Best CMMS LLC, Grayslake, Ill., announced Version 2 of its Optimize FM Enterprise Facility Management Solution.

Willie Itule Produce turned to Produce Pro Software, Woodridge, Ill., to evolve its enterprise resource planning (ERP) management infrastructure.

The survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, UK, on behalf of Teradata, found significant roadblocks for enterprises looking to use intelligence across the organization.

Züger, a Switzerland-based supplier of mozzarella and other cream cheese specialities, is using an end-to-end software solution from CSB-System International, Willowbrook, Ill., to keep processes at the factory as lean as possible.

Emerson, St. Louis, Mo., launched supervisory control systems for large facilities to bring customers more control over their facility operation capabilities.

ProcessPro, St. Cloud, Minn., introduced ProcessPro Global, what is dubbed as the next generation of batch process manufacturing software for the food and beverage industry.

Continuous improvement is a central tenet of lean manufacturing. Companies should focus a portion of their continuous improvement initiatives on the supply chain process for the key parts that go into the manufacturing process.

Here’s how implementing an ERP system can reduce an equipment manufacturer’s lead times for building machines and improve its financial reporting.

Scientific Logistics, Atlanta, and Blue Horseshoe, Carmel, Ind., formed a relationship for Blue Horseshoe to resell the Sci-Log suite of applications.