IT analytics: Action or paralysis?
Posted on 4 Apr 2013 by Malcolm Wheatley
What does analysis drive within your organisation? Management consulting firm PMSI investigates.
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IT in manufacturing: Supply chain management
Posted on 4 Apr 2013 by Malcolm Wheatley
The recent horsemeat scandal shone a light into some murky supply chains and raised stark questions over the ethics and commercial risks of making cost king of sourcing strategies. But from an IT perspective, what lessons can manufacturers learn from the debacle? Malcolm Wheatley finds out.
Defining the CIO in today’s manufacturing businesses
Posted on 14 Mar 2013 by Tim Brown
What is the real role of the CIO in today's manufacturing world? This is the question being asked in a new survey looking at information technology in manufacturing.
IT in manufacturing: Pricing management hits the boardroom
Posted on 11 Mar 2013 by The Manufacturer
Failing to keep up with a rising interest in pricing strategy will leave manufacturers sidelined as commoditised suppliers with eroding margins says Niels Skov, managing director, Europe at revenue management solutions provider Model N.
Product lifecycle management: Suretank’s sure bet
Posted on 11 Mar 2013 by
Don’t accept traditional options for solving quality control issues in a growing company says David Keeley, engineering manager at container manufacturer Suretank. You may find changing the way you look at cost centres will present more effective solutions.
CIO: An improver or transformer?
Posted on 25 Feb 2013 by Tim Brown
New research aims to examine how, on the journey out of the server room to the boardroom, there has emerged two types of technology leaders: those that continue to improve the business, processes and infrastructure, and those that transform and inspire new ways of doing business through technology.
PTC brings product lifecycle management to the SME market
Posted on 21 Feb 2013 by Tim Brown
PTC has announced the creation of PTC Windchill PDM Essentials, a product data management (PDM) solution for the small business market.
Delcam’s Clive Martell named CEO of the Year
Posted on 7 Feb 2013 by Tim Brown
Delcam’s Chief Executive, Clive Martell, was named CEO of the Year at the Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards at a ceremony at the Natural History Museum on January 30.
IT in manufacturing: How do you like your ‘go live’?
Posted on 6 Feb 2013 by Malcolm Wheatley
Do you back ‘big bang’ IT implementations or do you favour the phased approach? John Donagher, senior IS consultant at BSM Consulting, a specialist in ERP implementations, explains what each approach will mean to a business and how to decide which will fit you best.
eBECS event review: Converging on excellence
Posted on 6 Feb 2013 by
A brand-new user group, impressive briefings, and lively networking made eBECS’ Customer Convergence 2012 an event to remember, discovers Malcolm Wheatley.