Manufacturing Internet Resources

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Index of resource types:

New Links
Updated July 9, 1997

•Industrysearch
Industrysearch is a search engine for use by purchasing agents, maintenance, engineers and others to pinpoint manufacturing companies and/or industrial suppliers or service companies in the United States. Includes over 320,000 manufacturing companies and 200,000 service companies, wholesalers and distributors.
 
•INMASS/MRP Software for Manufacturing
This site features extensive product information for The Stafford Group's manufacturing and accounting software package, INMASS/MRP. Visitors to the site can also access press releases, contact the company and find information on the numerous modules available for use with INMASS/MRP.
 
•The Operational Excellence Forum
The Operational Excellence Forum's site offers information about reengineering manufacturing companies, with emphasis on the process of implementing ERP or MRP II. The site offers information on the Forum's courses and consultancy services in manufacturing oriented business processes, software selection and more. Also available are articles on capacity strategies, education, inventory strategies and more.
 

World Wide Web sites

Organization sites

•APICS-The Educational Society for Resource Management
The APICS Web site offers information about the Society, APICS certification programs and publications, Specific Industry Groups, a calendar of upcoming events, and links to APICS Chapters and other industry-related sites. This site also posts the APICS Business Index -- the Society's manufacturing-based survey report developed by APICS and Dr. Michael Evans of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business. A directory is also provided to enable quick access to all subject areas on the APICS web site.

•APICS Chapter Homepages

•Best Manufacturing Practices
The United States Navy Best Manufacturing Practices program (established 1985). This web site offers help desk contacts and searchable surveys on-line, and provides information on obtaining technical support and software. Also offers links to other manufacturing sites.

•Esprit Programme Homepage
Esprit is the European Union's information technologies RTD program. Their site covers all aspects of the EU's investment and developement in IT, including integration in manufacturing. Resources found at this URL include news on recent Esprit initiatives, contact information, announcements for the upcoming European IT Conference & Exhibition, and a FAQ that is particularly helpful for entities submitting proposals to Esprit.

•The Industrial Technology Institute
The Industrial Technology Institute is an independent organization that partners with federal and state government entities, private enterprise, and industry organizations to assist manufacturers in increasing productivity, quality and customer satisfaction. Their sites explores solutions in areas such as manufacturing technology, electronic commerce, quality and performance benchmarking.

•National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing
Information about the National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing: its leadership and involvement with technology deployment and industrial modernization for American manufacturers.

•NCMS Industry Connect
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences home page. The Center is a consortium of U.S. and Canadian corporations committed to making North American manufacturing globally competitive through development of next- generation manufacturing technologies.

•New England Suppliers Institute (NESI)
NESI's website sets out to facilitate improvement of customer-supplier relations among small and large manufacturers in the New England region. The site describes the benefits and services of NESI membership, and provides information about becoming a member.

•Sim.TECH
Site for the Simulation Software Vendors Association, offering information to prospective buyers of simulation technology. Resources include membership information, a member directory, buyers guide, and calendar of events.

•Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Details about the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, e.g., its conferences, courses, clinics, membership and on-line manufacturing network.

Resource sites

•LogLink -- Logistics Resources on the Internet
Part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library, this site serves as a main reference point for Web information on logistics, transportation, distribution, supply, maintenance, manufacturing, reliability, business and quality.

•Manufacturing and Processing
World Wide Web manufacturing issues, i.e., how the Internet is being used by the manufacturing community, plus information on engineering and quality control, and numerous links to other manufacturing web sites.

•Manufacturing Resource and Information World
This site provides a listing of manufacturers, classifieds, software, machinery repair and news, and also features an Internet Manufacturing Map.

•The World Library: Manufacturing Companies
A listing of manufacturing companies, associations and services available on the Internet.

•Inventory Control Forum
A new and growing resource page for inventory control information. Included are lists of other Web sites and recommended reading.

Government sites

•Agile Manufacturing
Information on manufacturing, engineering and products development, sponsored by the Agile Manufacturing pilot project at Sandia National Laboratories. Offers links to related sites in Europe and North America, in addition to desktop tools, news and publication links.

•The Wright Laboratory Manufacturing Technology Directorate
The Wright Laboratory is responsible for management and execution of the Air Force Industrial Preparedness Programs in Industrial Base Analysis and Manufacturing Technology. This website provides information on the program's various divisions, contents from the Program Status Report, documents on various Aerospace intelligent manufacturing solutions, and links to other manufacturing technology sites.

•Manufacturing Automation and Design Engineering (MADE)
Information on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's MADE program and its potential for manufacturers.

•Manufacturing Extension Partnership
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a partnership of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and a network of affiliated service providers throughout the country. This web site details the MEP by providing news and other pertinent information for manufacturers, in addition to offering connections to MEP centers around the United States.

Commercial sites

•Advanced EDI & Bar Coding
This company offers EDI and Bar Coding solutions. Go to their site to find out about their services, seminars and their free e-mail newsletter, EDI & Bar Coding News.

•Advanced Manufacturing Research
Information about the Advanced Manufacturing Research group and its analysis and research services to the manufacturing community. Also provides executive summaries, alerts and reports.

•Bar Coding and ADCS
The web site for bar code and automatic data collection systems (ADCS) definers, designers and users. This site offers information on education and reference resources, applications and implementation information, industry news and events, and industry organization and trade associations.

•CAPS LOGISTICS
Information about CAPS LOGISTICS' decision support software. This software covers such logistics issues as route planning, supply chain analysis, shipment planning and dynamic dispatching. Details about the company, upcoming events and newsletters are also provided.

•CATIA/CADAM Solutions
Sponsored by IBM and Dassault Systemes, this site details CATIA/CADAM Solutions offerings in mechanical design, analysis and simulation, manufacturing, AEC plant, and infrastructure. Products and contact information, along with customer support, is also available.

•The Center for Inventory Management
The Center for Inventory Management is dedicated to providing educational and consulting services to industry, focusing on improved customer service, reduced inventory investment, and increased productivity. The "Inventory Management" newsletter is also available at this web site.

•CIMWorld
Information technology database and services for design and manufacturing. This Internet-based database offers information on analysis and consulting services directed at those organizations using information technology (IT) in the design and manufacturing environment.

•The Coalition for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (CIMS)
CIMS is an association composed of individual U.S. manufacturers, trade associations, and manufacturing consortia who are interested or are involved in advanced manufacturing systems. The Coalition's goal is to promote and facilitate U.S. industry participation in IMS projects.

•Collaborative Planning Cafe
Sponsored by Enterprise Planning Systems, this site is set up for discussion of EPS' Collaborative Planning. Topics of discussion deal with such manufacturing issues as scheduling, simulation, optimization and MRPII.

•The Connecticut Manufacturer's Resource Center
The Connecticut Manaufacturer's Resource Center web site offers association news, including legislative agendas and bulletins; a directory of manufacturers; information about the resource center; help in finding manufacturing solutions; international, government and university resources; training programs; a bulletin board; a publications listing; and manufacturing links.

•Daratech, Inc.
Daratech, Inc. is a market research and technology assessment firm specializing in CAD/CAM, CAE, EDM/PDM, CIM and computer graphics. This site provides information on their various publications and conferences.

•DCD Corporation
Providers of business management software for job shops and custom manufacturers. Site offers company & information, demos, industry news, employment opportunities, and a way to request more information.

•DIVISION
Division details its products and services in story format on its Web site. Covered in the Division "story" are the basic ideas behind CAD/CAM modeling, along with the impacts and benefits of such technologies. Contacts to the company's offices are also provided.

•EMTUG European Manufacturing Technology Users Group
EMTUG European Manufacturing Technology Users Group is a pan-European User Group which provides its members with advice, information and access to consultation about the application of existing and upcoming ICT (information and communications technology) for manufacturing and process industries - especially MMS (the Manufacturing Messaging Specification ISO 9506).

•Enterprise Planning Systems Inc.
Enterprise Planning Systems develops fast manufacturing groupware that works with any installed MRPII system. This web site offers information on the company, its products and services.

•ESI/Technologies, Inc.
ESI/Technologies, Inc. is a provider of Oracle based manufacturing solutions. Their site features information on the eMIS/2000 software line as well as downloadable demos and interactive presentations.

•The Extension-Oriented Customer Service Software Co.
The Extension-Oriented Customer Service Software Co. provides approaches for creating an integrated, closed loop, service, logistics and product improvement environment. They also offer software customization for engineering, manufacturing, distributing, servicing and re-engineering. This site lists the company's product offerings, news, white papers and licensing, as well as company and support information.

•iEdI: Internet EDI
This site is a clearinghouse of links to other Internet based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) resources. The links are broken down into useful categories such as "Basic EDI," "Global ED" and " Looking for employment in the EDI field?"

•ILOG
The ILOG Web site details the company's product offerings for resource allocation, scheduling, dataflow control, component integration, distributed computing, database connectivity and protoype development. Information about the company, its training programs, partners and trade show schedules is also available.

•Intelligent Manufacturing
This newsletter examines the cutting-edge technology and processes in use and under development in the manufacturing industry. The publication is geared toward providing the manufacturing industry executive with the information needed to make the kind of decisions necessary in today's ultracompetitive business environment.

•InterTrans Logistics Solutions
InterTrans Logistics Solutions develop client/server supply chain management software applications. The site contains information on The Venture(tm) software suite as well corporate profiles and career opportunities.

•John A. Keane and Associates -- Computer Integrated Quality Solutions
This site details Kean and Associates' QMS Program for ISO/QS 9000 compliance and its CIMQuality virtual reality software for hands-on experience managing an ISO/QS 9000-compliant plant.

•Logistix
Corporate and product information for this supplier of comprehensive turnkey manfacturing programs, focusing on customer satisfaction and world-class manufacturing. Product offerings include electronic commerce solutions.

•Manufacturing Marketplace
A web site for professionals in the manufacturing industry. It features a comprehensive database of manufacturers, distributors, products and new products, news feed from Lexis-Nexis, content from 12 industry manufacturing publications, the manufacturing professional.

•McCabe & Associates
McCabe & Associates' site offers information on their line of tools for software testing, metrics, and reverse engineering. Along with contact information visitors will also find tech support FAQs, a client list, information on training, seminars and consulting as well as applications for Year 2000 solutions.

•MFGINFO
Information for manufacturers about software, computers, other manufacturers, job shops, suppliers, services and machine tools. Also offers on-line discussion groups, classifieds, industry resources and manufacturing articles.

•Metrscope
Metrscope provides statistical process control systems for manufacturing environments. This Web page offers information about the company's solutions, products, services and support.

•Numetrix
Numetrix offers integrated hierarchical supply chain management solutions. This Web site details the company's supply chain solution, support services, success stories, press releases, a calendar of events and a listing of partners.

•OpExForum
The OpExForum Report is a newsletter published by The Operational Excellence Forum, a virtual organization of manufacturing industry experts that focus on the effective implementation of MRP, JIT, and other continuous improvement programs needed to achieve operational excellence.

•Palisade Corporation
This site features information about Palisade's software; demos for downloading; an on-line order form and registration for customers; and a Technical Support section including a database that users can search to find answers to common questions and problems, as well as the most recent patches to their software. Palisade also offers newsletters, press releases, and technical papers using Adobe Acrobat files.

•The Practical Application Company
This UK based company conducts a number of conferences focusing on the application of information technologies. Their site lists upcoming events in Europe and Britian as well as information on past conferences. Topics of future conferences include: intelligent agents, data mining and constraint management technology.

•Rodex Manufacturing Technology Showcase
A listing of Rodex's offerings, including products for automated material handling, industrial materials and processes, manufacturing automation software, system integration, design and services, computer vision and sensors, machine tool controllers, and special purpose machinery and robotics.

•Sapling Corporation
Sapling Corporation's site offers information on its entire line of business-oriented, software-aided planning tools. Vistors can find product and service information, descriptions of training workshops, high-profile user success stories, FAQs about Saplings's products, and much more.

•The Sarbrook Co.
The Sarbrook Co.'s web site details the firm's offerings, which are designed to help companies employ systems which integrate the sources and distribution of information within the company. Information about Sarbrook's WinSPEX software, clients, configuration capabilities and case histories is also available.

•SBS Manufacturing Management Software
SBS offers an integrated manufacturing and distribution system for the industrial environment. It interfaces with RealWorld Accounting as a complete business information system. The software can be used by make-to-order, make-to-stock, assemble-to-order, repetitive, and mixed mode manufacturers.

•Supply Chain Solutions
Focusing on improving profitability through improved customer service levels and better inventory management processes, Supply Chain Solutions provides process redesign, training and software support for the manufacturing and distribution industries. Areas of expertise include demand planning, inventory management and planning, vendor managed inventory,distribution network development and appropriate use of technology.

•Symix/SyteLine
Symix's site offers information about open, client/server, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for mid-sized manufacturers of discrete, configurable products. Content includes SyteLine product news, customer case histories, and a hot Web/ERP demo.

•User Solutions, Inc.
User Solutions' web site features the company's affordable and easy-to-use manufacturing software. Information about the company, its products and services are provided in a forum that permits downloading of sample items. Links to related sites are also offered.

•Visual Manufacturing
This web site details the company's manufacturing planning and control software, specifically designed to take advantage of client/server, relational database and Microsoft Windows GUI technology. Demo versions of the software are downloadable from this site.

Educational sites

•The Center for Collaborative Manufacturing
Cross-disciplinary center dedicated to research and education in manufacturing. With National Science Foundation support, the Center for Collaborative Manufacturing works on innovations in product and process realization technologies, and in the ways of collaborating to achieve them.

•Design and Manufacturing Institute
The Design and Manufacturing Institute at the Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering offers hands-on training for automated concurrent engineering, rapid prototyping, materials analysis, on-line process control, and computer-aided manufacturing.

•Flexible Ensemble Manufacturing
Information about new supply network production scheduling paradigm that will result in higher level of performance in agile and efficient control of production across supply networks.

•Hyper Process Knowledge Base Project
Project at the University of Tokyo to build methodology of sharing knowledge about manufacturing processes via computer networks.

•Manufacturing Information Solutions
A listing of business, communication, professional, education, government and news information web sites of interest to the manufacturer.

•Rapid Prototyping and Desktop Manufacturing
Information about rapid prototyping and desktop manufacturing technologies at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Also has links to related sites.

Newsgroups

NOTE -- You must have access to a USENET news server to view these resources. sci.engr.manufacturing - discussion of manufacturing technology (including software solutions and automation) as well as other issues pertaining to manufacturing professions.

Mailing Lists

NOTE -- For more information on the following mailing lists check out the December edition of APICS Online by Kenneth Moser.

•MFG-INFO
A broad-based discussion list covering both "the theory and practice of manufacturing."
Subscribe by sending "SUBSCRIBE MFG-INFO " to [email protected]