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Asset Management to Support Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) by IBM December 07, 2010 - (Free Research) Many manufacturers are already using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technology to design products, test them and automate their production. This same technology can be integrated with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions, like IBM’s Maximo® Asset Management to manage manufacturing assets involved in production.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Asset Management to Support Product Lifecycle Management by IBM October 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Leading-edge manufacturers are discovering that they can improve production efficiencies and manage MRO expenditures by integrating their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems.  (WHITE PAPER)

How the Right Printer Can Make a Difference for Manufacturers by Intermec December 31, 2012 - (Free Research) Producing the job tickets, component ID and product labels to provide this information is a growing challenge. This paper outlines the need to streamline the process with a proper printer and media.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Choosing the Right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System: How to Avoid the 7 Fatal Flaws by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise November 2008 - (Free Research) This paper explains the importance of choosing the Right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System to avoid the 7 Fatal Flaws.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

What's Happening on Your Shop Floor? by Plex Systems March 2009 - (Free Research) Until recently, it was difficult for manufacturers to obtain a true picture of what was happening on the shop floor. Real-time, accurate data reflecting production activity, planned production schedules, quality checks, machine breakdowns, inventory levels or a shortage of materials made it a challenge for shop floor management to keep track..  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Why a Shop Floor Execution (SFX) System Is an Essential Complement to Enterprise Systems by Casco Development, Inc. July 2008 - (Free Research) Shop Floor Execution (SFX) automates and streamlines factory operations by combining three popular applications: Labor Management, Machine Utilization and Paperless Dispatching. This provides the essential tools for real-time production process management  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

How a New-generation MES Can Drive Flexible Manufacturing by Apriso Corporation June 2008 - (Free Research) A new generation of MES is needed, not only to address the challenges of flexible production, but also to adapt to a global marketplace where a flexible plant may have to be opened at any time, on any continent.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Planning for Seasonal Orders in Customer Driven Supply Chains by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise October 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses the challenges of managing seasonal demand, getting a good forecast, planning production & procurement and managing the fulfillment process.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Short-Run Manufacturer Builds Long-term Success with EnterpriseIQ by IQMS January 2011 - (Free Research) For years, Donnelly managed operations using an OS/2 operating system and various software packages. While Donnelly achieved much success using the OS/2 platform and manual scheduling, the company’s growth eventually began outpacing the system’s capacity. With EnterpriseIQ in place, Donnelly has seen improvements in every aspect of its business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Inventory Management for a Global Supply Chain by Apriso Corporation March 2011 - (Free Research) To respond to the opportunities and challenges of globalization, manufacturers are looking to IT solutions that provide standardization and visibility into the materials that flow through production facilities. This e-book provides the buying tips and implementation advice manufacturers need to master inventory in the emerging global supply chain.  (EBOOK)

Align Finance with Lean Manufacturing: 9 Actionable Items by Infor September 2008 - (Free Research) This on-demand event identifies the incongruities and provides nine action items to align finance with Lean manufacturing, and reduce waste in accounting and costing. You'll learn 9 pragmatic recommendations for improving your lean performance results.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Leveraging Virtual Iron and Quad-Core Intel® Based Server Virtualization in Production Environments by Virtual Iron Software, Inc. March 2008 - (Free Research) This webcast, featuring Intel and Virtual Iron, explores the key drivers and enabling technologies behind server virtualization. Best practices for supporting virtualized workloads in production environments will also be discussed.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Enabling Developer Access to Production Data by Voltage Security, Inc. December 2008 - (Free Research) With sophisticated key management, multiple integration options and a stateless architecture, SecureData enables enterprises to quickly secure their test and development application environments to ensure against the risk of data compromise.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing a Bountiful Harvest: Blending Long-term Planning with Short-term Scheduling: Constraint Based Planning and Scheduling for Food Manufacturers by Logility, Inc. April 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper explains strategies for effectively using existing manufacturing capacity with a constraint-based production planning and a scheduling method to predict and minimize the impacts of seasonal harvests on manufacturing.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Data Protection Using Premium Features: PowerVault™ MD3000 and MD3000i by Dell, Inc. August 2008 - (Free Research) Dell offers key-enabled premium features to help enhance the functionality of the PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i storage arrays, these optional premium features include Virtual Disk Snapshot and Virtual Disk Copy.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

vokeStream Market Snapshot: Automated Testing of Networks and Connected Devices by Fanfare November 2007 - (Free Research) Service providers and network equipment manufacturers are adding automation to their pre-production testing process for a combination of reasons. This Market Snapshot will focus on the need for test automation of networks and connected devices, identify a path to automation adoption and provide an overview of the market.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Watch ECi M1 Manufacturing ERP Demo by ECi Software Solutions - M1 ERP System for Manufacturers December 2010 - (Free Research) You will also have access to M1’s ERP software brochure, an article on how to streamline your manufacturing operations with ERP software, a tax incentive brochure, as well as case studies of how ECi M1 ERP software helps manufacturing companies to reduce operational costs and become more efficient in managing their production processes.  (VIDEOCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Tying the Shop Floor to the ERP System by Plex Systems March 2009 - (Free Research) ERP on the Shop Floor is as critical to the viability of the enterprise as any component in the execution of manufacturing. High performing manufacturers have found that full integration of real-time operational data collected from the shop floor to the top floor is key to reducing costs, streamlining operations and improving customer satisfaction.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Designed to Manage Lean Principles by Epicor Software Corporation September 2008 - (Free Research) Manufacturers will continue to leverage technology to stay competitive. Read this paper to learn how with the Vantage fully integrated enterprise solution, you will be prepared to meet the challenges of today's market place-becoming lean to do so  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Innovation, People, and Processes:  How Three Global Innovators are Bringing Winning Products to Market  by CA Technologies. September 2009 - (Free Research) This IDC White Paper addresses a key challenge for most organizations - the need to improve innovation.  Three very different global corporations are compared in order to explore methods of managing new ideas, projects, resources, and marketing innovation. Read on to learn what all three companies are doing to manage innovation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

CW+: Analyst's take: Benefits of Siemens product lifecycle management software for life sciences by ComputerWeekly.com January 2011 - (Free Research) Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) Software for life sciences can help medical device manufacturers manage compliance requirements while supporting greater collaboration, ultimately reducing costs while improving patient outcomes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Overall Labor Effectiveness (OLE): Achieving a Highly Effective Workforce by Kronos Incorporated March 2009 - (Free Research) A sound measurement framework is something every manufacturer would like to have. Yet today, most measurement systems focus on machinery effectiveness or production output.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Guide Planning for a successful ERP and MES integration by IQMS July 2011 - (Free Research) This eGuide provides buying tips and implementation advice for manufacturers looking to implement manufacturing execution systems (MES) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to manage inventory, supply chains and more.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

It’s Time for Maintenance 2.0 by Apriso Corporation November 2010 - (Free Research) This paper details why legacy maintenance systems are failing to help manufacturers meet the current challenges facing their maintenance operations. A new “Maintenance 2.0” approach that extends ERP plant maintenance and that coordinates maintenance with operations will lead to increased equipment uptime, improved compliance and lower costs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Agile Development: Five Steps to Continuous Integration by Electric Cloud September 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper illustrates the real impact of continuous integration on build managers and development teams, and describes practical "stepping stones" to make the transition to agile builds.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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