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Cisco Smart+Connected Manufacturing solutions provide anytime, anywhere communications that enable you to outpace the competition. Connectivity that provides intelligent, real-time communication in context throughout the value chain from product development through sales and service is crucial for your company to be more innovative, responsive and competitive. It creates collaboration across globally distributed teams and allows you to securely integrate information and knowledge throughout business workflows. Smart+Connected Manufacturing solutions provide intelligent, timely information and collaboration in context to transform manufacturing businesses through continuous innovation, a differentiated customer experience, supply chain agility, and operations excellence. Close interrelationships between these areas mean investments in one area drive further improvements in the others. The result is more efficient operations with successful new products and loyal customers that drive higher revenue and sustainable competitive advantage.
HP Enterprise Services provides applications, business process, and infrastructure technology outsourcing services, consulting, and support to more than 1,000 business and government clients in 90 countries. As one of the largest segments of HP and an industry leader in manufacturing, we leverage the breadth of our extended portfolio to offer the most comprehensive end-to-end IT services to deliver the outcomes that matter most… yours.
IBM Cognos is the world leader in business analytics and enterprise planning software. Our solutions allow organizations to drive performance with planning, budgeting and consolidation; monitor performance with scorecarding; and understand performance with business analytics. Our products are used to address a variety of business initiatives, including improving profitability, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and supply chain visibility.
Success in the manufacturing industry requires producing the right products, in the right quantities, at the right time, with good quality, and at a price the customer is willing to pay. The flexibility to respond to compliance standards and the ever-changing needs of customers, such as providing real-time visibility into global operations, is also imperative for success. Meeting these demands requires the ability to make quick decisions based on accurate data. Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM solutions work like and with familiar Microsoft software. They automate and improve financial, customer relationship, and supply-chain functions.
Apriso Corporation is a software company dedicated to providing competitive advantage for its customers. It does so by enabling organizations to adapt quickly and easily to market changes and unexpected events. Apriso’s FlexNet platform provides visibility, adaptability and real-time control of manufacturing operations across the enterprise and supply chain network.
E2open is the leading provider of multi-enterprise value chain solutions delivered on demand as a working business process in a pay-as-you-go model. E2open delivers end-to-end visibility, collaboration and responsiveness over global value networks with faster time-to-value, lower total cost of ownership, and easier integration between internal enterprise applications and your trading partners.www.e2open.com
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., a world leader in factory automation solutions offers high performance automation products that provide powerful solutions for the food and beverage, consumer products, logistics and distribution, automotive, solar and water industries to name just a few. For more information, please visit Mitsubishi Electric Automation at www.MEAU.com.
An analytics-based strategic software and business intelligence company, providing manufacturers with the world’s most advanced analytical software – GPS for business. EIS profoundly improves decision making by using all forms of electronic data, ERP, MRP, CRM, spreadsheets, data-bases, etc., to produce real InSight™ into profit-risk-strategy scenarios. EIS changes the focus from “how to analyze” to “how to execute” by building the analysis tools for you.
Acsis is the leader in ERP solutions for supply chain visibility and traceability. Our Acsis Live Enterprise® solutions enable manufacturers to improve brand protection, profitability and business agility by providing real-time enterprise-wide visibility to plants, warehouses, distribution centers and supply chain partner locations as well as product and asset traceability. Our solutions leverage the significant investment manufacturers have made in their ERP systems.
Plex Systems develops Plex Online on demand ERP featuring enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, financial management, manufacturing execution systems and more. Plex Online lets manufacturers manage accounting, financials, regulatory compliance, human resources and other critical priorities, based on real-time, highly accurate data from their manufacturing operations.
Birst offers affordable, quick-to-deploy business intelligence solutions -- dashboards and scorecards for performance monitoring, as well as powerful business analytics to help you understand critical performance drivers. Birst’s award-winning solutions can help your organization improve planning, profitability, and supply chain visibility. Also, easily share analysis and reporting amongst all of your supply chain partners.
IQMS designs, develops, and supports EnterpriseIQ software. This industry specific manufacturing ERP solution has all the functionality required to efficiently manage and improve business processes while providing customers a competitive edge. With a truly single database design, EnterpriseIQ doesn’t require expensive third-party interfaces which translates to quicker return and less investment.
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements.
Integration Objects is a global company that over the past decade has built and maintained a strong reputation as a leading systems integrator and solutions provider for knowledge management, decision support applications, automation and manufacturing operations management. Integration Objects’ KnowledgeNet gives all levels of the organization a window to view operations and make more effective operations and business decisions. It provides tools to capture operational knowledge, integrate applications at the MES level, calculate and monitor key performance indicators and implement decision support systems.This results in optimal responses during abnormal conditions, increased safety, optimized processes, and improved performance across both the plant and the enterprise.
ILS Technology, LLC, provides software technology and services that change the way companies share information – within their own operations and their end-to-end supply chain. The company’s solutions, including software as a service, enable secure and collaborative connections between intelligent devices in production environments, across enterprises and between businesses. Offering broad applicability in a wide array of industries, ILS Technology’s offerings have been field-proven in markets where the protection of intellectual property is crucial and the ability to share information from any point around the world in real time is paramount. Solutions developed by ILS Technology adhere to demanding industry standards and are adaptable to virtually any technology platform regardless of vendor.
Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in 140 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and deep local expertise to help clients succeed wherever they operate. Deloitte's 165,000 professionals are committed to becoming the standard of excellence.
ThomasNet Web Solutions helps industrial companies leverage internet technologies to succeed in today's online environment. At the core of each Web Solution is the Navigator Platform, ThomasNet’s proprietary technology designed to provide industrial buyers with all the tools and functionality they need to make intelligent buying decisions online. ThomasNet Web Solutions is part of Thomas Industrial Network which includes ThomasNet.com, ThomasNet News, and Web Traxs®. Thomas Industrial Network offers a range of Internet Marketing Solutions to help industrial suppliers achieve their business goals through the integration of detailed content and leading web technology.
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