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Whitepapers

2006 Manufacturing Software and Execution Trends
A Wonderware sponsored survey of industry leaders and manufacturing professionals to uncover current software trends in the manufacturing industry.

Microsoft .NET and the Automation Industry
This paper introduces Microsoft^® .NET to a non-technical audience and then expands on the application of the .NET technology and describes how the automation industry will be effected over the coming years.

Wonderware Factelligence and OEE
Manufacturers realize that a small decrease in production can result in significant monetary losses. Therefore, the ability to ascertain when and where productivity is lost is critical in determining why acceptable production levels are not being achieved. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a commonly used metric for evaluating productivity.

Improve Your Bottom Line Through Manufacturing
As manufacturing companies explore opportunities to improve output and throughput by engaging in lean initiatives or streamlining manufacturing processes, it is important that they consider other factors in addition to top line revenues that affect the overall bottom line.

Machine Monitoring with Wonderware Factelligence
Wonderware Factelligence is capable of capturing and providing visibility of the real-time status of shop floor machines and reporting historically on machine utilization and efficiency. This document describes how Wonderware Factelligence was applied to meet the machine utilization analysis goals of two Wonderware customers.

Wonderware Factelligence Case Study: Metalsa
Metalsa increases production rates and decreases cycle times using Factelligence.

Wonderware Factelligence Case Study: Barber Foods
Barber Foods utilizes Wonderware Factelligence to increase yields and improve labor utilization.

How to Move to Make-to-Demand Manufacturing
With the uncertainty and profit pressure in today's market, manufacturers are seeking to move to Make-to-Demand (MTD) operations. Leading manufacturing analyst Julie Fraser from Industry Directions has produced a compelling article on the challenges and pathway to transforming a factory's culture and systems into an MTD environment.