JOURNAL ARTICLE - This article from IndustryWeek features advice on streamlining your business for leaner operations.
Posted: February 2, 2012 | Published: January 27, 2012


Topics:  Business Process Management | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Systems

WHITE PAPER - Download this comic book package to take a light-hearted look at today’s manufacturing challenges – and to gain serious solutions for achieving success.
Posted: February 2, 2012 | Published: January 27, 2012


Topics:  Business Process Management | Compliance Best Practices | Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Systems

WHITE PAPER - For high-tech manufacturers, even a brief delay in design, production, or distribution can severely limit sales and profitability. With so much at risk, speed and accuracy are imperative. Read this white paper to learn what practices, processes and systems will keep your high-tech manufacturing organization on the cutting edge.
Posted: February 2, 2012 | Published: July 31, 2011


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Demand Chains | Distribution | Lean Production | PLM | Product Development | Supplier Management | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper for a comprehensive look into inventory inside the manufacturing plant - everything from inventory, to receipt of material, to finished products. Learn how to  take control of your inventory and supply chain to achieve lean manufacturing and increased efficiency and profitability.
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Published: February 1, 2012


Topics:  Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Industry Organizations | Manufacturing Systems | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This white paper presents a thorough understanding of what overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is, how it works, and the countless benefits that result from its use. Also discover tools that enable you to accurately measure OEE so you have a clear picture of how it's improving your process efficiencies.
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Published: February 1, 2012


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | Enterprise Asset Management Software | Equipment Maintenance Management Software | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Industry Organizations | Manufacturing Systems | Productivity | Warehouse Management

ANALYST BRIEF - Read this Aberdeen Group report to discover the intelligent response management strategies used by top companies to effectively manage their increasingly complex, global demand-supply networks in 2011's uncertain economic times.
Posted: January 30, 2012 | Published: July 31, 2011


Topics:  Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software | Demand Chains | Demand Flow Scheduling Systems | ERP | Lean Production | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper illustrates how IFS Applications support lean principles, particularly in the many manufacturing environments that require both rate-based and order-based shop floor execution. This hybrid approach lets you go lean step by step, as you are able, not because an inflexible system forces you to do so.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Industry Organizations | Manufacturing Industry Professional Organizations | Manufacturing Systems

WHITE PAPER - Nissen Chemitec America has utilized several different systems to manage enterprise operations but these systems weren’t designed to meet the specific needs of automotive injection molding suppliers. Nissen selected EnterpriseIQ because it meets manufacturing-specific functionality and automotive industry requirements in a single-database system.
Posted: January 6, 2011 | Published: January 6, 2011


Topics:  Automotive Industry | Cost Benefit Analysis | EDI | Enterprise Applications Software | ERP | ERP Software | Lean Production | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | ROI | SaaS ERP | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - ERP implementations don't have to take months or years. This white paper discusses how Colfax Corp. implemented IFS Applications in as little as nine weeks. It presents a case study of Colfax's complex but rapid rollout, and offers fast tracking tips from Colfax Business Analyst Jay Michael.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | ERP | ERP Software | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains