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Production supervisors and plant managers are constantly fighting problems within a plant because they lack visibility in
the supply chain and do not have an automated exception-based management system. However, a value-adding processing layer
can create transparency and link information to unify company (...)
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Production supervisors and plant managers are constantly fighting problems within a plant because they lack visibility in
the supply chain and do ...
Published:
2005-11-22
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Managing constraints in any manufacturing or service environment can be difficult. But with the right tools, accurate data,
and a skilled user, a management team can manage the throughput of its constraints to support the goals of its company. (...)
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Managing constraints in any manufacturing or service environment can be difficult. But with the right tools, accurate data,
and a skilled user, a ...
Published:
2008-08-01
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The information technology (IT) environment in manufacturing is facing a dramatic change. Traditional systems must evolve
to support near real time, collaborative business models. This is especially prudent at the plant-level. (...)
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The information technology (IT) environment in manufacturing is facing a dramatic change. Traditional systems must evolve
to support near real tim...
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2005-11-21
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... The more resources one has to manage, the more complex
and overwhelming the planning, scheduling, and execution process becomes. ...
Published:
2010-12-29
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As companies continue to look for more areas from which to squeeze out revenues and reduce expenses, enterprise asset management
(EAM) and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) software continue to receive good press as the systems providing
an answer--and with justification. But what softwa (...)
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As companies continue to look for more areas from which to squeeze out revenues and reduce expenses, enterprise asset management
(EAM) and compute...
Published:
2004-03-15
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The textile industry is famous for its very different characteristics when compared to industries in either process or discrete
manufacturing. Developing production planning and scheduling software for any textile mill is a real challenge even for seasoned
industry experts. This article focuses on some o (...)
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The textile industry is famous for its very different characteristics when compared to industries in either process or discrete
manufacturing. Dev...
Published:
2004-09-27
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The acquisition of the formerly loyal composite applications partner Lighthammer bolsters SAP's capabilities of connectivity
and visibility into manufacturing plant performance. However, it does not, at this stage, provide much added industry-specific
shop-floor functionality per se. (...)
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The acquisition of the formerly loyal composite applications partner Lighthammer bolsters SAP's capabilities of connectivity
and visibility into m...
Published:
2006-02-06
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A solid product aside, good may be just too good for IQMS. Potential customers may shy away because its well-rounded solution
may seem more appropriate for the upper-end of the market. This, combined with IQMS' reliance on Oracle, and its well-integrated
product will pose challenges to the vendor's growt (...)
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scheduling for more than one plant:
A solid product aside, good may be just too good for IQMS. Potential customers may shy away because its well-rounded solution
may seem more approp...
Published:
2005-04-09
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See how workforce management systems allow manufacturers to have an optimized, flexible workforce schedule that automatically
adjusts to demand changes. Today’s manufacturers must be able to promptly cater to customer fluctuations in demand and maintain
profitability. With agile workforces, companies ha (...)
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... This practice makes it more difficult for large CPG ... An integrated
WFM platform with workforce scheduling provides a ... so there is always only one
version of the ...
Published:
2011-03-10
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Agresso’s experience with people-centric services organizations has led the vendor to design a solution that effectively
address these businesses’ need for field services and asset maintenance management. Agresso’s melding of two solutions, and
the product’s underlying architecture, support chang (...)
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Agresso’s experience with people-centric services organizations has led the vendor to design a solution that effectively address
these businesses’...
Published:
2008-02-27
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Many organizations have tried to address their maintenance scheduling woes by introducing new and sometimes very advanced
technologies. The reality is that trying to automate something that's broken will cause even more frustration and finger-pointing. (...)
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Many organizations have tried to address their maintenance scheduling woes by introducing new and sometimes very advanced
technologies. The realit...
Published:
2005-01-29
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Is Ventyx a true "total solution provider" for energy and utility companies? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discusses
Ventyx's strategy with its product marketing team. In 2012, there is still no such thing as a true “total solution provider”
for energy and utility companies. These companies j (...)
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Ventyx—Utilities’ One-Stop-Shop Provider? PJ Jakovljevic - February 2, 2012. Comments:
Published:
2012-02-02
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A manufacturing execution system (MES) can be defined as a collection of business processes providing event-by-event, real-time
execution of planned production requirements. However, market ambiguity and functional overlap with enterprise resource planning
systems obscure what an MES can bring to an ente (...)
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A manufacturing execution system (MES) can be defined as a collection of business processes providing event-by-event, real-time
execution of plann...
Published:
2008-03-07
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... and allows manufacturers to have more agility and ... ScheduleSoft
offers workforce scheduling for many industries ... One area where ScheduleSoft
has unique experience ...
Published:
2011-03-30
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Because production systems on the shop floor are typically not synchronized and integrated with the planning ones, there
is a lack of timely and accurate information that results in disconnected business processes. (...)
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Because production systems on the shop floor are typically not synchronized and integrated with the planning ones, there is
a lack of timely and a...
Published:
2006-01-30
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Dive into the comprehensive ERP and financial management for a manufacturing competitive advantage. Find the software information
you're looking for. Manufacturers face a challenging environment with scarce credit, pricing pressures, and increasing costs.
Critical to success is an enterprise resource plan (...)
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scheduling for more than one plant:
... a separate PO process for this one customer reflecting ... as a Service"
(SaaS) model, offers more than 35 ... MES) functions such as production scheduling
and machine ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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... between either dispatch lists or finite scheduling. ... an ongoing
trend toward imposing more requirements for ... customers who operate only one
plant and currently ...
Published:
2009-05-15
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Abstract:
Combining process industry–oriented product lifecycle management capabilities with process manufacturing–oriented enterprise
resource planning ones can help alleviate many of the challenges particular to the process manufacturers, especially in the
areas of product development and regulatory complian (...)
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Combining process industry–oriented product lifecycle management capabilities with process manufacturing–oriented enterprise
resource planning one...
Published:
2009-03-16
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Combining process industry–oriented product lifecycle management capabilities with process manufacturing–oriented enterprise
resource planning ones can help alleviate many of the challenges particular to the process manufacturers, especially in the
areas of product development and regulatory complian (...)
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scheduling for more than one plant:
... one extrapolates from this simple one-product example, one
can see that scheduling an entire ... revolve around recipes and formulas (for more
information on ...
Published:
2009-03-16
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Abstract:
Enterprises understand the value of integration. One area that has been ignored is the plant. Plant systems and corporate
systems must be complementary and leverage each other to provide their maximum value. Production intelligence provides both
integration and valuable information which is not availabl (...)
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scheduling for more than one plant:
... necks, increasing response time, streamlining scheduling, and analysing ...
the production environment to more fully correlate ... One area that has
been ignored is ...
Published:
2005-01-15