May 7, 2013

MANUFACTURING

Business Agility in the Evolving Workforce

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Eighty-Five percent of companies with global supply chains experienced at least one supply chain disruption in the previous 12 months.1 Risk is inherently unpredictable. Fortunately, the current workforce is undergoing its own transformation to be able to identify and manage risk on a global basis. For more than 35 years I have worked with companies […]

May 1, 2013

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Research and Development – Who are the Global Leaders?

3 min read

Following on from my recent blog about “Is Manufacturing Coming Back to the US?” one of Morgan Stanley’s Investment guys, Ruchir Sharma, (Managing Director and the head of the Emerging Markets Equity team) has a book out called ‘Breakout Nations’ and in it he says: “Every Investment idea is right for a while” He was […]

April 25, 2013

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Cisco Power Over EtherNet (POE) – What’s the Benefit to Your Business?

2 min read

An introduction to how Cisco Industrial POE can simplify electrical wiring, increase device portability, and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This is available on the Cisco IE3000 and IE2000 Series products now. IP devices are becoming Ubiquitous, and the Internet of things is upon us, and predictions are for billions of devices connected over […]

April 22, 2013

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Is Manufacturing Coming Back to the US?

2 min read

Manufacturing Exports up over past 18 months for USA. Douglas Burtnick of Aberdeen Asset Management was heard on NBR recently talking about how the US export story is really interesting, and often overlooked by those not focused on the manufacturing industry. He said…  “Companies are seeing external demand for anything from machinery, to electronics, to […]

April 11, 2013

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Cisco and ODVA at 2013 Hannover Messe

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The buzz this year at Hannover Messe Fair is around "The Integrated Industry".  One of the key technologies that's enabling this convergence is unmodified Ethernet being deployed...

April 5, 2013

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Learn About the Power of Integration at Hannover Messe 2013

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This Monday is the beginning of Hannover Messe Faire noted by companies and organizations as the world's premier industrial technology showcase.  This years Faire has a clear focus on core technologies...

April 4, 2013

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Cisco Connected Industries talks about the IE2000 Industrial Ethernet Switch

1 min read

Connected Industries shows off the entry level Industrial Switch, the IE2000 Yuta Endo, Cisco Connected Industries Product Manager,  discusses the newest version of the IE2000 range of products that addresses the growing trends of Industrial and Enterprise Network convergence; connectivity across Industrial equipment; and the heightened security concerns that are burgeoning. Yuta talks about the […]