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From the April 2009 issue of Managing Automation Magazine

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Cover Story

Deep Dive: The Digital Factory Is a Work in Progress
by Stephanie Neil
Manufacturers are embracing such digital manufacturing concepts as virtual commissioning, simulation, and cross-functional process integration, but few have arrived at a comprehensive implementation of the idea.

Features

Hitting Your Numbers
by Jeff Moad
Implementing profitable-to-promise processes and technologies makes a lot of sense. So why aren't more manufacturers doing it.

    Social Networking Clocks In
    by Chris Chiappinelli
    Time was, a business leader could dictate which technologies employees could use. The ubiquity of Web 2.0 tools might just change that rule, and it's time to consider how you can reap the benefits.

    Commentary

    Take 1
    The Way Forward
    by David R. Brousell
    The economic crisis has created a national movement to rethink fundamentals, something manufacturers know a great deal about.

      Notes
      The Psychology of Fear
      by Joshua Greenbaum
      SAP's chief points to enterprise software's role in the plunging economy. But there's reason to believe ERP will be equally instrumental in a recovery.

        Next
        Simply Elegant
        by Robert Malone
        Finding an elegant configuration, routine, algorithm, or formula for a process may be a key to successful business, product design, and manufacturing.

          Product Scan

          April 2009 Product Scan
          by MA Editorial Staff
          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.

            Monthly Web Exclusive

            TechMATCH Listings Update - April 2009
            by Diane Himes
            A monthly Web Exclusive feature highlighting recent additions and updates to MA's TechMATCH online product directory.