Managing Automation - October 2007 - (Page 40) [OCTOBER 2007] Transformation TechWatch Integration Industries [TRANSFORMATION] BEATING the GLOBAL SUPPLY Manufacturers face ever more uncertainty, making risk management a major challenge. A variety of software tools can help manufacturers assess demand and react to unforeseen events. B Y L AU R E N G I B B O N S PAU L ODDSin he pr une business isn’t easy. Sure, once you get the plums dried down to the optimum moisture level, they have a shelf life of three years or more — much longer than many food products. But success hinges on the annual har vest. Ever ything from volume, size of fruit, and sugar level can affect how well you do, and the profit margin is perilously thin. This market segment is fraught with risk. “If the yield falls short, we can’t just go out and buy more prunes since they’ve all been spoken for already. If it’s a bumper crop, we have to manage that, too,” says Harold Upton, vice president of strategic business processes for Sunsweet Growers Inc. “We don’t have the luxury of pulling ma October 40 2007 Illustration: Roulette–Phil Pell, Earth–Jan Rysavy
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Managing Automation - October 2007 Contents Take 1 Mailbox New Selling and Fulfillment Product Leads Plan to Transform Sterling Commerce Comtrol Closes Bizarre Chapter Involving Founder New Omron COO Outlines Four-Part Growth Agenda New Mfg. ‘Czar’ Will Have a Full Plate of Issues Lawson Embraces The Trend of Fewer Upgrades Notes Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure Needed: Greater Reliability Special Report: Innovation: Why Are So Many Coming Up Short? Transforamation: Beating the Odds in Global Supply Industries: Metals: Tracking Carbon Footprints Product Scan Advertiser Index Next Managing Automation - October 2007 Managing Automation - October 2007 - (Page 1) Managing Automation - October 2007 - (Page 2) Managing Automation - October 2007 - (Page 3) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Contents (Page 4) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Contents (Page 5) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Contents (Page 6) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Contents (Page 7) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Take 1 (Page 8) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Take 1 (Page 9) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Mailbox (Page 10) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Mailbox (Page 11) Managing Automation - October 2007 - New Selling and Fulfillment Product Leads Plan to Transform Sterling Commerce (Page 12) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Comtrol Closes Bizarre Chapter Involving Founder (Page 13) Managing Automation - October 2007 - New Omron COO Outlines Four-Part Growth Agenda (Page 14) Managing Automation - October 2007 - New Omron COO Outlines Four-Part Growth Agenda (Page 15) Managing Automation - October 2007 - New Omron COO Outlines Four-Part Growth Agenda (Page 16) Managing Automation - October 2007 - New Mfg. ‘Czar’ Will Have a Full Plate of Issues (Page 17) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Lawson Embraces The Trend of Fewer Upgrades (Page 18) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Lawson Embraces The Trend of Fewer Upgrades (Page 19) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Notes (Page 20) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Notes (Page 21) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure (Page 22) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure (Page 23) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure (Page 24) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure (Page 25) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure (Page 26) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure (Page 27) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure (Page 28) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure (Page 29) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Needed: Greater Reliability (Page 30) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Needed: Greater Reliability (Page 31) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Needed: Greater Reliability (Page 32) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Needed: Greater Reliability (Page 33) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Needed: Greater Reliability (Page 34) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Needed: Greater Reliability (Page 35) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Special Report: Innovation: Why Are So Many Coming Up Short? (Page 36) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Special Report: Innovation: Why Are So Many Coming Up Short? (Page 37) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Special Report: Innovation: Why Are So Many Coming Up Short? (Page 38) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Special Report: Innovation: Why Are So Many Coming Up Short? (Page 39) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Transforamation: Beating the Odds in Global Supply (Page 40) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Transforamation: Beating the Odds in Global Supply (Page 41) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Transforamation: Beating the Odds in Global Supply (Page 42) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Transforamation: Beating the Odds in Global Supply (Page 43) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Industries: Metals: Tracking Carbon Footprints (Page 44) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Industries: Metals: Tracking Carbon Footprints (Page 45) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Industries: Metals: Tracking Carbon Footprints (Page 46) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Industries: Metals: Tracking Carbon Footprints (Page 47) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Product Scan (Page 48) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Product Scan (Page 49) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Product Scan (Page 50) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Product Scan (Page 51) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Advertiser Index (Page 52) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Advertiser Index (Page 53) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Next (Page 54) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Next (Page 55) Managing Automation - October 2007 - Next (Page 56)
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