Articles from Manufacturing Business
Discrete advisory: aPriori delivers “should cost” assessments to reduce product cost
2008-10-17 16:57:00.0
PLM trend: Product data for the masses
2008-10-17 16:00:00.0
One of the major trends in the product life-cycle management (PLM) industry has been its expansion beyond engineering to users across the company and its extended enterprise. But an even broader expansion of PLM enables visibility of product data to others outside this corporate structure—even to consumers of the products. ...read more
Smart product design: It’s getting easier to be green
2008-10-17 13:18:00.0
By making informed design decisions and using the right tools, manufacturers can take the necessary steps toward making greener—or more eco-friendly or sustainable—products. That's because many of the things considered in everyday good design decisions also are great sustainability design decisions. ...read more
Trying times: Five reasons to embrace new product blueprinting
2008-10-17 12:56:00.0
Industrial marketing specialist Dan Adams says the only way to win in tough times is through organic growth. Companies must consistently come up with differentiated new products customers want to buy—and that means finding clarity in the "fuzzy front end" of the process. ...read more
Protecting IP: Should an invention hold patent or trade-secret status?
2008-10-17 12:43:00.0
Your company has created a new innovation. Now you would like to protect this intellectual property (IP) asset and use it to create value for your business. Four types of IP protection exist: copyright, patent, trademarks, and trade secrets. But which type of protection is best for your IP asset? The answer is found in the type of protections provided by patents and trade secrets. ...read more
Cradle to grave: IBM Consulting PLM offering makes for greener products, processes
2008-10-17 12:02:00.0
The IBM Environmental Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) solution introduced in September is a consulting offering that calls upon IBM's own applications and expertise to ensure products are made to the environmental standards laid out by the client. ...read more

