JMP Electronics Inc – 2012

Accelerate The Move To Paperless Manufacturing

20. November, 2012|Uncategorized|One comment

Apriso (Long Beach, CA) announced general availability of FlexNet 9.6, the company’s next generation manufacturing software platform that offers much more than traditional manufacturing execution systems. New capabilities offer greater benefits to more widely adopt paperless manufacturing processes. The greater process efficiency and standardization that is now possible also meets business needs for faster, more effective New Product Introduction (NPI) while increasing responsiveness to market change.

Manage Purchase Orders And Inventory On Your Smartphone

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Guardian Business Solutions, Inc. (GBSI; Brookfield, WI) has added two new applications to its Mobilize-IT library of enterprise applications for smartphones and tablets. The Inventory Transfer app offers shop floor and warehouse workers a way to move and track inventory from one bin location to another, or between warehouses. The Purchase Order Receiving app allows users to record product data with information on lot, batch and quantity. These orders can be searched by P. O. number, vendor name or part number.

Equipment Lease Finance Industry Confidence Almost Neutral In November

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Washington, DC, November 20, 2012 — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the November 2012 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $628 billion equipment finance sector. Read more

Unemployment falls in 75 percent of USA

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WASHINGTON (AP) — An increase in hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 37 U.S. states last month, the latest indication that the job market is slowly healing.

Unemployment rates are now below 7 percent in 23 of the 50 states. The Labor Department says rates rose in seven states in October and were unchanged in six.

When it comes to manufacturing, the next “offshoring” place may be onshore

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US manufacturers should soon have an edge when competing globally. The main reason is that manufacturing labor costs in the US are now very attractive. In particular US manufacturing unit labor costs have not grown since the early 80s when Volcker brought inflation under control.

Nord-Lock Offers Loosening-Free Washers

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Nord-Lock (Chicago, Ill.) has launched its Nord-Lock X-series washer, which combines the company’s wedge-locking protection against spontaneous bold loosening due to vibration and dynamic loads. An exclusive spring effect protects against slackening due to settlement and relaxation.