Filed in Manufacturing

Monday, August 02, 2010

The Institute of Supply Management has reported that manufacturing activity in July was basically flat compared to June.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Results of a global study suggest that a number of indirect procurement categories have become increasingly important to chief procurement officers and their organizations.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Data collection has undergone something of a revolution. I think of it as a dimensional change. Not so long ago, we captured one-dimensional information about a product. A barcode scan at the dock identified the product that arrived and maybe when it arrived. A scan or spoken check digit at a pick face confirmed a pick. But the information didn’t tell much of a story unless you brought it all into one place.

Friday, July 09, 2010

Brown’s role is to move the growing department forward while addressing customers’ needs for quick response time and technical expertise.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

What can we learn from ten companies where Made In The USA still means something.

Thursday, July 01, 2010

The Institute of Supply Management reported today that while manufacturing activity in June was not as strong as it was in May, the economic recovery is moving forward.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

A column ran recently in the New York Times asking “Is Manufacturing Coming Back to the U.S.?” It cited several reasons that might be happening, most relating to developments in China.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Visualization - using graphical images on a screen - could be the next step forward in WMS technology, according to Tecsys and Next View Software.

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Although the numbers are not quite as strong as the previous month, the economic recovery appears to be on solid footing, according the May manufacturing report from the Institute of Supply Management.

According to our 2010 Software User survey, nearly half of all logistics operations using a WMS are looking to upgrade over the next 12 months. Our technology correspondent explains why and then introduces us to a shipper that’s on the brink of revolutionizing its warehouse operations.