrum of industries to see the state-of-the-art in multiphysics simulation.
Unchaining the Value of RFID for Unmatched Flexibility and Fast ROI
February 9, 2012 9:08 am | by Zebra Technologies | White PapersBusinesses in a wide range of industries are realizing significant benefits from radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies. The return on investment for RFID comes from reducing the time and labor required to track assets and materials, decreased losses and theft, improved maintenance operations, and streamlined efficiency through better asset availability and utilization. Many of these benefits occur in applications that do not directly require participation from suppliers and customers, and reside outside the external supply chain. Download this white paper to learn how companies are unlocking the value of RFID by “unchaining” the technology from strictly supply chain-based projects, to improve overall tracking and control throughout the enterprise.
Increasing Profits and Productivity: Bar Coding and RFID Enables Precise Asset Management
February 9, 2012 9:06 am | by Zebra Technologies | White PapersWhen businesses cannot locate tools and equipment at the time of need, the price is more than just inconvenience. Time spent searching for assets hurts productivity, reducing profitability. To improve competitiveness and profitability, enterprises must manage assets with the same care and innovation they use to drive excess inventory and costs out of operations. A good asset management program will improve return-on-assets (ROA) and other metrics by helping to lower and control the overall cost to do business. Download this white paper to learn how bar code and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can improve supply chain visibility and make it simple and convenient to gather and manage asset information in a timely and efficient manner.
Improve Truck Freight Carrier Productivity and Cost-Effectiveness with Mobility Technology
February 9, 2012 9:03 am | by Zebra Technologies | White PapersIn today’s tough business conditions, over-the-road freight carriers are looking for ways to increase productivity, decrease operating expenses, and retain customers. As many businesses have already discovered, mobility technology delivers exceptional benefits to a wide range of operations. When deployed to truck freight carriers, handheld computers, networking, RFID technology and mobile thermal printers are proven productivity enhancers. Download this white paper to learn key considerations when selecting mobility solutions, and how mobility-enabled operations can improve freight trucking efficiency, reduce operating expenses, and boost customer satisfaction.
Major Auto Manufacturer Controls Labor Costs and Improves Workforce Productivity with Kronos
February 3, 2012 8:52 am | by Kronos | White PapersMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. – Manufacturing Division (MMNA – Mfg.) is an automotive assembly operation located in Normal, Ill. MMNA – Mfg. is the only Mitsubishi Motors passenger car assembly plant in North America, with a current production capacity of 135,000 vehicles per year.
Staying in Synch
February 2, 2012 9:46 am | by Infor | White PapersThree Best Practices for Tightening the Connection with Your Customers and Suppliers
The 5 Point Plan to ERP Selection Success
February 2, 2012 9:43 am | by Infor | White PapersThese days, an ERP system is a necessity—not a luxury. You need a system that helps you operate and manage your business. But what else do you need it to do?
Introducing Infor10
February 2, 2012 9:40 am | by Infor | White PapersTo help accelerate your business, we’re delivering fast, flexible, usable software with breakthrough innovations that embody an entirely new vision of how you use, purchase, deploy, and upgrade business software.
ERP in Manufacturing 2011
January 26, 2012 3:59 am | by Epicor | White PapersThe majority of manufacturing enterprises, almost three quarters according to Aberdeen's survey respondents, use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as their main business system. However, one aspect of ERP strategy that has always been assumed is that companies strive to have one single ERP system to unify all their parts and processes.
Motor Repair or Replacement? The Green Solution
January 19, 2012 8:31 am | by PdMA Corporation | White PapersWhen the pressure is on to “go green” in a trying economy, deciding to repair or replace a motor creates conflict.
