| | December 20136CIOReviewEditorialThe pace of business is increasing. Business success today involves far more than manufacturers simply delivering quality products on time. It requires integrated solutions that include service, support, and timely and accurate information, whenever and wherever customers want it. It demands that manufacturers regularly assess and improve the performance of operations that deliver those solutions. Manufacturing leaders must also meet regulatory requirements, drive product and process innovation, and anticipate the impact of potentially disruptive technologies on their business and operating models. There seems to be profound rethinking of production models, operational processes and supply chain structures.More manufacturers depend on a growing number of new and disruptive technologies to support their mission and maintain competitive advantage. This has put tremendous pressure on CIOs, who must now respond quickly to evolving markets, think in terms of revenue objectives and truly run IT as a business. This means they need to support greater speed, agility and efficiency, even while ensuring quality, compliance and security. The task is daunting. As CIOs aggressively scout for innovative technology solutions, there is no dearth of such solutions in the market. Our editorial team evaluated several mature vendors to present you the most promising manufacturing technology solution and consulting companies. These are companies whose solutions are truly capable of changing business practices.We also spoke to some of the successful CIOs in the manufacturing space who shared their wisdom and how they were leveraging technology to deal with the wide array of challenges in the current manufacturing landscape. Reading through these insights will give not only a peek into their business environments but also an understanding of the key business and technology trends impacting manufacturing industry, and provides guidance on how to deal with these changes and lead with confidence.On that note, we present to you this special edition on technology for manufacturing industry. We hope this special edition triggers a thought process among manufacturers to reinvent their organizations, align processes for tomorrow and key technologies they should be investing in.Pradeep ShankarEditor-in-Chiefeditor@cioreview.comReinventing ManufacturingMailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.936.8945, F:510.894.8405 December 2013, volume 2-15 Published monthly by CIOReview subscription rate: $60 for 12 issues To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreciew.com Copyright © 2013 CIOReview, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewCIOReviewDECEMBER - 2013CIOReview's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International (Audit Pending). Editor-in-Chief Pradeep ShankarManaging Editor Christo JacobEditorial StaffSales StaffCatherine JosephGeorge ThomasJeevan GeorgeJennifer StephenJoe PhilipLawrence TseMichelle MathewsNishat AhmedThomson AntonySteve Millersteve@cioreview.com 510.936.8551Jijo Thomas jijo@cioreview.com 510.936.8407 Lawrence Tse lawrence@cioreview.com 510.936.6903Laura Pintolaura@cioreview.com510.936.8840VisualizersSantosh KumarStephen ThomasRuby JonasMohammed Haneef
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