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RSS it manufacturingManufacturing IT spend to boom, says Benchmark research
News Spending on IT in the manufacturing industry is expected to rise to £3.59bn in UK over the next year, according to a report published today by research company, Benchmark. The survey was based on... [17 Nov 1999]
Manufacturing union leader calls for more IT investment
News Britain's manufacturing sector suffers from low investment in IT, according to Roger Lyons, general secretary of the Manufacturing Science and Finance Union (MSFU). In a report from the... [15 Sep 1998]
Maximize Availability and Performance, and Tame Complexity of Manufacturing and Utilities IT Infrastructures
White Paper The complexity of information technology at manufacturing and utilities plants is increasing in response to global challenges, but production facilities have limited resources on site to manage these systems to ensure... [29 Feb 2008]
How Cisco IT Upgraded Its ERP Manufacturing and Finance Modules
White Paper Thousands of Cisco employees in manufacturing and finance relied on an out-of-date data platform to carry out their daily tasks. Taking one day less than planned, Cisco successfully upgraded its entire finance and... [05 Mar 2008]
OVISO Manufacturing Ensures Business Continuity and Scalability With Hosted IT Infrastructure
White Paper OVISO Manufacturing is a contract manufacturer, serving customers in diverse industries that span the semiconductor capital equipment, aerospace, industrial gas turbine, and medical equipment and instrumentation markets. [01 Oct 2009]
Marine Electronics Supplier Sees Advances in Manufacturing IT With New ERP Solution
White Paper When Navico, a worldwide supplier of marine electronics, moved its Lowrance and other acquired brands into one operating unit, the resulting migration of business and product data exposed the limitations of its older Enterprise Resource... [28 Aug 2009]
Embutidos Kreef Improves Financial and Manufacturing Processes With Integrated IT Platform
White Paper El Salvador-based Embutidos Kreef processes approximately 600 tons of meat each year. Embutidos Kreef wanted to integrate disparate systems to provide easy access to information in order to facilitate management decision making and... [25 Mar 2008]
Manufacturing IT Infrastructure - Ready or Not for MES?
White Paper When the first Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) hit the market more than a decade ago, they were a good idea whose time had not come. While they promised great efficiency and quality improvements, MES systems were... [29 Feb 2008]
Longhorn Server test to go public
News Microsoft said it still plans to finalise the code this year - a stage known as releasing to manufacturing - though the launch event for the product may not come until next year. Businesses will be able... [26 Apr 2007]
IT spend: it's not how big it is, it's what you do with it
Comment The amount of money spent on IT in the manufacturing sector is set to outstrip investment in plant and machinery (http://www.silicon.com/a38872 ). At the same time, the research also shows the... [31 Jul 2000]
Nusco Dramatically Slices Processing Times, Leading to 30 Percent Boost in Manufacturing Capacity
White Paper Running two shifts a day is a challenge for any manufacturing facility. That's what Nusco Supply and Manufacturing faced few years ago. But it's all the more challenging when... [17 Nov 2006]
UK manufacturing sector to get IT taskforce
News The UK government is to set up a taskforce dedicated to improving the use of IT in UK's struggling manufacturing industry. Late last year, Roger Lyons, head of the Manufacturing, Science... [07 Apr 1999]
AMD takes knife to desktop chip prices
News AMD has slashed prices on desktop processors, as new manufacturing technologies make it easier to swallow lower prices. Both companies took hits to their gross margins as a result but AMD has been hurt a... [12 Feb 2007]
Dell sheds 1,900 Irish jobs
News Dell announced on Thursday that it is closing its manufacturing operation in Limerick, Ireland, and shifting production to its Polish plant and to third-party contractors. Dell has had a facility in... [09 Jan 2009]
3Com to close Dublin plant
News 3Com will outsource its product manufacturing and eliminate about 1,000 jobs in an effort to cut costs. The network gear maker said it will hand over all of its manufacturing, which... [11 Sep 2003]
