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Food & Beverage (F&B) manufacturers started out
slowly in adopting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in the
1980's and 1990's. But as of December 2011, Aberdeen's 2011
ERP survey of almost 700 companies in all industries shows
that F&B manufacturers have finally caught up with other
industries with over 95% using some form of ERP. The survey
captured the responses of over 70 F&B manufacturers
regarding the use and benefits of ERP. Request Free! |
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Process manufacturing requires some of the same basic
business processes and systems as any other type of
manufacturing. Some of the business processes that get
highlighted in the process industries are quality management,
process change management, and non-conformance tracking.
Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) systems are built
to handle those types of business processes. This report will
examine how process companies operate in their market
environment, as well as the impact of MOM systems on their
operations. Request Free! |
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Typically, code size, contrast, and quality are sacrificed in
order to achieve higher production speeds, but the
consequences of cutting corners can be immense. Missing or
illegible codes can lead to a major loss in production
output. But it doesn't have to be this way. There is a way to
maintain the quality of your product coding without
sacrificing efficiency. A new white paper from Domino North
America -- "The Five (5) Potential Quality
Compromises in Coding Technology & How to Avoid
Them" -- highlights print quality challenges,
and details how current laser marking systems overcome - such
obstacles. Request Free! |
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In today's manufacturing environment, code quality is often
sacrificed in order to achieve higher production speeds.
However, corner cutting in product coding can be extremely
costly. Fortunately, there is a solution, and leading
companies are taking notice. A case study from Domino
explains how soft drink giant Carolina Canners improved its
code quality, efficiency and productivity using the latest
laser coding technology. Request Free! |
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Waste Management World delivers the latest news and
global developments from across the industry. Articles report
on international projects, best practices, technological
developments, trends and legislation. Each issue covers
biological waste treatment, collection and transport,
recycling and waste minimization, sanitary landfill and
thermal treatment of waste. Request Free! |
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Smarter Commerce is designed to help companies better
integrate and more effectively manage their value chains. It
aligns the buy, market, sell and service processes in a way
that puts the customer at the center of decisions and
actions, which can lead to greater customer loyalty, revenue
and profit margin growth and agility. Request Free! |
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At the same time, your maintenance organization is being
pressured to take a stance of zero tolerance toward safety
incidents while reducing maintenance costs and minimizing
asset downtime. Read this in-depth Aberdeen Group report,
based on responses from 117 executives of successful
companies, to find out how best-in-class businesses are
proactively managing these challenges. You'll learn these
techniques for optimizing maintenance and operations--and
more: creating a culture of collaboration among teams across
your enterprise; empowering decision makers with appropriate,
highly accurate metrics; and leveraging predictive management
and analytics to manage assets throughout their life
cycle. Request Free! |
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Your goal is clear--produce high-quality goods while
optimizing resources at every step of production. And in
today's uncertain economy, cost-control efforts may never
have been more important. Unscheduled downtime because of
equipment failure can have a serious impact on your
organization's bottom line. Predictive analytics helps you in
a number of ways: identify when equipment is likely to fail
or need maintenance and take action to maximize uptime and
reduce future warranty claims costs; optimize allocated labor
resources and spare part inventories, helping eliminate undue
maintenance, prevent downtime and reduce inventory costs; and
determine why certain production runs fail more often than
others, identify the cause and analyze whether those runs
warrant a recall. Request Free! |
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Water & Wastewater International provides
practical knowledge and insight that saves time and money for
water system operators, wastewater engineers and other
professionals in the water and wastewater industry worldwide.
Addressing the ever-changing demands of the water and
wastewater industry requires up-to-date information on market
trends, major projects, and problem-solving technology. Their
subscribers count on Water & Wastewater
International for all the news, analysis and information
they need to succeed in this complex and competitive arena.
Monthly editorial topics include: drinking water treatment,
wastewater treatment, filtration, disinfection, membrane
systems, biosolids and sludge treatment, water reuse, pipe
maintenance and repairs, trenchless technology, meter
reading, valves, pumps, stormwater management, odor control,
computers and automation technology, corrosion control,
desalination, and other topics related to public works. Request Free! |
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Chemical Engineering serves chemical engineering
professionals in the chemical process industry including
manufacturing, engineering, government, academia, financial
institutions and others allied to the field serving the
global chemical process industry. Request Free! |