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Factory Orders Weaken Sharply in April: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Manufacturers' orders unexpectedly fell in April, weakening at their sharpest rate in 18 months, and firms are ramping prices at the fastest in 13 years, a survey indicated on Thursday. The Confederation of British Industry's monthly industrial trends survey's total order...; Tags: Survey, Marketing Research, Manufacturing, Marketing, Manufacturer, Oukbs; News items 2008-04-24
Universal Forest Products: Wood Products Maker Streamlines Supply Chain, Forecasting Processes: The article describes about wood products. Universal Forest Products (UFP) is a leading manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of wood and wood alternative products for the do-it-yourself retail, site-built construction, manufactured housing, and industrial markets. In 2003, UFP unveiled a new business strategy to support continued growth, improved inventory turns, and...; Tags: Sales force management, Microsoft Corp., manufacturer, business strategy, forecasting, supply chain, manufacturing, sales; Case studies
Off the Shop Floor and on to the Playing Field: What do successful manufacturing companies have in common? First, they provide real products and real services to real customers for real money. They resolve real problems and create real opportunities. In order to get real, some manufacturers have to fall out of love with their machines. While processes are critical...; Tags: manufacturer, manufacturing; White papers
Standardization and Integration of Enterprise Applications Boosts Productivity and Efficiency for manufacturer: A leading manufacturer and distributor of forest products, based in the US, was struggling with ineffective operations in it paper and pulp division. Read how Wipro stepped in as a strategic IT partner for a leading manufacturer and distributor of forest products based in the US, taking up the complete...; Tags: Manufacturing, Wipro Technologies, manufacturer, enterprise application, information technology; Case studies
Leading Automotive manufacturer: An automotive manufacturer achieves improved time to market and complies with legal requirements using new technical documentation process. A leading automotive manufacturer needed to produce technical documentation for its light commercial, recreational and specialist vehicle product lines. BGS teams of project engineers at the client's site prepared production schedules for...; Tags: Manufacturing, manufacturer, team; Case studies

Streamline to Success: The Real Mid-Market Experience: Industrial/Manufacturing: Manufacturers of all types are faced with challenges on many fronts. Globalization has reshaped our view of supply and demand. Customer expectations continue to increase while customer loyalty can be lost with just one misstep. As a result, manufacturers develop and execute various strategies to win in the marketplace. A...; Tags: Manufacturing, IBM Corp., globalization, manufacturer, strategy, information technology; Webcasts
Mitigating Channel Conflict: Inspired by the rapid growth of Internet sales, many technology vendors are opening their own direct channels. The paper depicts that by doing so; however, they risk their existing partners, who see Web sales as a threat to revenues. While manufacturers shouldn't ignore their partners' complaints, neither should they be...; Tags: Manufacturing, McKinsey & Co., manufacturer, Internet, Web; White papers
Service Parts: Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have traditionally made a large percentage of their profits from the aftermarket, ensuring that the right parts arrived at the right place at the right time. This market can yield up to twice the profit of first-time product sales. However, turbulence in the industry is raising...; Tags: Manufacturing, Accenture Ltd., OEM, manufacturer, industry; White papers
Role of Compliance and Quality in Managing Warranty Reserves and Costs: Over the last few years, Compliance and Quality initiatives have begun to play a critical role in managing warranty costs for large and mid-size manufacturers. Manufacturers are challenged to both enhance product quality and reduce warranty costs at the same time. American manufacturers reserve and spend well over $24 Billion...; Tags: Manufacturing, MetricStream Inc., manufacturer, compliance; White papers
China's Market for Mobile Phones: The research highlights that China's mobile-telephone market is proving tough for global handset leaders. The country's manufacturers are grabbing market share quickly, partly because they better understand the preferences of Chinese consumers. How can the world leaders slow the gains of the local competition and improve their profit margins? Global...; Tags: Manufacturing, Cellular phones, McKinsey & Co., China, manufacturer, profit margin, handset, outsourcing, leader, cell phone, mobile, phone; White papers
Lost in Translation: Bakers and snack manufacturers still are digesting the news as trans fat-heavy oils/shortenings are getting lost in translation. Many producers, such as Kraft Foods, Pepperidge Farm and Frito-Lay, are already on the move, looking to reduce, if not eliminate, the blacklisted ingredient completely. Those manufacturers who don't respond to growing...; Tags: Manufacturing, Stagnito Communications, manufacturer, health care; White papers
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Fortune 100 manufacturer / Perfect Commerce: This Fortune 100 Manufacturer has more than 115 years experience building and optimizing facilities across the globe, but when it came to optimizing its sourcing and procurement operations, the company's Building Solutions unit turned to an on-demand supplier relationship management solution to drive end user adoption and achieve uniform processes...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Channel management, Manufacturing, Cygnus Business Media, Perfect Commerce Inc., supplier relationship, supplier relationship management, procurement, demand chain, supplier, manufacturer, sourcing, on-demand, tool; Case studies
Flu Vaccine manufacturers Build on Manufacturing, Technology Base: Responding to improved market conditions, manufacturers of flu vaccine have been increasing production capacity and developing and acquiring new technology. These changes come after years of depressed margins, during which three manufacturers left the U.S. market. The most dramatic trend, with the greatest implication for future supplies and products, is...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, vaccine, manufacturer, manufacturing; White papers
Overview of the OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical manufacturers: On April 23, 2003, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services released the final Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers. The Guidance applies to companies that develop, manufacture, market, and sell pharmaceutical drugs or biological products, and is intended to assist these companies...; Tags: Vertical industries, Manufacturing, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Protiviti, pharmaceutical company, health care, manufacturer, compliance, medical device; White papers
When Offshore Manufacturing Doesn't Make Sense: While many companies benefit from sending work to places where labor is cheap, manufacturers often overrate the value of wage savings and underestimate the inventory, obsolescence, intellectual-property, and currency risks of off-shoring. When manufacturers understand their main sources of competitive advantage, they can decide whether off-shoring helps them or creates...; Tags: Outsourcing, Strategy, McKinsey & Co., offshoring, manufacturer, competitive advantage, intellectual property, manufacturing; White papers
Wetherill Associates: Electronic Components manufacturer Finds Migration Made Easy: Headquartered in Royersford, Pennsylvania, Wetherill Associates, Inc. (WAI) is a leading manufacturer of component parts for alternators and starting motors in the automotive and supporting fields. The company sought to enable a seamless migration that supports critical Oracle database operations, while delivering a highly available, cost-effective infrastructure to handle rapid...; Tags: Servers, Manufacturing, Databases, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, database server, manufacturer, database, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., server; Case studies
Chemical manufacturer Controls Expensive Demand Charges: A chemical-manufacturing customer participates in a Time of Use/Dispatch Power rate schedule with its utility. The customer needed a way to, systematically notify each department to reduce their usage and let them know how much reduction was needed depending on the dispatch level. The chemical manufacturer's POWERLOGIC system consists of...; Tags: Schneider Electric, manufacturer, manufacturing, software; Case studies
Transportation: Stuck in the Slow Lane: Manufacturers have implemented technology and new processes to improve the efficiency, reliability and security of distribution systems. But is the nation's infrastructure able to handle the load? While the U.S. has one of the finest transportation systems in the world, and its manufacturers are among the savviest users of it,...; Tags: Manufacturing, transportation, manufacturer, security; White papers
Test-Driving Dairy: A car manufacturer wouldn't dream of putting a new vehicle on the market ? or unveiling changes to an existing model ? without test-driving it first. Yet many manufacturers continue to introduce products without investing the time to thoroughly evaluate and understand their attributes. No matter how innovative the concept...; Tags: Manufacturing, Stagnito Communications, manufacturer, analysis, tool; White papers
IBM Mid-sized manufacturers Executive Kit: Manufacturing process innovation for profitability: Today, manufacturers must innovate their processes to turn products quickly and turn a profit. But innovation requires a management culture that supports out-of-the-box thinking, and risk taking to develop long-term success. This kit provides you with 5 key materials to help you squeeze costs from your processes without sacrificing quality.; Tags: Leadership, IBM Corp., innovation, manufacturer, manufacturing; Resource centers