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What is Happening on Your Shop Floor?
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
The Real Power of SaaS
It won’t be the allure of lower costs that truly distinguishes SaaS from on-premise. It will be the collaborative power of the cloud.
Posted in Systems & Integration Tagged clouds apps, SaaS, software as a service, Systems and Integration Leave a comment
The Incredible Shrinking Supply Chain?
The concept of localized production that enables shorter supply chains is gaining prominence, and brings with it a basket of new considerations for manufacturers.
Posted in Supply Network Tagged emerging markets, local production, regional supply chain, Supply Network 3 Comments
The Operations Onion
Mastering operations management is like peeling an onion — there’s a lot to get through and it might make you cry. We’re here to help.
The Science of Lean
Lean manufacturing may be more art than science in some people’s books, but others are looking to change that. And change is what it’s all about.
Welcome to the Enterprise Applications Channel
With a new format, Managing Automation looks to give manufacturing readers more of the insight they need to keep their competitive edge.
The Most Important Trend in 2010