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March 27, 2001
Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
March 26, 2001
e-Commerce Outsourcing: Big Advantages for Smaller Businesses
As outsourcing e-business functions becomes a trend, particularly among small to medium-sized companies, it pays to apply project management expertise to the effort. Find out the key points in assessing outsourcing alternatives.
Ready or Not, Here Come the New ISO Requirements
The International Organization for Standardization has released its new revisions for ISO certification. Companies now have three years to get their operations in order to meet the new criteria and might have to work a little harder to meet the new standards.
Biometric Technology: Sci-fi Meets e-Biz
The ability to quickly scan and store unique physical information, such as fingerprint patterns, has given rise to proposed applications for use in both expediting and protecting business transactions.
Government & Industry Update
Learn about the repeal of the OSHA Ergonomics Standards, the reasons for its early demise and the telling results of a recent e-commerce study conducted by the Department of Commerce.
Survey Compares US Airport Warehouse Rental Costs
The distance between a company's warehouse and the nearest airport is key to on-time delivery of goods, especially in the Internet age. However, distribution efficiency often forces a choice between accessibility and high-storage costs.
Are You Ready to Manage Your Warehouse Via the Web?
Vendors are currently courting the warehouse management field with a new line of web-based management software. Before you rush into a purchase, be sure the software is really what your business needs -- and if you even need it at all.
The Fine Art of Zoneskipping
Zoneskipping is a clever, and perfectly legal, way for companies to save money by utilizing the US Postal Service for the final delivery of their goods. But how much you'll be able to skip may depend on how much you ship.
Space Age Solutions for Today's Transportation Woes
Increasingly burdensome highway congestion threatens to further slow industry's ability to move product. Researchers looking into expanding development of relatively new technology for building Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are hoping to ease the gridlock.
March 12, 2001
Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
The Age of the Infrastructure
The sober realization that many companies do not have the necessary infrastructure to support fully automated business has attracted enormous investments in the infrastructure.
The Need for Speed: Making the Internet Go Faster
For many businesses, the key element the Internet is lacking is speed. Fortunately, there is technology in development that will soon provide a much-needed turbo boost to the web.
Eye on Washington: Your One Stop for Government Issues Affecting Industry
To find out about a proposed program that is earmarked to help small/mid-sized manufacturers transact business online, the possible extension of the Internet Sales Tax moratorium; and The Supreme Court's surprising decision regarding the Clean Air Act, click:
U.S. Faces Possible Power Woes
California was the first region to suffer blackouts from an overtaxed energy supply but they may not be the last.
New Semiconductors Raise New Safety Concerns
In addition to guarding the safety of their workers, semiconductor manufacturers now have a new concern: the welfare of the chips themselves. As innovations result in more costly components, the task of protecting semiconductors from the dangers of electrical fires and flammable chemicals is becoming an even greater concern.
Field Study: Do Electrical and Magnetic Fields Affect Worker's Health?
Just as they surround us, an air of mystery surrounds EMFs, or electric and magnetic fields. Members of the medical community have begun to question the effect of these low frequency fields on the health of electrical workers.
Welcome to "Fill-in-the-Blank" Valley
Silicon, the long time material of choice for the semiconductor industry, is now facing some competition. Engineers are exploring new compounds for use as the basic building blocks in the computer chips of tomorrow.
Going Mobile: Easing Plant Floor Data Efforts
A new wave of portable data collection systems is hitting the market and plant engineers are snapping them up. Are these devices expensive playthings or powerful tools that facilitate manufacturing?
