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Cover Story
Playing the Globalization Game to Win
by
Jeff Moad
Four manufacturing experts discuss the challenges and potential rewards of managing the complexities — and costs — of operations and supply chains across the globe.
Making the World Flat
Buying into Globalization
Features
The PLM Variety Pack
by
Stephanie Neil
PLM deployment options are no longer limited to on-premise or on-demand. Manufacturers can select from a menu of choices that fit different business models.
Built to Last
by
Stephanie Neil
Regulations and tough economic times are turning warranty management into a strategic discipline that, if done right, can become a revenue engine for manufacturers.
Foiling Warranty Fraud
Pharma Gears Up for Supply Chain Overhaul
by
Beth Stackpole
New e-Pedigree legislation highlights the lack of end-to-end visibility to track items down to the consumer level. Compliance will necessitate hefty hardware and software investments.
RFID Inside
by
Chris Chiappinelli
Befuddled by retailers' mandates that appear long on requirements and short on return, many manufacturers have turned away from RFID. But confining deployments to inside the plant's four walls could turn them around.
Hamming It Up
Progressive Manufacturing 50: Seize the Day
by
Jeff Moad
Managing Automation
recognizes those manufacturers that have overcome unprecedented market challenges using creativity and technology.
Commentary
Notes
Sound Familiar?
by
Joshua Greenbaum
With each new software architecture comes the claim that business use will trump deployment issues. This is easier promised than accomplished.
Next
Growing Pains
by
Robert Malone
Peter F. Drucker is a popular pick for the greatest business adviser of the 20th century. His wisdom remains pertinent to manufacturers today.
Take 1
Unlocking Energy Efficiency
by
David R. Brousell
As manufacturers seek ways to deploy technologies to better control energy usage, they should also look at processes that may yield unexpected gains.
Product Scan
June 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 - June 2008
by
Diane Himes
A monthly Web Exclusive feature highlighting recent additions and updates to
Managing Automation
's TechMATCH online product directory.
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