Intelligent Manufacturing € October€ 1996 € Vol.
2 € No. 10
Table of Contents:
Breaking New Ground with MESEditor David Blanchard takes a look at manufacturing execution systems as they move beyond the buzzword stage and into commonplace implementation among manufacturers.
Sara Lee Puts a New Spin on MES
Sara Lee Knit Products moves its manufacturing operations into the 21st Century with MES.
News in Brief
A compilation of newsworthy items of interest to manufacturers.
InfoTEST Launches Net-Based Manufacturing
InfoTEST, an alliance of high-tech companies and organizations, aligns with the U.S. Government to develop a means of allowing manufacturers to perform certain operations via the Internet.
Ford Turns to Virtual Prototyping for Concurrent Engineering
In order to improve communication across Ford Motor's design groups and reduce product development time, the company has begun using virtual manufacturing software as part of its C3P concurrent engineering initiative.
Sherpa Develops New PDM Technology
The Sherpa/Explorer advanced product data management technology is being designed to allow users to access and manage product information wherever it is stored or needed within the enterprise.
Monsanto Gets Its Info "In-Time"
Monsanto uses HP's Enterprise Link software to unify its manufacturing processes with SAP's R/3 business system.
Supply Chain Model Proves Successful
The Supply Chain Council, a manufacturing industry consortium, releases a cross-industry framework for improved supply chain management.
Products
A round-up of recently released manufacturing products.
Manufacturer's Library
Summaries of recently released books, videos and CD-ROMs of interest to the manufacturer.
Calendar
A listing of upcoming intelligent manufacturing-related events.
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