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12-08 CONTENTS Managing Automation OPINIONS DEPARTMENTS NEWS in PERSPECTIVE Integration Industries Vol. 23 No. 12 Technology Strategies For Progressive Manufacturers 8 l Take 1 By David R. Brousell 18 COVER STORY: FIVE IDEAS FOR DEMAND PLANNING BY JEFF MOAD The new president will face many large and complex problems as he takes office, but he will have a oncein-a-century chance to build a new future for all. 16 l Notes By Joshua Greenbaum As their businesses become more global and complex, manufacturers are struggling more than ever to come up with accurate, actionable demand forecasts. Here are five ideas that can help. The current economic meltdown is nothing like the dotcom bust when we could dial back a few years, dust ourselves off, and move on. 54 l Next By Rober t Malone 26 l SPECIAL REPORT BUILDING ON THE SOA BLUEPRINT BY STEPHANIE NEIL Space exploration has barely started. The probing, analyzing, and economic use of the world beyond Earth will become our major business. As early adopters found, a services-oriented architecture alone won’t solve pressing business problems. SOA’s second wave requires BPM, governance, and common data structures. Product Scan l 44 l Advertiser Index l 53 l Transformation 10 l 11 l 12 l 13 l 15 l TechWatch Business Objects Chief Says Union with SAP Meets Objectives After One Year Yes, Emerson, Too, Is in the MES Market Infor Chief Puts Off IPO, Restarts Buying Plans Kronos Now Tracks Shop Floor Machines IQMS Rolls Out User Interace, Other Upgrades 32 l TRANSFORMATION Innovation Now A Team Effort By Diane Himes 36 l INTEGRATION Lean + Technology = LEAN 2 By Chris Chiappinelli Manufacturers will see product innovation dry up unless they learn to work well with others. Software tools can help support secure collaboration processes, but cultural change is also needed. The old view of lean was that technology didn’t play much of a role. The new view sees increasingly sophisticated software and hardware as lean’s great allies. 39 l INDUSTRIES Finding Flaws Before They Spread By Stephanie Neil Medical device manufacturers, contending with FDAmandated traceability, as well as the need to manage suppliers and reduce recalls, are turning to quality lifecycle management as the killer app. Cover Photo: Karin Lau 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 Company. All rights reserved. MA and Managing Automation are registered trademarks of Thomas Publishing Company. 4 December 2008

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Managing Automation - December 2008 Contents Take 1 Business Objects Chief Says Union with SAP Meets Objectives After One Year Yes, Emerson, Too, Is in the MES Market Infor Chief Puts Off IPO, Restarts Buying Plans Kronos Now Tracks Shop Floor Machines IQMS Rolls Out User Interace, Other Upgrades Notes Five Ideas for Demand Planning Building on the SOA Blueprint Innovation Now A Team Effort Lean %2B Technology = LEAN^2 Finding Flaws Before They Spread Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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