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From the February 2008 issue of Managing Automation Magazine

  
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Cover Story

Extending Lean into the Enterprise
by Jeff Moad
As manufacturers attempt to use lean techniques to streamline activities beyond the shop floor, they're seeing that the task isn't so easy and requires big cultural changes.

    Features

    Strategic Sourcing Takes Vigilance
    by Lauren Gibbons Paul
    Supplier consolidation, globalization, and lean initiatives have trimmed costs but left manufacturers vulnerable to supply disruptions. A risk-management approach can detect problems before they escalate. .PLM's Vertical Challenge
    by Beth Stackpole
    Industry-specific flavors of PLM promise faster time to deployment and lower cost of ownership. But customers should choose wisely and stick with vendors that have proven domain expertise in their sectors.

      Drilling into Wireless
      by Marty Weil
      While oil and gas companies see a gusher of potential money-saving applications for wireless sensor networks, many are proceeding cautiously with the technology until standards arrive.The Great Safety Debate
      by Stephanie Neil
      The controversy over integrating safety systems with process control may not be as dramatic as the debate over evolution in Inherit the Wind, but it is getting increasingly heated as advocates on both sides of the issue square off.

        Commentary

        Take 1
        Siemens Reorganizes
        by David R. Brousell
        The broad restructuring of the industrial automation giant late last year in a time of scandal is just the first step in a business transformation journey.

          Notes
          ERP's Shop Floor Grab
          by Joshua Greenbaum
          ERP vendors use analytics, rather than data, to draw manufacturers to their shop-floor-to-ERP integration capabilities, elbowing out MES-centric vendors.

            Next
            Values Rebuilt Here
            by Robert Malone
            American values haven't changed much since John Wayne wielded his six-shooter, which means U.S. manufacturing is being left in the dust.

              Product Scan

              February 2008 Product Scan
              by MA Editorial Staff
              Managing Automation's Product Scan is 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

                Directory Listings Update - February 2008
                by Diane Himes
                A monthly Web Exclusive feature highlighting recent additions and updates to Managing Automation's online product directory.
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