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Bank Systems & Technology February 22, 2010 Penny Crosman |
Bank BI Projects Abound, But Results Lag Ness Technologies/IDG survey of 64 financial companies finds many business intelligence projects in progress in banks, but uncovers some disappointment in the results those projects are achieving. |
National Defense June 2010 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Defense Manufacturing: A Crisis in the Making Defense manufacturing is like the weather. Everyone talks about it, but no one does anything. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 Jill Jusko |
Myths of Innovation A new report by Accenture and The Manufacturing Institute aims to help manufacturers find that right road to innovation, offering paths to explore as well as summarizing the current state of innovation. |
Registered Rep. May 14, 2014 |
The Top 10 Business Reasons Advisors Use Social Media Social media has become a major part of the daily routine for some financial services professionals, but how are they using it? |
CRM July 2011 Leonard Klie |
Just the Facts? Not Really Many firms use analytics data inconsistently and rely on personal experiences when engaging customers. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Applied Industrial's Growth Goal Management has locked down profitability and is focusing on growth. These are good days for manufacturers, and because the company is still largely a pure play on manufacturing activity, that's certainly good news for shareholders. |
IndustryWeek June 23, 2010 |
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IndustryWeek November 1, 2008 |
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Food Engineering October 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins |
State of Food Manufacturing: Period of Polarization Emerges The middle ground is shrinking as processors gravitate to one extreme or another in their approach to food and beverage manufacturing. |
InternetNews February 13, 2004 Robyn Greenspan |
Perceptions of Trust Research reveals that a distinct gap exists between U.S. businesses and consumers regarding issues of privacy, trust, and how personal data is handled. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 Nick Zubko |
A Risky Proposition Global companies evaluate the pros and cons of operating in China. |
Wall Street & Technology November 18, 2005 |
The Data Integration Challenge Regardless of business size or industry, data integration can be a sizable barrier to success that requires an enterprisewide strategy to overcome, according to a report. |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz |
Ranking Continuous Improvement Methods Lean manufacturing tops the list of responses to a survey about continuous improvement programs. |
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Just In Time -- What's Keeping You Up At Night? What those working in the industry see as the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry today. |
National Defense June 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Manufacturing Matters to the Nation's Economy and Security A detailed discussion of the nation's manufacturing challenges and their implications for national security. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 11, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Financial Industry Most Cognizant of Need to Overhaul Risk Infrastructure An Accenture risk management survey illustrated that executives in all sectors realize they must remake their approaches to risk, especially financial industry executives. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Looking for Industrial Powerhouses? Try These Three Country ETFs Consider ETFs from these three countries. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2009 Jill Jusko |
Flat Forecast for R&D Spending: By The Numbers Companies will shift their focus to new business versus existing business or basic research in 2009. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Brad Kenney |
CFOs Cite Data Quality as Top Concern With shop-floor data driving top-floor decisions, information security is starting to take a back seat. |
IndustryWeek October 20, 2010 |
How to Heal a Broken Supplier Relationship The depth of the relationship is more important than the length. |
Food Engineering October 4, 2007 Kevin T. Higgins |
State of Food Manufacturing Materials issues are emerging as defining factors in today's food and beverage industry. |
IndustryWeek October 19, 2011 |
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Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2005 Ellen H. Julian |
What Pharma Wants From IT Today Indications that compliance and productivity issues reign over information technology (IT) budgets at pharma companies were verified in the 2005 Pharmaceutical Executive/Life Science Insights Information Technology Survey of nearly 850 US pharma companies. |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2004 John Teresko |
Lean, Green & Smart What's in store for tomorrow's factories? Process intelligence tools, outmaneuvering costly regulations and machine tools that learn their lessons well. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2009 David Blanchard |
'Green' Supply Chain Movement Very few companies are actively pursuing sustainability initiatives. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
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National Defense November 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Industrial Policy Debate: Should The Pentagon Pick Winners and Losers? Industry executives and trade associations have called for the Defense Department to take preemptive action to protect key sectors that are considered of strategic importance to national security. |
Insurance & Technology February 12, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell |
Accenture Launches Risk Management Consulting Practice The service aims to provide clients with information that supports advanced decision making and early warning solutions that can detect emerging threats and opportunities. |
Insurance & Technology July 25, 2005 Wendy Toth |
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IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
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IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Speaking Out on Outsourcing Study shows more companies are now willing to outsource procurement tasks. |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
The Talent Search New skills and capabilities will be in high demand as procurement moves away from traditional responsibilities. |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Matters of Perception Many procurement teams feel underused and under-appreciated, but now could be their chance to shine. |
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BI Moves to the Cloud CIO survey finds one in five plan to move analytics off-premise in the next three years. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 David Blanchard |
IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey: Rebuilding Manufacturing From Scratch As the U.S. economy gets leaner and meaner, IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey reveals that the average salary for manufacturing management has dropped to $95,248. |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2001 Tonya Vinas |
Supply-Chain Strategist Looking for the definitive textbook on multitier-supply-chain management? There isn't one. But there is Jeff Trimmer, who is determined to find and improve upon manufacturing's best practices through the National Initiative for Supply Chain Integration... |
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Consolidation Laggards European and Asian life insurers have an edge over North American companies in policy administration systems consolidation. |
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Food Engineering December 1, 2005 Karen Schweizer |
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Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2001 Lesia Bates |
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National Defense February 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
State of Manufacturing Base Is Cause for Concern One lesson that we learned from the "Buy America" debate last year was the need for a thorough and detailed discussion on a national level about the state of the U.S. industrial base, particularly the capabilities of American industry to manufacture sophisticated components for weapon systems. |
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The Future of Manufacturing 2009 Manufacturing leaders chart the impact of the recession and identify the opportunities and risks facing the U.S. manufacturing sector in the years ahead. |