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Thoroughly modern manufacturing
Sonoco's IS vp Bernie Campbell
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IT was seen as a black hole of expenses at paper and packaging giant Sonoco. A crisis turned the zero into a hero.
By Deborah Asbrand
Manufacturing applications: What's the right recipe?
Smucker's J.D. Milikin and Jim Wicker
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Forget about shopping for best-of-breed software! The costs of interfacing specialized manufacturing software to an integrated ERP system far outweigh the benefits.
By Eva Freeman
Cable Systems Int.'s Tony Piccirillo
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How to survive ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning software promises benefits that range from increased efficiency to transformations of quality, productivity, and profitability. But the unintended consequences can derail you.
By Elaine L. Appleton
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Flexible Products' Bruce Duttenhofer
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Squeeze out excess costs with supply-chain solutions
Applications aimed at small and midsize manufacturers are helping these companies streamline their logistics processes.
By Deborah Asbrand
Choose the right ERP software
Enterprise resource planning vendor selection typically takes place in an atmosphere filled with vendor hype, internal political agendas, and unmet expectations. Today, as ERP has risen in strategic significance, choosing the right package has never been more important or more difficult.
By Bradley Hecht
Let customers have it their way
Businesses able to cater to increasingly picky Baby Boomer
consumers and quality-conscious businesses that want products
and services tailored to their individual requirements can gain
the competitive edge. But they need IS to implement the strategy.
By Jeff Moad
Advanced planning engines break down manufacturing barriers
The face of manufacturing is changing rapidly, thanks
to technologies that are allowing everyone in the process to have
input.
By Jack Maynard
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