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04-08 CONTENTS Managing Automation OPINIONS DEPARTMENTS NEWS in PERSPECTIVE Integration Industries Vol. 23 No. 4 Technology Strategies For Progressive Manufacturers 6 l Take 1 By David R. Brousell To embrace new technology models, should you take a revolutionary or evolutionary approach? That may depend on your risk profile. 14 l Notes By Joshua Greenbaum THE LONG BCLIMB . Y D AV I D R 16 l COVER STORY: BROUSELL Oracle’s suit against SAP won’t change the fact that users need a third-party maintenance option as long as enterprise vendors charge big bucks for service. 46 l Next By Rober t Malone There are many steps to plant floor to enterprise integration, and some of the most difficult are cultural and organizational. A new poll of U.S. and European manufacturers shows just how far they’ve come. UNDERSTANDING ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 24 l SPECIAL REPORT When bigger isn’t better and more is less, it’s time to change survival strategies. How about focusing on the small, vital differences? BY JOSHUA GREENBAUM Product Scan l 40 l Advertiser Index l 44 l Performance management goes beyond data collection and reporting. Managers need to know in real time what is happening and why. Only then can they decide their next steps. Transformation TechWatch 8 l Camstar to Introduce Software that Combines Quality, MES, and Intelligence 30 l TRANSFORMATION Caught Between Supply and Demand By Jef f Moad 37 l INDUSTRIES No Room for Error By Stephanie Neil 9 l SAP Revamps Maintenance, Raises Fees 29% To cope with increasing supply chain complexity, manufacturers are revamping their demand management processes and implementing tools that support real-time analysis. 34 l INTEGRATION Taking Off the Blindfold By Stephanie Neil Saddled with soaring raw materials costs and inflexible production machines, metals manufacturers are being forced to seek out operational performance management technology to drive efficiency throughout the plant. 10 l New TAGSYS Chief Sees Opportunity in Broader Approach 11 l Siemens Turns to Security Weaver for Compliance 13 l Supply Chain Company Takes Next Step in U.S. Next-generation B2B networks are built as SaaS e-business hubs that share applications across the partner network, manage processes, and provide critical visibility. Cover Photo: Chia Yong Jian MANAGING AUTOMATION magazine (ISSN 0895-3805) is published monthly by Thomas Publishing Company, LLC. 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001. J.E. Andrade, Chmn. of the Board; C.T. Holst-Knudsen, Pres.; R.J. Anderson, V.P., Planning.; E.V. Dillon, V.P., Mkg.; M. Peipert, V.P., Finance; I.J. Molofsky, V.P., Human Resources. Executive Office: 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001. Tel: 212-695-0500. Managing Automation: 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001. Canadian Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40010541. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Station A, P.O. Box 12, Windsor, ON N9A 6J5 No charge for subscriptions when requested by qualified readers in the U.S.A. and its possessions. Subscriptions to others in the U.S. are $60/year. In Canada, $75/year. All other countries, $125/year. Single copies within the U.S. are $10.00. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and additional mailing offices. MANAGING AUTOMATION (USPS 001-181). Postmaster: Please send address changes to MANAGING AUTOMATION, P.O. Box 1156, Skokie, IL 60076-9794. ©2008 by Thomas Publishing Co. 3 April 2008

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Managing Automation - April 2008 Contents Take 1 Camstar to Introduce Software that Combines Quality, MES, and Intelligence SAP Revamps Maintenance, Raises Fees 29% New TAGSYS Chief Sees Opportunity in Broader Approach Siemens Turns to Security Weaver for Compliance Supply Chain Company Takes Next Step in U.S. Notes Cover Story: The Long Climb Special Report - Undertanding Enterprise Performance Management Caught Between Supply and Demand Taking Off the Blindfold No Room for Error Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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