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Cover story
PM100: Progressive Manufacturing Nominees 2009
by
Jeff Moad
This elite group of manufacturers has demonstrated creativity and a dogged commitment to improving their enterprises even in a challenging economic environment.
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Features
Conflicting Signals
by
Chris Chiappinelli
Sensors could deliver widespread value to manufacturers, if only vendors could agree on how they should be deployed within a networked context.
Testing the IP Waters
Holding the Line
by
Jeff Moad
The recession is keeping a lid on product prices, so manufacturers are attempting to get smarter about price management. One good starting point: customer segmentation. .
DeepDive Overview: Performance Management - Looking for the Hidden Clues
by
Stephanie Neil
Business performance management tools can help you discover much-needed operational efficiencies. But, particularly in tough times, it’s best to keep it simple. .
DeepDive: Performance Management – User Resources
DeepDive: Technology Directions - How Is Your Vision?
DeepDive: Expert Q&A - Essential Technology to Measure Processes Is the Next Step
Commentary
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Rethinking Asset Management
by
David R. Brousell
Leveraging the power of distributed intelligence across a variety of enterprise assets is an idea whose time has finally come. Are manufacturing leaders up to the challenge?.
Notes
Sustainability Spadework
by
Joshua Greenbaum
Green/sustainability initiatives are fraught with challenges, ranging from collecting and analyzing data, to revamping processes, to retraining workers.
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The Power of Positive Thinking
by
Robert Malone
Turning from bleakness to progress in business is best accomplished by facing the realities and then charting a course upward.
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Product Scan, June 2009
A round-up of some of the latest tools available to help you run your manufacturing business, from the shop floor to the top floor and beyond.
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