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From the March 2009 issue of Managing Automation Magazine

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Cover Story

Deep Dive: Are You Willing to Bet Your Supply Chain?
by Jeff Moad
Risk is buffeting supply chains from every direction. Today manufacturers must prepare for every possible disruption.

Features

Is RFID out of Ideas?
by Chris Chiappinelli
To facilitate retailer mandates, RFID technology providers created industrial track-and-trace applications — and then many turned their attention to the lucrative consumer market. Have they left a void in manufacturing.The Shape of Things to Come
by Stephanie Neil
Demand management is more than just forecasting and planning for future sales. In today's economy, it requires tools and organizational processes that actually shape demand.

Commentary

Take 1
Auto's Opportunity
by David R. Brousell
The domestic automobile industry's current crisis may be masking a fundamental market transformation that points the way to the future.

    Notes
    The Human Side of SCM
    by Joshua Greenbaum
    The new, Web-based social networking applications could hold the key to a great leap forward for supply chain management software.

      Next
      The Leading Edge
      by Robert Malone
      A look at the educational backgrounds of business and manufacturing leaders provides a clue to what kind of leadership the auto industry needs now.

        Product Scan

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