White Papers
Meet Your Product Marketing Challenges Head On
April 4, 2011 11:06 am | by Kaon | CommentsIn this free eBook, learn how product marketing departments are creating engaging tools to look 'under the hood' and gain far more knowledge and understanding of the capabilities and benefits of medical, telecom and industrial products. Whether it's a MRI machine, a server or large machinery, interactive 3D marketing solutions are creating powerful customer experiences proven to increase sales and excite customers.
10 Steps to a Successful Smart Services Evaluation
March 29, 2011 12:18 pm | by Axeda | CommentsA successful remote service solution has the potential to impact business processes in every part of a company. The perception of remote services will depend on each stakeholder’s own goals and perspective of where value is created.
World-Class Remote Service for Machine Manufacturers
March 29, 2011 12:12 pm | by Axeda | CommentsProductivity and uptime are crucial drivers in the industrial equipment industry, where machine downtime can cost more than $1 million per day. With newer intelligent features and increased sophistication, the equipment has become more costly to service and repair. Manufacturers, and the equipment suppliers that support them, need to connect to a wide range of information sources - from discrete machines to process controls.
MOTOTRBO™ Digital Radios Provide Ideal Solution for Large Manufacturer’s Emergency Response Team
March 22, 2011 1:06 pm | by Motorola Solutions | CommentsWhen a large manufacturer acquired a new product line, thedecision was made to upgrade its Emergency ResponseTeam’s (ERT) radios to MOTOTRBO digital technology to improve collaboration and facilitate enhanced response. MOTOTRBO not only meets the manufacturer’s stringent safety specifications required for its factory, the radios have helped ERT’s distributed staff members partner better and respond quicker. The dual mode radios also enable ERT to easily communicate with non-ERT analog radio users throughout the plant and allow the customer to cost effectively migrate all radios to full digital capability as the analog units reach end of life.
Steel Pipe Plant's MOTOTRBO™ Radios Deliver Clear Audio even in Extreme Noise Conditions
March 22, 2011 12:59 pm | by Motorola Solutions | CommentsWith noise levels that can reach 120 decibels, plant managers wanted a two-way radio system that could deliver clear audio without the background noise. MOTOTRBO digital radios with sophisticated background noise suppression capability delivers crystal clear audio, even next to a jackhammer.
What Management Must Know About Forecasting
March 9, 2011 9:50 am | by SAS | CommentsForecasts are never as accurate as you need them to be, and lots of forecasting consultants and software vendors are willing to take your money in exchange for unfulfilled promises. This white paper explores why forecasts are often wrong and some ways to improve them.
Demand Planning Maturity Model
March 9, 2011 9:44 am | by SAS | CommentsMany organizations are finding out that they have inadequate processes to handle demand planning, and traditional methods of predicting demand aren’t efficient in a fluctuating market. More than 180 forecasting managers, planners and supply chain executives participated in a study exploring the differences in processes, technologies and strategies between leading companies and those that are less successful.
Three Ways to Enhance Packaging Line Performance
February 17, 2011 4:58 am | by Microscan | CommentsThis white paper focuses on optical character recognition (OCR) and its growing use in packaging lines for compliance with date and lot tracking regulations. Machine vision OCR helps manufacturers adhere to these mandates in an efficient and cost-effective manner, and can also improve line performance.
The Five C’s of Aerospace and Defense Success
February 2, 2011 7:19 am | by Epicor | CommentsThis white paper discusses some important considerations for A&D manufacturers in the context of enterprise information systems and how they can help in addressing five important areas of concern—compliance, control, communications, competitiveness, and cutting cost, waste and complexity. Enterprise systems are essential tools for running a manufacturing business effectively, but the demands of the A&D market are not easily addressed by one-size-fits-all products that are not specifically tailored to this environment.
Twelve Criteria for Selecting the Best ERP System Replacement
February 2, 2011 7:13 am | by Epicor | CommentsAn ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and value chain. Replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. The cornerstone of this effort is finding the right partner and specialist. Your long-term business strategy will form the basis of the criteria for your selection of an ERP system replacement. This white paper explains the 12 criteria that allow you to identify the solution that will meet these expectations.
Five Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean
February 2, 2011 7:09 am | by Epicor | CommentsBecoming lean has been a goal of most companies over the last few years. Lean delivers what companies really need in today's highly competitive world: shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity and better customer service. This white paper outlines how the five lean principles are all supported by comprehensive information control and the management tools that an end-to-end enterprise software suite delivers.
SaaS ERP: A Viable Model for Job Shops and Small Manufacturers
February 2, 2011 7:04 am | by Epicor | CommentsThis white paper describes how the software as a service (SaaS) model delivers financial, implementation and operational benefits to job shops and small manufacturers. It also describes how Epicor Manufacturing Express Edition, a comprehensive ERP system deployed in the SaaS model, meets the needs of job shops and small manufacturers. With Epicor Express, job shops and small manufacturers now have the opportunity to implement an ERP solution that can help transform their operations and business.
Racking Up Savings With The Right Slotting Strategy
January 31, 2011 10:25 am | by KOM INTERNATIONAL, INC. | CommentsMore than ever companies are reducing costs to remain competitive, while keeping an eye on further improving their responsiveness to customer demand. With fewer inventories in the system, we see that product assortment and the need to handle individual products in the most efficient manner possible is driving operating strategy. That is, slotting requirements are now as important as inventory storage. Learn how the development and selection of the appropriate strategic option forms the foundation for the entire slotting exercise.
Supply-Chain Analytics: Beyond ERP & SCM
January 27, 2011 8:07 am | by SAS | CommentsLeading manufacturing companies have come to realize that to remain competitive, they must do more than just plan and act within the four walls of a plant. To offer the flexibility and increased responsiveness that customers so desire — and to meet their goals of cost containment and improved efficiency — manufacturers must connect across their supply-chains and derive analytical insights from data within.
Customers Connect with Industrial Machinery Like Never Before
January 25, 2011 8:06 am | by Kaon | CommentsIndustrial equipment has always come with the stigma of being cumbersome and difficult to demonstrate, specifically at offsite meetings. Whether it's printing equipment or oil field machinery, learn how INDUSTRIAL MARKETERS are using INTERACTIVE 3D MARKETING solutions to create engaging SALES tools to look 'under the hood' and gain far more knowledge and understanding of INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS.
Competing Telecom Equipment; How Manufacturers' Marketing Can Drive Revenue
January 25, 2011 8:02 am | by Kaon | CommentsNumerous telecom companies are NOT shipping equipment to events or sales meetings. Rather, they’re weaving together virtual product demos, interactive flow diagrams, video, collateral and presentations onto interactive marketing platforms (iPads, laptops, touch-screens, websites) to crisply convey their complex messages and convert their marketing communication into SALES. A must read for all marketers!
Accelerate Medical Device Sales with Interactive Product Marketing
January 25, 2011 7:56 am | by Kaon | CommentsWhether it's a MRI machine or a microscope, learn how MEDICAL MARKETERS are using INTERACTIVE 3D MARKETING solutions (on iPads, laptops, touch-screens, websites) to create engaging SALES and TRAINING tools to look 'under the hood' and gain far more knowledge and understanding of MEDICAL PRODUCTS.
Georgia Nut Company Cracks the Distance Barrier
January 17, 2011 7:43 am | by Motorola | CommentsEffective, clear communication is essential in every manufacturing environment. But when you have multiple locations trying to work in sync, communication becomes the foundation for a successful product. Read how Georgia Nut cracks the communication distance barrier with a digital communication solution that provides effective voice and data communications across facilities.
The 10 Most Common Mistakes Made When Purchasing Automation
January 13, 2011 7:52 am | by Servo2Go.com Ltd. | CommentsBuying a piece of automation can be a very long and difficult process. Here is a list of the 10 most common mistakes made when purchasing automation equipment.
Case Study: Arkadin delivers cost-effective, remote collaboration solutions for Bemis Manufacturing’s global teams
January 3, 2011 11:08 am | by Arkadin | CommentsLearn how Bemis Manufacturing’s global teams boosted productivity and lowered costs using Arkadin’s remote audio & web collaboration solutions as a highly effective virtual meeting environment.
