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Manufacturing Roundups

Take Control of Your Suppliers and Distributors
Visibility into critical activities in your supply chain is vitally important. Learn how PC maker Lenovo keeps track of its complex supply chain. In this free IndustryWeek guide, you'll also learn how you can take control of your suppliers and distributors, building a connected business network that enables transactions, collaboration, and analytics. Read it now.

Energy Efficiency: How 3M, Eastman Chemical, and Alcoa Are Doing It
Find out how companies such as Eastman Chemical, 3M, and Alcoa are dialing up their energy efficiency strategies. Some companies are now approaching energy from a risk-management standpoint, and executive focus on energy management is much more common -- like Alcoa's Global Energy Efficiency Team. Learn more in this free IndustryWeek guide.

Top 10 Mobile Solutions for Lean Manufacturing
Lean initiatives help manufacturers drive waste out of plant floor operations. Mobile apps are helping companies automate processes that used to be manual, giving manufacturers more efficiency. Learn about the top 10 mobile solutions for manufacturers, how mobile devices are improving efficiency in the warehouse, and how to lay the groundwork for transformation in your own company. Get this free IndustryWeek guide to mobile apps in manufacturing!

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  Treating Maintenance as an Asset, not an Expense
  
  In today’s competitive manufacturing environment, everyone from top floor to shop floor is being asked to do more with less. That expectation is requiring companies to explore new approaches for maintaining lower operating budgets while increasing efficiency....More
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  Keeping Pace with Manufacturing Evolution
  
  Adapt to today’s rapidly changing market demands and seize emerging opportunities. Learn how today’s modern ERP functionality catapults forward-thinking manufacturers to the forefront of innovation, customer satisfaction, and profitability....More
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  Selecting and Implementing Secure Mobile ERP
  
  Is Mobile ERP Security an oxymoron? With bring your own device (BYOD) comes the realization that data from enterprise applications like ERP will wind up on mobile devices. In this whitepaper, IFS CTO Rick Veague discusses technological, process-based and cultural ways to handle this change in how enterprise data is handled....More
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  Why ERP Fails at Enterprise Project Management
  
  Most ERP does a poor job with enterprise project management (EPM), management of enterprise-wide projects like engineer-to-order, engineering procurement construction and process manufacturing initiatives....More
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  Solving the "Bring-Your-Own-Device" (BYOD) Problem
  
  Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) describes the increasing trend of employees using their personal devices to conduct work and access corporate data....More
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  Siemens Integrates the Drive System for Optimized Efficiency
  
  The ARC Advisory Group has researched how the industry sources, designs, specifies, deploys and maintains industrial drive trains, across a number of industries around the globe....More
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  U.S. Manufacturing Outlook for 2013 and Beyond
  
  While most small and mid-sized manufacturers expect to grow revenues in 2013, they’re less optimistic about the prospects for the economy as a whole....More
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  An Introduction to Lean Manufacturing
  
  Originally developed as a methodology to make production processes highly efficient, lean manufacturing techniques have been adopted by more than 72% of machine shops across the country....More
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  An Introduction to 3D Measurement Technology
  
  For companies that require accurate measurement data, 3D technology is an increasingly strong choice. Learn how companies are able to improve their workflow efficiency thanks to this fast and highly accurate technology....More
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  Manufacturing at the Speed of Change
  
  Today’s fast-changing market pressures require a new agility from manufacturers. Fast response is not enough. You must anticipate customer needs, predict trends, speed decision-making and accelerate product innovation. It’s a survival of the fastest era....More
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  Five Imperatives of High Tech Leadership
  
  The “Five Imperatives of High Tech Leadership” executive brief focuses on how the ability to execute innovation quickly and profitably are true differentiators rather than innovation alone....More
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  Google Enterprise for Manufacturing: Become a Connected Manufacturer
  
  Learn how Google's manufacturing tools are helping large industrial companies like Volkswagen and Shaw Industries become more connected....More
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  8 Steps for Selecting an ERP System
  
  If you’re looking for your first ERP system or looking to upgrade from an existing system, the evaluation, selection and implementation process is a long-term strategic decision for your organization....More
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  Aberdeen ERP in Manufacturing 2012 Report
  
  Read this complimentary Aberdeen Group report, ERP in Manufacturing 2012: The Evolving ERP Strategy, now to learn more about best-in-class manufacturing approaches to ERP strategy....More
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  3 Key Areas to Reduce Costs with Lean Techniques
  
  Continuous process improvement is more critical than ever for manufacturers to become lean. One key area of focus is on the flow of product from supplier to customer....More
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  Nation Pizza and Foods Slices Response Time and Downtime
  
  How did Nation Pizza and Foods increase efficiency by 10% plus? Take one 190,000 square foot facility, six high-speed lines, over 600 employees and add downtime into the mix, and you have a recipe for improving efficiency....More
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  The Case for Cloud ERP in Manufacturing
  
  With its roots in Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has long been used by leading manufacturers to uncover untapped efficiencies, reduce costs, and provide visibility to enable managers to make in formed decisions....More
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  Watry Industries Considers Magmasoft an Indespensible Business Tool and Stays Ahead of Competition
  
  Watry, a permanent mold aluminum foundry in Wisconsin, very quickly found casting process simulation an indispensable business tool....More
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  Machines Italia Volume VIII, Now Available.
  
  Examine how Italian solution providers are helping spur a North American manufacturing revitalization in automotive plants, paper factories and other manufacturing industries that have reshored production to North America....More
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  How to keep the keepers and maintain optimal turnover levels
  
  For many of the world’s most admired companies, the ability to attract and retain talented employees was the single-most reliable predictor of excellence, according to Fortune magazine....More
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  Options for handling your HR functions
  
  A comparison between in-house HR, multi-vendor, and single-vendor HR outsourcing....More
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  7 Habits of Quality Obsessed Manufacturers
  
  A compelling read that at times is light-hearted and funny, 7 Habits of Quality Obsessed Manufacturers is written for top performing quality professionals that want to give their company an edge....More
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  Financial Opportunities of Human Resources Outsourcing
  
  Explore the financial benefits of contracting with a PEO based on industry best practices....More
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  An Executive’s Guide to Cutting HR Costs
  
  Entrepreneurial execs know that they need to follow the rules, but they may not recognize what decisions may lead to keeping HR costs lower....More
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  5 Ways To Manage The Rising Costs Of Benefits
  
  A robust benefits package can be the difference between a talented superstar choosing to work with you versus a larger, more established competitor....More
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  11 Steps for Scaling a Startup
  
  Establishing a startup’s business infrastructure early — that is, establishing support in the areas of legal, accounting, tax, insurance, and human resources (HR) — provides a number of critical benefits for any entrepreneur to consider....More
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  Opportunities & Challenges of Social Media in the Workplace
  
  Insight on social media techiques and best practices for startups and growing businesses....More
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  Building Success in an Uncertain Economy: CEOs Reveal Their HR Management Strategies
  
  Insight on how to build an HR strategy that produces results in any economy....More
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  Leadership Tips for Attracting, Engaging and Retaining a Multigenerational Workforce
  
  Best practices on how to better understand and effectively manage a multi-generational workforce....More
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  Disaster Planning is Important. Learn How the Cloud Can Help
  
  In the event of a disaster, downtime is your greatest enemy. The longer your people can't access critical data, the more money you'll lose....More
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  Data and Decision-Making: Connecting the Big Disconnect
  
  Operational Excellence alone is no longer adequate to maximize ROI, free up cash, and grow revenues....More
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  UPS 2012 Change in the (Supply) Chain Survey; Exporting & Global Trade
  
  The Change in the (Supply) Chain survey provides new insights on the future of U.S. exports and global trade, which is crucial to stay competitive in today's market....More
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  Big Data and Big Analytics for Product and Process Quality
  
  A comprehensive IndustryWeek survey of manufacturers reveals a key opportunity: collecting and sharing quality-related data across the entire organization can transform manufacturing....More
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  Maximize ERP Value with Inventory Optimization
  
  This white paper examines why challenges emerge as manufacturers and retailers make the transition to using analytical and optimization approaches for inventory and supply chain management...More
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  Plan In Perfect Sync With Customer Demand
  
  Some companies have gotten away from putting the sales and marketing perspective into executive sales and operations planning (ES&OP); however, this is risky business in today’s economy....More

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