Associate Editor TR Cutler Announces Discount Deadlines for Industrial ConnectionWritten by Thomas Cutler
Thomas R. Cutler, Associate Editor of Industrial Connection magazine (www.industrialconnection.net) is leading North American manufacturing journalist, writing for more than 200 publications per year. Cutler recently announced an important addition for July and August 2005 issues of Industrial Connection. With a fast approaching deadline of June 1, 2005, Cutler is going to provide four free advertorial profiles to manufacturers located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. These one page Manufacturer profiles will include a JPG photograph, and information about their product line being offered to readers of Industrial Connection. Industrial Connection is only Manufacturing dedicated publication covering Southeastern United States, with emphasis in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina. Cutler added that, “We are going to generate a series of articles about quality, and manufacturing process improvement from Six Sigma to Lean Manufacturing Certification, Electronic Kanban to Job Scheduling. Any feature article about a Southeast U.S. manufacturer that demonstrates continued process improvement is eligible for four complimentary advertorial issues. The free coverage will run in September – December 2005, after initial two issues are run in July and August issues.”
| | ETO ERP: Making the Wrong ChoiceWritten by Roger Meloy
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems offer great benefits to engineer-to-order (ETO) companies looking to increase productivity and decrease cost. According to TR Cutler, spokesperson for ETO Institute, “These benefits come as a result of a successful implementation, but not every implementation is successful.” Cutler asserts that, “One reason some implementations are not successful is selection of wrong system.”The ETO Institute has just published a white paper, “Why Do Companies Choose Wrong System?” This document is written with engineer-to-order companies in mind. It highlights problems facing ETO companies trying to find and evaluate a new ERP system. The while paper provides some time and simple steps companies can take to reduce chances of making a critical mistake. (www.etoinstitute.org) Cutler, who authors
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