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Vertical Industries >
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ALSO CALLED:
High Tech Manufacturing Industry,
Industrial Equipment Industry,
Engineering Industry,
Manufacturing Services,
Furniture Industry,
Industrial Automation Industry,
Manufacturing Industries,
Machinery Industry,
Industrial Manufacturing Industry
DEFINITION: Planned obsolescence, also called built-in obsolescence, is the conception, design and production of a product, such as hardware or software, with the intent that it should be useful, functional or popular for a limited length of time. The term was coined in the 1950s by Brooks Stevens who suggested that new and improved products are in constant demand by consumers and that corporations can best respond
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Manufacturing Industry Reports
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IT Tipping Point for Mid-sized Companies: Deciding When to Move to Tier 1 ERP
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper will focus on debunking the myth that Tier 1 systems make running the business more difficult, while demonstrating that Tier 1 systems can actually make it easier for growing mid-sized companies to do the things they need to do.
Posted: 04 May 2009 | Published: 04 May 2009
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EnterpriseIQ -- Beyond traditional Manufacturing ERP
sponsored by IQMS
TRIAL SOFTWARE:
EnterpriseIQ goes beyond traditional ERP software systems by providing a real-time foundation for collaborative and ebusiness environments. From ensuring efficient and timely delivery of products to meeting the dynamic needs of customers and suppliers, IQMS brings it all together, seamlessly.
Posted: 05 Jan 2009 | Published: 05 Jan 2009
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Ensuring Successful Manufacturing Execution in the Fabless Semiconductor Model
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
The number of semiconductor companies adopting a fabless manufacturing model continues to increase. And to thrive in this highly competitive market, the fabless company must produce the best product designs for its intended market. This SAP Executive Insight examines the growing trend toward the fabless manufacturing model.
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Published: 17 Sep 2008
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Global Manufacturing Operations Management
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
This paper explains how a common platform can provide the basis for not only managing manufacturing operations, but also quality and inventory across global supplier networks.
Posted: 11 Sep 2008 | Published: 11 Sep 2008
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System Integrator Slashes Retrofit Price While Adding Value with AutomationDirect Products
sponsored by AutomationDirect
CASE STUDY:
CorrTech was able to reduce mechanical complexity and increase flexibility of the machine's bundle pusher assembly with the addition of the GS series AC variable speed drive and Marathon inverter duty motor.
Posted: 02 May 2008 | Published: 02 May 2008
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MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY DEFINITION (continued): … by manufacturing items that don't last very long.In the computer industry, planned obsolescence occurs in a synergistic manner between the hardware and software sectors. New applications and operating systems (OSs) demand more memory, hard disk space, storage capacity and throughput. This demand leads to the development of improved memory technology, increasingly capacious hard drives and storage media and faster microprocessors. These developments, in turn, are followed by still more sophisticated applications and OSs, driving the cycle to continue. All of this is fueled by the geek's love of … Manufacturing Industry definition sponsored by WhatIs.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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