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Enterprise Resource Planning Vendor Gains Connectivity through Acquisition of Plant Intelligence Provider ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 7, 2006
Abstract : SAP has gained connectivity to virtually any source on the plant floor and analytical functionality through its acquisition of Lighthammer's products for plant intelligence. SAP users in the process of evaluating plant intelligence solutions should seriously consider Lighthammer.
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Manufacturing Software for an Integrated Steel Plant ( Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Jul 30, 2004
Abstract : An integrated steel plant poses a challenge to any software vendor who wants to build manufacturing software for it. That is why there are not many software vendors around who can claim to possess manufacturing software which fits the requirements of an integrated steel plant. The steel industry has not been doing well for last one decade. But today, it is poised to make a remarkable comeback. This fact presents a good opportunity for software vendors to tap this industry.
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Enterprise Impact Simulation Alliances - At The Core Of EIS ( Pages)
by William Walton
Mar 7, 2001
Abstract : C-commerce alliances are primary drivers of the demand for the predictive capabilities of Enterprise Impact Simulation. Information about IT systems is becoming more valuable than the systems themselves because it is our entry fee to the alliance model, and admission to the alliance is a prerequisite for survival of the business. IT organizations should move quickly to satisfy the new value proposition their companies require of them.
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Manufacturing Software for an Integrated Steel Plant (0 Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Sep 10, 2008
Abstract : An integrated steel plant’s manufacturing processes typically encompass three distinct types of manufacturing—flow manufacturing, process manufacturing, and mill manufacturing—making such a plant a mixed-mode manufacturer. Software systems that address the diverse needs these manufacturers have cannot be emphasized more.
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Enterprise Impact Simulation An IT Revolution In The Making ( Pages)
by William Walton
Feb 28, 2001
Abstract : The IT industry is ripe for a revolution. For years the IT executive’s job has been to give the business units the tools they need to run the business. Today, more and more, the IT organization is the business. Enterprise Impact Simulation will give IT executives the capabilities they need to accurately predict the impacts of change.
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Plant-level Systems: Facing and Dealing with Obstacles ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Nov 22, 2005
Abstract : Production supervisors and plant managers are constantly fighting problems within a plant because they lack visibility in the supply chain and do not have an automated exception-based management system. However, a value-adding processing layer can create transparency and link information to unify company processes.
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Reliability Driven Maintenance--Closing the CMMS "Value Gap"? Part One: Trends and Definition ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic and Olin Thompson
Jan 17, 2005
Abstract : The metric of plant maintenance should now be in the ability of the plant to meet the strategic goals of the company beyond customarily expected cost savings, such as improved plant output, performance predictability, product quality, customer service, safety, environmental control, etc.
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The Challenges of Integrating Enterprise Resource Planning and Manufacturing Execution Systems ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Mar 28, 2008
Abstract : While enterprise applications solutions are moving closer to the plant floor, and plant-level systems are moving closer to enterprise planning application functionality, these systems will not likely converge anytime soon, because they use different technologies and have different user requirements.
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Has SAP Nailed Plant Level Leadership with Lighthammer? ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 6, 2006
Abstract : The acquisition of the formerly loyal composite applications partner Lighthammer bolsters SAP's capabilities of connectivity and visibility into manufacturing plant performance. However, it does not, at this stage, provide much added industry-specific shop-floor functionality per se.
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