Outsourcing

Manufacturing executives realize that high energy prices, competition, from foreign markets, and labor schemes are challenging the industry throughout the US.  They realize that by investing in new product innovations, facilities expansion, and upgrading their IT infrastructure, they can remain competitive, increase output, and reduce cost.  The problem is, they lack an accurate understanding of the technologies and solutions available to help them accomplish this.

Reference Articles
The Publication COVER: Next Generation Manufacturing 1

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Industry Analysts

Going digital
Although slow to take off amongst some manufacturing sectors, digital manufacturing’s potential is finally being realized on a much greater scale. The result is that manufacturing processes can be greatly speeded up, costs saved and lengthy installation of unnecessary equipment avoided. Dick Slansky, Senior Analyst for PLM and Discrete Manufacturing at ARC Advisory Group, highlights some of the benefits.
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Picture perfect
Since the 1960s product design technologies have excelled ensuring that the design process is a more exact, quicker and sophisticated process.
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Enabling innovation through PLM
By Peter Bilello
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Model perfect
Since the late 1980s, rapid prototyping techniques have developed into an integral component of the design process.
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Why IP is the currency of tomorrow
Over half of all companies surveyed in a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers don’t extract the full value from their intellectual property (IP).
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Integrating PLM Processes
Aberdeen Group Perspective
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Demand-Driven Manufacturing
AMR Research
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