2008 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
January
AD CLOSING MATERIAL DUE 12/07/07 12/11/07
February
1/10/08 1/14/08
March
2/07/08 2/11/08
April
3/14/08 3/18/08
May
4/11/08 4/15/08
ENTERPRISE/SUPPLY CHAIN SAP in the process
industries Sales & operations planning
Match supply chain design to business needs
Lean production & lean supply chain
Manufacturing intelligence in the process industries The global integrated enterprise
Rich execution capabilities in supply chain logistics Which consultants know manufacturing
PLANT OPERATIONS Manufacturing’s
makeover: Digital manufacturing & Manufacturing 2.0
Energy management
The politics of IT, engineering & operations
The looming skills shortage
Control systems data & enteprise intelligence
PRODUCT INNOVATION Managing change in
a time of accelerated change
Master data management
Innovation in product & production management
The many uses of design data
No end to outsourcing, the limits to outsourcing
COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE Beyond EDI & the VAN
Industrial wireless in the process industries Systems management in the broadband era
Microsoft Office & Sharepoint Portal IT services provision
Plant floor network management
Mobile computing in manufacturing
MANAGING TODAY’S Industrial metals RESOURCES AND CONSTRAINTS
International trade
Petrochemical feedstocks
Finished goods inventories
Agricultural commodities
Note: Story title in bold denotes cover story
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June
5/09/08 5/13/08
July
6/13/08 6/17/08
August
7/11/08 7/15/08
September
8/14/08 8/18/08
October
9/12/08 9/16/08
November
10/10/08 10/14/08
December
11/12/08 11/14/08
Gauging risk in enterprise supply chain management
ERP and the mega-corporation Human capital management
Global trade management
The current state of supply chain communications
40 emerging software vendors
ERP in manufacturing Measuring business performance
Executive salary survey corporate, operations, information technology mangement
SAP xMII’s impact on manufacturing
A rational approach to green manufacturing
Production & performance management: SOA on the plant floor
Effective product tracking & tracing strategies
Inventory optimization Security & safety in manufacturing systems
Warehouse & transportation management
Multi-plant production
Fostering innovation in the enterprise Mechatronics: integrating product design
MBT Innovation Insight Series: Product, Process, Plant
The knowledge-based economy
Best practices in product data management
Documenting supplier performance
Protecting intellectual property Selling product & services booth
The current state of SaaS applications
Systems management in the manufacturing enterprise
SaaS for SMBs The emergence of grid & service-oriented IT
Implementing software systems Standards for business software interoperability
The evolving BPM, SOA, EAI and middleware market
Reality and RFID How to merge the desktop with the enterprise
Data center mangement
Bulk shipping
The steel industry
Air transport
Energy stocks, energy alternatives
Deep sea shipping
Semi-finished materials
Rail transport
STAFF
CONTRIBUTORS
KEVIN PARKER, editorial director, has been with Manufacturing Business Technology since 1991.
SIDNEY HILL, JR., executive editor, has written on the full range of manufacturing business technology subjects since 1994.
CAROL SMITH, managing editor, has held several key editorial positions with Manufacturing Business Technology over the course of more than 16 years.
ROBERTO MICHEL served as editor of Manufacturing Business Technology, and is today one of its leading contributors.
DAVE CARUSO, principal with Dave Caruso & Associates, has 21 years of experience in the manufacturing software business.
JULIE FRASER, a recognized industry analyst and principal with Industry Directions, has 20 years experience as a manufacturing systems industry advisor.
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