Global Manufacturing Companies
By investing in the necessary research, U.S. companies can be prepared to address changes in standards, economies and requirements for prospering in tomorrow's global marketplace.
Global Manufacturing Companies
By investing in the necessary research, U.S. companies can be prepared to address changes in standards, economies and requirements for prospering in tomorrow’s global marketplace.
Companies doing business in new emerging high growth markets like China or India will fail without proper attention to future trends and standards decisions.
As manufacturers transition to providing products and solutions for individual global markets it becomes increasingly necessary to invest in R&D on a global scale to stay competitive.
In the climate technologies market, making products that are more efficient is the fastest way to reduce emissions and lower global warming -- key customer performance requirements.
Similarly, companies doing business in new emerging high growth markets like China or India will fail without proper attention to future trends and standards decisions.
The commercial refrigeration and air conditioning industry may not seem fast-paced compared to others, but the landscape is changing and decisions being made in emerging markets such as China and India are driving large U.S. companies to evaluate coming (or future) plant locations, product line choices, investment decisions and more.
The consequences could play out in some key areas: in the international competition for investment in an important manufacturing industry; in the battle for market positioning within the industry; and in the environment, of course, with respect not only to the ozone layer but also to greenhouse gas emissions.
A brief contextual history shows that international concern for the depletion of the ozone layer led to the 1987 Montreal Protocol and the phase out of harmful chlorine-containing refrigerants. Growing anxiety about climate change attributable to greenhouse gas emissions led to the adoption of non-ozone depleting hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs) which has been both rapid and effective. But it’s not as simple as switching a good refrigerant for a better one. That would be equivalent to putting diesel gasoline in a non-diesel engine. Refrigerants have very different temperature and pressure requirements and improper use can result in damage to the equipment or environmentally harmful leakage.
So with the international call for safer, more environmentally friendly refrigerants, much of the world agreed to move, for example in air conditioning, from the then popular refrigerant known as R-22 to the much more eco-friendly R-410A. That process was started almost a decade ago and manufacturers have invested in new product lines, technology and R&D that would be able to produce equipment capable of working with the new refrigerant.
Attend Technology Days, a free event to foster innovation. See mature NASA technologies ready for commercialization, network with new supply chain partners & create new business opportunities. Learn more.
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Global Workforce Management: Trends and Strategies for U.S. Manufacturers Data and Decision-Making: Connecting the Big Disconnect UPS 2012 Change in the (Supply)
Project costing in ERP is difficult in project industries like oil and gas, utilities and mining. IFS North America Business Software Consultant Carrie Ghai discusses why this is the case and offers tips for selecting software equal to the task. Can the ERP you are considering truly capture all project costs, and handle actual costing as well as offer visibility into committed cost?
A strategic plan is only as good as the thinking that goes into it. Strategic thinking happens in a number of different ways, formal and informal but fundamentally affects your ability to execute on your long term process improvement objectives. Therefore, when the plan is lacking, we need to step back and consider the thinking. Even thinking is a process. IW Best Plants Conference 2012 Special Event at Lucas Oil Stadium:
After a long day of learning at the conference, attendees took over the field -- having their pictures taken with the Lombardi trophy, touring the Colts locker room, kicking field goals, throwing passes, and enjoying a live band.
AAF offers world-leading HEPA filtration solutions, repairs, maintenance, spare parts and equipment replacement. In fact, nobody brings more experience to gas turbine filtration than AAF. Learn more!
Today's manufacturing requires greater efficiency and productivity while improving worker safety on the job. Download this free white paper with easy solutions to get it all.
Demand Solutions shows you how easy it is to deliver a more effective forecast. Download our Guide to Improved Forecast Accuracy today and learn how you can create a better demand plan.IndustryWeek.
Companies doing business in new emerging high growth markets like China or India will fail without proper attention to future trends and standards decisions.
As manufacturers transition to providing products and solutions for individual global markets it becomes increasingly necessary to invest in R&D on a global scale to stay competitive.
In the climate technologies market, making products that are more efficient is the fastest way to reduce emissions and lower global warming -- key customer performance requirements.
Similarly, companies doing business in new emerging high growth markets like China or India will fail without proper attention to future trends and standards decisions.
The commercial refrigeration and air conditioning industry may not seem fast-paced compared to others, but the landscape is changing and decisions being made in emerging markets such as China and India are driving large U.S. companies to evaluate coming (or future) plant locations, product line choices, investment decisions and more.
The consequences could play out in some key areas: in the international competition for investment in an important manufacturing industry; in the battle for market positioning within the industry; and in the environment, of course, with respect not only to the ozone layer but also to greenhouse gas emissions.
A brief contextual history shows that international concern for the depletion of the ozone layer led to the 1987 Montreal Protocol and the phase out of harmful chlorine-containing refrigerants. Growing anxiety about climate change attributable to greenhouse gas emissions led to the adoption of non-ozone depleting hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs) which has been both rapid and effective. But it’s not as simple as switching a good refrigerant for a better one. That would be equivalent to putting diesel gasoline in a non-diesel engine. Refrigerants have very different temperature and pressure requirements and improper use can result in damage to the equipment or environmentally harmful leakage.
So with the international call for safer, more environmentally friendly refrigerants, much of the world agreed to move, for example in air conditioning, from the then popular refrigerant known as R-22 to the much more eco-friendly R-410A. That process was started almost a decade ago and manufacturers have invested in new product lines, technology and R&D that would be able to produce equipment capable of working with the new refrigerant.
Attend Technology Days, a free event to foster innovation. See mature NASA technologies ready for commercialization, network with new supply chain partners & create new business opportunities. Learn more.
China's Yuan Hits Fresh Record High ITT Exelis Opens New Mine Defense Facility in Florida US Manufacturers Warn over Fiscal Cliff U.S. Economy Picks Up Steam in Q3; Growth Hits 2.0% Ford, Dow Chemical Join Growing List of U.S.
Global Workforce Management: Trends and Strategies for U.S. Manufacturers Data and Decision-Making: Connecting the Big Disconnect UPS 2012 Change in the (Supply)
Project costing in ERP is difficult in project industries like oil and gas, utilities and mining. IFS North America Business Software Consultant Carrie Ghai discusses why this is the case and offers tips for selecting software equal to the task. Can the ERP you are considering truly capture all project costs, and handle actual costing as well as offer visibility into committed cost?
A strategic plan is only as good as the thinking that goes into it. Strategic thinking happens in a number of different ways, formal and informal but fundamentally affects your ability to execute on your long term process improvement objectives. Therefore, when the plan is lacking, we need to step back and consider the thinking. Even thinking is a process. IW Best Plants Conference 2012 Special Event at Lucas Oil Stadium:
After a long day of learning at the conference, attendees took over the field -- having their pictures taken with the Lombardi trophy, touring the Colts locker room, kicking field goals, throwing passes, and enjoying a live band.
AAF offers world-leading HEPA filtration solutions, repairs, maintenance, spare parts and equipment replacement. In fact, nobody brings more experience to gas turbine filtration than AAF. Learn more!
Today's manufacturing requires greater efficiency and productivity while improving worker safety on the job. Download this free white paper with easy solutions to get it all.
Demand Solutions shows you how easy it is to deliver a more effective forecast. Download our Guide to Improved Forecast Accuracy today and learn how you can create a better demand plan.IndustryWeek.
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