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Tipping Point
Are we on the edge of a new technology cycle?
A recent Wired magazine cover declared, “The Web Is Dead.” How’s that for an attention grabber? The articles inside the issue offered an interesting analysis of how browsing and searching the web today represents less than 25 percent of Internet traffic. Users now are more likely to use specific apps to connect directly with the function, data, or site they want, bypassing browsers such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
Advanced Functionality
April 2011
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers
Manufacturing systems have been with us for several decades, progressing from simple inventory accounting through increasingly complex and comprehensive product suites: MRP, MRPII, ERP, finite scheduling, supply chain, advanced planning and optimization, inclusion of CRM in the suite, and so on.
Is Your Head in the Clouds?
What you need to know about remote computing.
You see it in advertisements, publications, and even your emails. You hear people talking about it, but you are reluctant to enter the conversation because your business doesn’t have it. So, is your lack of cloud computing threatening to put your company hopelessly behind the competition?
Remembering a Visionary
February 2011
Market Analysis & Communications for the Manufacturing Industry
Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Company (DEC) passed away recently at age 84. Ken had been out of the spotlight for almost 20 years now, but in the 1980s, he and DEC changed the world of computing.
How Do You S&OP?
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers
November 2010
A recent AMR/Gartner email newsletter referenced a field study that revealed this interesting tidbit: “51% of companies said the only technology they use for S&OP is Microsoft Office plus Access databases”. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Serving the Customer
On the way to work the other day, I stopped in at a small local coffee shop for a bagel and a bottle of juice. I had passed this shop many times, and thought it was about time I gave
2010 APICS International Conference & Expo
The 2010 APICS International Conference & Expo is being held this week, October 18-20 at the Wynn in Las Vegas, NV. The General Session on Monday featured LT. General Russel L. Honoré who spoke about leadership in an uncertain time.
A Capacity for Action
While this doesn’t seem logical, the “plan materials first, then check capacity” process has been with us since the 1960s, when MRP first was defined and computer resources were scarce and expensive. Today, the computing power necessary to plan material
The Other ROI
June 2010
When you bought and implemented your system, you were looking for (and hopefully measuring) the Return on Investment – ROI. Now that you have had the system in place for some time, wouldn’t you like to Re-energize Operational Improvements?
A Capacity for Action
While this doesn’t seem logical, the “plan materials first, then check capacity” process has been with us since the 1960s, when MRP first was defined and computer resources were scarce and expensive. Today, the computing power necessary to plan material
