Manufacturing Business Technology

CURRENT ISSUE

FEATURES

A strategic platform: Chemical maker finds ERP fully supports its growth-through-acquisition strategy

Trying to pick a winner: Competing industrial wireless standards stir—rather than clarify—issues

Open secrets: Globalization requires manufacturers to allow controlled access to intellectual property

News from the Web

Highlights of Economic and Business Growth in the Tampa Bay Region (News Briefs) - Zibb.com
Source: Comtex
Date: 8 minutes ago
Implementing a Data Quality Strategy
Source: www.bitpipe.com
Date: 17 minutes ago
Index: Michigan economy heading sharply lower
Source: www.reliableplant.com
Date: 17 minutes ago
News: esd electronics, Inc seeks Papers and Presenters on Fieldbus Applications and Industrial Ethernet Technologies
Source: www.motioncontrol.com
Date: 2 hours 44 minutes ago

View All Stories

BUYER'S GUIDE

Compare maintenance software prices and save money.
Manufacturing Business Technology has partnered with BuyerZone to offer you free price quotes. Compare prices in more than 100 product categories, including maintenance software and security systems.

Industry News Chemical connection: Honeywell technology to be used to design, upgrade key Casale Group global facilities Efficient environment: Cadbury uses wireless tablets in “green” data-collection program Another opinion: USBIC decries blocking of auto bridge loan; anticipates widespread manufacturing failure View All Stories	Manufacturing Issues Chemical connection: Honeywell technology to be used to design, upgrade key Casale Group global facilities “Nauseating detail”: Credit index shows widespread carnage in manufacturing, service sectors Make the commitment: Six steps to prepare your management team for work environment changes View All Stories
IT Solutions Electric avenue: Zero Motorcycles revs up S&OP with SaaS-ready BI Business benefit: Five tips for transportation management excellence Get the facts: Product development team launches PLM software comparison Web site View All Stories	Manufacturing Processes Easy data access: IQMS releases new “smart” user interfaces Adaptable asset: Flextronics relies on Baan ERP to create flexible business processes Supplier automation: RedTail managed EDI supports Sage Accpac for the enterprise View All Stories

EXPERT BUSINESS SOURCE

Retails Jobs Available for Older Workers
If you’re looking for part time employees and have overlooked the senior demographic, you may be missing out. Incr ...
Managing Stress in Tough Economic Times
Is the difficult economy stressing you out? According to the American Psychological Association’s 2007 Stress in America ...
Small Businesses: In Downturns, Invest in Public Relations
In today’s economy, businesses large and small are aggressively cutting costs. Companies are laying off valued workers, f ...

SPONSORED LINKS

Blogs
Webcasts
Podcasts
Talkback

GET LEAN AND PROSPER
Mark Graban, Senior consultant with a firm that specializes in Lean and Six Sigma consulting and training,
January 7, 2009
"Overproduction" of Snail Mail
Snail mail is definitely not a "level loaded" process during the year, th...
More

PLM AND PROFITABILITY
Jim Brown, President and founder of Tech-Clarity,
January 5, 2009
What I Learned: Cut Cost to Survive, Innovate to Thrive
What I learned this week ... came from a number of recent conversations and a blog po...
More

THE POWER OF THE PLANT FLOOR
David Cahn, Vice President, Product Strategy, CDC Software,
December 17, 2008
China Food Manufacturers Get Caught with Hand in the Cookie Jar
Substances commonly used as industrial dyes, insecticides and drain cleaners were inc...
More

View All Blogs

Fulfilling the promise of enterprise performance mangement

Building a successful e-business strategy

Accelerating Market-Driven Innovations through Integrated PLM

How IT Platforms Can Help—or Hinder—Product Innovation

Multiplant madness? You need a plant-to-enterprise link.

» View All Broadcasts

Raj Khoshoo, chairman of the committee working on the Product Life-Cycle Management Initiative, recently spoke with MBT Executive Editor Sidney Hill about how the association’s work in that area can benefit manufacturers. Learn more about the MESA conference and Strategic Initiatives guidebooks.

The relationship between product design and manufacturing
Raj Khoshoo, chairman of the committee working on the Product Life-Cycle Management Initiative, recently spoke with MBT Executive Editor Sidney Hill about how the association’s work in that area can benefit manufacturers. Learn more about the MESA conference and Strategic Initiatives guidebooks.
Listen Now | Subscribe

» VIEW ALL PODCASTS

The risk and identification of critical assets can only be identified by understandin...
Jose "Joey" Hernandez - 1/1/2009 8:14:46 PM PT
in response to Think before pink: Cut IT now ... and pay later

Hi Nice post, I think process automation is the heart of modern day improvement in...
prosessautomation - 12/24/2008 1:30:14 AM PT
in response to Greater control: Siemens simplifies advanced process automation

Hero - 12/22/2008 10:52:27 AM PT
in response to PLM pledge: Oracle confirms lifetime support of Agile Software with new integration plan

Dominic - 12/22/2008 3:05:57 AM PT
in response to PLM pledge: Oracle confirms lifetime support of Agile Software with new integration plan

» VIEW ALL TALKBACK THREADS

PLM Zone

Teamcenter Greater Powers Knowledge Zone A single source to learn how to increase productivity, enrich business capabilities, and obtain control of product information
Case studies, MBT articles, webcasts and more! Develop your innovation advantage now!

WHITE PAPERS

PARTNERS

Research Library Your case study and white papers resource.

Software Finder Research, evaluate and compare products.

Technology Evaluation Center Use TEC's decision making tool to access thousands of functional and technical criteria.

PM War Stories The voice of seasoned project managers and executives. To check out the show, please visit us at PM War Stories