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From the Jan/Feb 2010 Issue issue of Managing Automation Magazine

  
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Cover Story

DeepDive: Go Lean and Stop Throwing $$ Away
by Stephanie Neil
By extending lean principles beyond the factory floor and throughout the enterprise, manufacturers are eliminating waste and saving money.

Features

2010 Outlook Poll: A Light at the End of the Tunnel
by David R. Brousell
Manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe report a dramatic uptick in confidence, but an underlying sense of caution remains, a new MA survey reveals..

Commentary

Take 1
No Meeting of the Minds
by David R. Brousell
An expert panel in Pittsburgh picks apart manufacturing’s woes, but is unable to come up with a policy for solving them. So what else is new.

    Notes
    The Fusion Apps Dilemma
    by Joshua Greenbaum
    Oracle leaves manufacturers with questions about whether to innovate with a combination of best-of-breed apps and middleware or a single core suite.

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      Building on the Lego Legacy
      by Robert Malone
      Modular solutions in manufacturing can take their cue from Lego constructions and more advanced robotic designs and applications.

        Product Scan

        Product Scan, January/February 2010
        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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