The Global Community for Manufacturing Leadership

In our latest Dialogue with a thought leader in global manufacturing, Procter & Gamble?s president of Global Business Services and CIO, Filippo Passerini, explains how global outsourcing and innovative business models will help the CPG giant run more efficiently, gain agility, and reach another billion cu...

An ERP solution, often called the "backbone" system for enterprise transactions and planning, plays a central role in regulatory compliance. Because it maintains one common database, the ERP system can help minimize reporting costs by providing a convenient and efficient way to gather and monitor relevant i...

Under the gun to cut costs in the face of losses, Dow Chemical, the global chemicals company, embraces co-opetition and swaps favors with rivals.| German chemicals giant BASF | close partnership | swaps save transportation costs and speed delivery time | Progressive Manufacturing Summit | cooperative capita...

Ericsson Senior Vice President of Strategy Douglas Gilstrap explains how a venerable phone company innovates in an era of Internet whippersnappers: It collaborates. Even the CEO is blogging. Enterprise mobility...

Celanese COO Doug Madden discusses his formula for driving success throughout the giant chemical company?s global operations: thinking ahead, investing in R&D, and innovating with customers. | innovation | sustainability | agility...

As pricing schemes and fulfillment channels proliferate, manufacturers are finding that the order-to-cash process is becoming increasingly complex and difficult to manage. Luckily, a host of software solutions can ease the burden....