Manufacturing Automation Software White Papers

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Size DOES Matter - When Choosing the Right ERP Solution
sponsored by Xperia
WHITE PAPER: In regards to Enterprise Resource Planning, customer-supplier relationships are more important for small-to-medium manufacturers than large ones, because small-to-medium manufacturers tend to have few IT resources, and rely more on the software supplier.
Posted: 02 Oct 2008 | Published: 30 May 2006

Xperia

Enterprise Performance Management
sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The most powerful ERP systems have long been designed to facilitate enterprise performance management (EPM). Learn how to select and use the right tools to execute and effective EPM strategy.
Posted: 12 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2004

Epicor Software Corporation

Enable Project-Centric Manufacturing with Business Software
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER: Project-centric manufacturing business models that involve outsourcing and short product lifecycles expose manufacturers to a number of risks they were not vulnerable to previously.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008

IFS

Designed to Manage Lean Principles
sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Manufacturers will continue to leverage technology to stay competitive. Read this paper to learn how with the Vantage fully integrated enterprise solution, you will be prepared to meet the challenges of today's market place-becoming lean to do so
Posted: 03 Sep 2008 | Published: 03 Sep 2008

Epicor Software Corporation

Design Reuse: The Key to Building Better Products Faster
sponsored by PTC Small/Med Product Development
WHITE PAPER: Learn how design reuse can save up to 75% of modeling time, improve product quality and time-to-market and reduce the risk of fundamental errors in this feature article.
Posted: 30 Oct 2008 | Published: 30 Oct 2008

PTC Small/Med Product Development

Why a Shop Floor Execution (SFX) System Is an Essential Complement to Enterprise Systems
sponsored by Casco Development, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Shop Floor Execution (SFX) automates and streamlines factory operations by combining three popular applications: Labor Management, Machine Utilization and Paperless Dispatching. This provides the essential tools for real-time production process management
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2005

Casco Development, Inc.

7 Ways Shop Floor Execution (SFX) Can Help with Lean Manufacturing and Complement ERP Systems
sponsored by Casco Development, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Lean manufacturing is a philosophy committed to the total elimination of waste. There are seven types of waste that plague manufacturing. Shop Floor Execution (SFX) can help minimize or eliminate all of them.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 09 Jul 2008

Casco Development, Inc.

Smarter system development: a systems engineering trade study to support green initiatives with model-driven development
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Trade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

IBM

Total Economic Impact of Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Management Packs
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This study highlights the benefits and costs of deploying the Oracle Enterprise Manager Diagnostic Pack and Tuning Pack across the enterprise of a sample organization. The study examines the estimated ROI for the sample organization and presents aggregate findings derived from the interview and analysis process and Forrester's independent research.
Posted: 18 Mar 2009 | Published: 18 Feb 2008

Oracle Corporation

MD3000 and MD3000i: Array Tuning Best Practices
sponsored by DellEMC and IntelĀ®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overall approach to tuning I/O performance and also provides specific guidelines for using the storage array tuning controls.
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Published: 16 Sep 2008

DellEMC and IntelĀ®