IEN How can collaborative manufacturing management strategies address problems related to integrating design with the industrial enterprise?Clambaneva There are many strategies that can be applied to integrating design with the industrial... Learn more

IEN How much progress do you see toward integrating the different segments of product development -- design engineering manufacturing supply chain? What major hurdles remain and how can they be addressed?Clambaneva This is actually much further... Learn more

Brilliant sparking fragile -- the beauty of glass has fascinated humans for thousands of years Today leading glass and crystal manufacturer ARC International has developed an aggressive industrial and marketing strategy using Product Lifecycle... Learn more

Computer-aided manufacturing tools and processes help Lockheed Martin develop and build the world's most advanced fighter jet Case study is available in .pdf format (Click here to view .pdf.)To obtain Adobe Acrobat Reader click on the link... Learn more

Manufacturer of complex machined parts increased workforce productivity 33% with faster more efficient tooling operations Case study is available in .pdf format (Click here to view .pdf.)To obtain Adobe Acrobat Reader click on the link below. e... Learn more

The manufacturing industry of today is facing unprecedented challenges The recovery from the recent recession has been long and drawn out and the manufacturing sector is not rebounding as it has in the past The economic downturn has eliminated 2.7... Learn more

Challenge: SMA has now embarked on a major e-business initiative to transform both its internal operations and its customer-facing business processes.Resolution: Major e-business initiative that transforms both internal operations and... Learn more

IEN What is your definition of lean manufacturing? Does it include Six Sigma flexible manufacturing plug-and-play?Ptak "Lean manufacturing is a philosophy of production that emphasizes the minimization of the amount of all the resources (including... Learn more

IEN How quickly is industry adopting e-manufacturing? Ptak: Larger companies are adopting e-manufacturing ahead of the smaller sized enterprise This is very similar to the adoption pattern of most technologies like ERP and SCM E-manufacturing... Learn more

Best Chairs is using IBM AS/400 with Lotus Domino and IBM WebSphere to create an e-business implementation that transforms customer service speeds order turnaround and strengthens ties with their dealers.Their new corporate Website Extranet and... Learn more