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Green Spot: Intel: Continuous Environmental Innovation
Leading semiconductor manufacturer displays trademark relentless and innovative spirit towards all of its green business initiatives -- and the list keeps growing. Web Exclusive Click to continue
IndustryWeek Video: Peter Martin -- Performance Metrics that Matter
Computer-based Automation and Information Systems have been deployed in
industrial operations for decades often with less than spectacular results.
Peter G. Martin, Ph.D., VP and GM of Performance Management, Invensys Process
Systems notes there are many contributing factors involved including abnormal
focus on the technology rather than plant performance, difficult to traverse
organizational silos and death-by-initiatives. Web Exclusive
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Facing Reality: Is Your Business Rationalizing
Away Updated Technology Infrastructure?
A WMS system
can provide the cornerstone for a company's supply chain, delivering inventory
visibility, on time and complete orders, reduced inventory costs and employee
efficiency. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Nucor Corp.: Reinforcing its Position
Recycling giant builds rebar business and cements its claim as
the No. 1 U.S. steel processor. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Machine Builders Increase Design Possibilities;
Management Contains Cost
An interview with Masanori
Suzuki, President, Misumi USA Web Exclusive Click to continue
IndustryWeek Video: Best Plants
Winners Interviews: Lockheed
Martin Missiles and Fire Control at Orlando
In this session at the 2008 IW Best Plants Conference, Mel Schubert and Matthew
McCloud from 2007 IW Best Plants winner Lockheed Martin
Missiles and Fire Control at Orlando addressed how their efforts and others
drive manufacturing excellence throughout their facilities. Web Exclusive
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Market Watch For May 2008: Material Demand
30 commodities up in price, sulfuric acid now in short
supply. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Environmental Compliance: Creating an Effective Program
If your company can't prove compliance, it may be at risk of losing valuable contracts. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Digital Manufacturing -- Bridging Imagination
and Manufacturing
Many manufacturers are turning to
Digital Manufacturing as a companion to CAD, PDM as a way to accelerate and
strengthen their lean initiatives. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Dell
Inc.: Writing a New Program
PC giant revises strategy to reduce costs
and improve profitability. Web Exclusive Click to continue
IndustryWeek Video: Jamie Flinchbaugh -- Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement
Lean is not just about deploying lean tools. It is about engaging every
person for continuous improvement every day. The pace of this continuous
improvement is what defines a genuinely lean company. Web Exclusive
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Viewpoint -- Customs Proposal Ignores Precedent
And Taxes Imports
But manufacturers and Congress are
fighting back. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Going Green -- Without Losing Sight of
Quality
Easing the transformation to
environmentally-sound supply chains with product tests Web Exclusive Click to continue
Shipping: Six Steps to Achieving
Manufacturing's Holy Green Grail
Manufacturers who
incorporate environmentally conscious shipping choices will reduce the costs of
bringing a product to market while gaining significant competitive
advantage. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Cummins Inc.: The
Ultimate Growth Engine
Indiana engine maker poised for another record
year with a new president and COO helping lead the way. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Opportunistic Innovation: Re-thinking the Back Catalog
How reframing existing offers for new users or channels can reveal near-term revenue streams in an innovation portfolio. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Taking the NanoPulse -- The Nano-Doctor Is In
Take two nanotechnologies and call me in the morning. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.: Selling Vietnam a Cold One
Company to offer Budweiser in Vietnam through an import and distribution agreement with Gannon. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Green Supply Chains Need Strategy -- Not Hype
There are many operational and 'green' advantages to manufacturing locally in the U.S. rather than outsourcing to Asia. Web Exclusive Click to continue
Virtual Infrastructure Can Offset Challenging Manufacturing Environments
Virtualization saves on energy costs and aid in disaster recovery. Web Exclusive Click to continue
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