Contributed Editorial

41. Guest Series Part 3: An Enterprise-Wide Look At MRO
    10/22/2009
    Supply chain, contracts, integrators, suppliers, safety stock, consignment programs, lot numbers, expirations, regrinds… all of these are familiar terms when dealing with tools and MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) inventory at the plant level. By Robert Holmes, WinWare, Inc.
42. Guest Column: RFID A Solution For Lost DNA Samples
    10/1/2009
    DNA samples are becoming an increasingly important method for federal and state law enforcement agencies to help solve crimes and secure convictions. The evidence can also serve to clear those wrongly convicted. However, both Wisconsin and Illinois have recently found serious gaps in electronic DNA records, where the actual number of records is meaningfully less than the number of felons on file. In both states, all felons are required to have an electronic DNA sample in the database. By Reik Read, Robert W. Baird & Co.
43. RFID A Solution For Lost DNA Samples
    10/1/2009
    DNA samples are becoming an increasingly important method for federal and state law enforcement agencies to help solve crimes and secure convictions. The evidence can also serve to clear those wrongly convicted. However, both Wisconsin and Illinois have recently found serious gaps in electronic DNA records, where the actual number of records is meaningfully less than the number of felons on file. In both states, all felons are required to have an electronic DNA sample in the database. By Reik Read, Robert W. Baird & Co.
44. Guest Series: Indirect Material And MRO Cost Savings
    9/24/2009
    Indirect material is defined as any inventory that does not go into the final product but is used during the manufacturing process. This includes MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) items, tools, machine parts, chemicals, shop rags, and other inventory items. These items play a key role in manufacturing the product but are peripheral to the product being manufactured. By Robert Holmes, WinWare, Inc.
45. Indirect Material And MRO Cost Savings
    9/24/2009
    Indirect material is defined as any inventory that does not go into the final product but is used during the manufacturing process. This includes MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) items, tools, machine parts, chemicals, shop rags, and other inventory items. These items play a key role in manufacturing the product but are peripheral to the product being manufactured. By Robert Holmes, WinWare, Inc.
46. Managing Indirect Materials With RFID: RFID Tool Tracking Basics
    8/20/2009
    For a technology to take a stronghold in the marketplace, it must directly solve a known challenge or support the process improvement needed to overcome this challenge. RFID moved into the spotlight when WalMart and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) began to push the rapid development of the technology. The goal was to improve the processes surrounding logistics, delivery, and receipt of product. This was the driving factor behind the rapid RFID technology advancement of the last 5 years. By Robert Holmes, WinWare, Inc.
47. Managing Indirect Materials With RFID: RFID Tool Tracking Basics
    8/20/2009
    For a technology to take a stronghold in the marketplace, it must directly solve a known challenge or support the process improvement needed to overcome this challenge. RFID moved into the spotlight when WalMart and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) began to push the rapid development of the technology. The goal was to improve the processes surrounding logistics, delivery, and receipt of product. This was the driving factor behind the rapid RFID technology advancement of the last 5 years. By Robert Holmes, WinWare, Inc.
48. Guest Column: How To Turbo Charge Your Return On Investment With Industrial Vending Machines
    8/20/2009
    Each year companies waste millions of dollars on tools, indirect materials, and supplies. To cut these costs manufacturers have to move beyond mere purchasing efficiency. They must track and manage the issue, which is individual usage and return of tools and other indirect materials on the plant or shop floor. By Steve Pixley, CEO, AutoCrib Inc.
49. How To Turbo Charge Your Return On Investment With Industrial Vending Machines
    8/20/2009
    Each year companies waste millions of dollars on tools, indirect materials, and supplies. To cut these costs manufacturers have to move beyond mere purchasing efficiency. They must track and manage the issue, which is individual usage and return of tools and other indirect materials on the plant or shop floor. By Steve Pixley, CEO, AutoCrib Inc.
50. The Real-Time Service Enterprise
    8/11/2009

    A mission-critical wireless infrastructure for communicating with field agents is a must to delivering customer satisfaction. But that’s not the only consideration. A field service organization needs to be flexible and nimble…in other words “a real-time service enterprise.” By Dr. Moshe BenBassat, ClickSoftware