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Creating finely tuned processes requires constant improvement. In this section IW will provide examples of best-in-class operations.
How Green Are Your Products?
As the demand for green intensifies, manufacturers are using software and Web-based tools to quantify -- and promote -- the environmental impacts of their products and processes.

Xerox Corp., for example, used SimaPro software to conduct lifecycle assessments of its ColorQube 9200-Series color solid-ink multifunction printer and a comparable color laser multifunction printer. The peer-reviewed lifecycle assessment determined that the ColorQube, which does not require an ink cartridge, generates 90% less postconsumer solid waste than the comparable laser model. Xerox unveiled the ColorQube in May.

Seizing on the growing interest in green building, Mohawk Industries Inc. recently unveiled a Web-based tool that allows users to calculate the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) points for Mohawk products. The LEED Plus Calculator, which uses ecoScorecard software from Viridity Inc., also enables users to calculate how Mohawk products perform in several other environmental rating systems.

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Operations Articles & News
China Boosts World Steel Output

Chinese production was up 42.4% compared to last year

EU Tells Alcoa to Repay Italy State Aid

Claims company received subsidized electricity prices for two smelters

Teens Show Little Interest in Manufacturing

Most would prefer white-collar careers, according to survey

GE Appoints Tech Center Leader

Current CIO for corporate information services takes helm of advanced manufacturing center

Benchmarking Tool Aims to Help Semiconductor Facilities Improve Energy Efficiency

'FABS21' users can filter peer facilities' data set based on climate zone, facility type and cleanliness level.

Mitsubishi Chemical, Rayon to Reunite

Goal of the merger is to make corporate activity more international in face of increasing competition

Supply Chain Risk Becomes Strategic Imperative as Need for Cost Cutting Continues

Cost-cutting measures continue to supersede longer-term investment-driven directives.

GM, Ford and Chrysler Strive to Become The Lean Three

Continuous improvement has taken hold in Detroit -- and not a moment too soon.

The Leading Edge: Manufacturing Technologies to Watch

Innovations are being driven by globalization, as devices are growing smaller, smarter and more connected.

Continuous Improvement -- Tools are Necessary but Not Sufficient

It is who is choosing and using the tools that makes a lasting difference in your operations.

 
White Papers
The Future of Manufacturing 2009

Paper contributed by Crowe Horwath LLP, 11/4/2009

Optimizing the Global Manufacturing Network

Paper contributed by SAP, 10/12/2009

Understanding and Managing Supply Chain Risk

Paper contributed by SAP, 10/12/2009

ERP Best Practices: The SaaS Difference

Paper contributed by Plex Systems, 9/10/2009