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True Product Lifecycle Management Begins When Design Ends
In software landscape, a "PLM" Product Lifecycle Management system houses part of the information for the product lifecycle, but the rest of the information is found in business systems such as ERP and Supplier Management, and in plant systems such as Manufacturing Process Engineering and Planning, Process Execution, Process Quality,...
The Value Proposition of PROFIBUS in the Process Industries
Fieldbus solutions can add long-term value to process systems by enabling real-time asset management. This means reducing downtime through better diagnostics, simplifying routine maintenance, and supporting predictive maintenance. To maximize long-term value, user should evaluate these benefits of fieldbus as they apply to whole processes - not just islands of...
Honeywell Experion PKS R300
Honeywell has taken some unique steps with the release of Experion PKS R300. With the influx of commercial off the shelf technology COTS in control hardware, it is increasingly difficult for process automation system suppliers to add value at the hardware layer of the system, particularly at the controller and...
ERP: The State of the Industry
The pace of consolidation increased rapidly in 2004 and a new Enterprise Resource Planning ERP landscape is emerging. A small number of suppliers are now looking to dominate the market for large, mid-sized and small company ERP solutions. While customers can expect support for existing solutions in the short term,...
The End User View of P2B Interoperability
Organization optimization requires better connection between plant and business operations to support the demands of powerful customers and more complex supply chain networks. It is not surprising therefore, that Plant-to-Business (P2B) Interoperability has become a keen interest for many manufacturers. This paper presents views of some of the leading manufacturers...
Component Technologies Leverage and Extend Enterprise Applications
The convergence of enterprise software markets has created a crisis where end users have large complex implementations, limited options, insufficient flexibility, and high maintenance costs. This is forcing suppliers to define new product architectures that support incremental updates and more maintainable ways to extend core product capabilities. This article advocates...
Linking Supply Chain Security With Sarbanes-Oxley And The Bottom Line
Although different factors influenced the creation and enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOA and trade security laws, compliance with both is dependent on the same critical factors: access to timely, accurate, and complete information; establishing and maintaining process controls. Briefly stated, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley cannot be fully achieved without implementing a...
Best Practices In Cyber Security For Manufacturing Plants
With the proliferation of hackers and terrorists potentially jeopardizing global business operations, it is up to all parties, including industry, governments, and individuals, to take measures to protect technology from these threats. To help manufacturers deal with these issues, this report highlights a Cyber Security model, which breaks down manufacturers...
Manufacturers Face Difficulty Benchmarking Security Best Practices
The fact that manufacturers are taking security seriously after 9/11 may seem obvious. This article reports on a plant security survey that reveals was that not only are they taking the tasks of creating a security plan for their manufacturing seriously, but they are also not willing to talk much...
Automotive Suppliers: Challenges and Solutions
World production of passenger cars now totals 50 million units, with production fairly evenly split across the three major regions: NAFTA, the EU, and Asia Pacific. Vehicle makers are segmenting in four tiers. Third tier players such as Land Rover, Lotus, and London Taxi have reasonable volumes and dominate a...
SP 99 Is Underway - But Do Not Wait
ISA has launched the SP99 standards committee to address the needs of cyber security in the manufacturing and control systems environment. Although the committee has a sense of urgency, the consensus standards setting process is time consuming. Manufacturers need to be evaluating their cyber security now. This paper offers some...
A New Model For Service And Parts Supply Chain Management
From the executive summary: ‘Service & Parts (S&P) Supply Chain Management SCM solutions help supply chain participants ensure high levels of customer satisfaction/retention while maximizing profits through more efficient delivery of S&P. S&P Resource Management consists of a variety of solutions that are comparable to planning components in conventional SCM...
Security Strategies for Plant Automation Networks
Business is entering an era of collaborative manufacturing where companies will be required to have connectivity that spans from the "shop floor to top floor" exchange of information. The benefits to the company, and ultimately the customer, are a leaner, more agile, responsive enterprise across the both the product lifecycle...
Logistics.com: Maximizing Customer Value by Taking Holistic Approach to TMS
Logistics costs in the United States reach $1 trillion, with transportation costs accounting for almost 60 percent of the total. In light of the relatively weak economy, companies have adopted a short-term perspective, and are prioritizing investments that provide rapid Return On Investment ROI, improve the bottom line, and maximize...
Carriage Carpets: Payback in 4 Months!
This paper discusses the two main problems at the Dyeing facility. These were damaged carpet and uneven color application. Management recognized that a Quality Improvement project needed to be launched .The justification to purchase of the DeltaV system was not based on tighter controls, but was intended to develop standards...
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LeanLogistics to Accelerate Delivery of Advanced Supply Chain Solutions to Existing and New Markets
Acquisition by CHEP enables the logistics innovator to extend product and service offering and expand market reach HOLLAND, Mich., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- LeanLogistics, a division of CHEP and the premier leading provider of Web-native Transportation Management Systems TMS, today announced the company will...
ARC Advisory Group Ranks Manhattan Associates as "Leading Supplier of Warehouse Management Systems"
Company Also Predicts WMS Market to Grow to $1.8 Billion in 2012 ATLANTA -- Global supply chain optimization provider Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) today announced its ranking as the overall "Leading Supplier of Warehouse Management Systems" in ARC Advisory Group's Warehouse Management Systems Worldwide Outlook, Market Analysis...
Different technologies, similar goals: Device integration
Significant end user confusion surrounds the FDT and EDDL communication technologies, said the ARC Advisory Group. FDT is the Field Device Tool and EDDL is Electronic Device Description Language. There are ongoing collaboration initiatives to develop a unified solution for field device integration. However, enhancements have blurred the...
Automation outlook 2008 still positive
The automation marketplace holds much promise for growth in the 2008, despite dour economic news promulgating the media. ARC Advisory Group reported the automation and manufacturing sectors will grow again at a healthy rate this year. The need for modernization of the North American industrial infrastructure, growth in...
NEWS BRIEFS
* GOING GREEN: DEAL WITH THE NEGATIVES TOO Firms are failing to deal with the compromises inherent in running a "green" supply chain, says Adrian Gonzalez, director at supply chain consultancy ARC Advisory Group. He said "green" supply chains often have negative, as well as positive, results, such...
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