Tom Hennessey

Author's details

Name: Tom Hennessey
Date registered: June 28, 2010
URL: http://www.apriso.com

Biography

Tom Hennessey is one of our marketing guys, so you can thank him for having this blog. Besides helping the sales team, managing lead campaigns and organizing Apriso’s Community days, Tom heads the team responsible for preparing all the communications you hear about from Apriso, so his posts will be focused on corporate communications.

Latest posts

  1. Q&A Update: Mobile Perspectives in Manufacturing Operations — March 13, 2012
  2. Think Global, Act Local — December 8, 2011
  3. The Value of Peer Review — October 18, 2011
  4. Reflections on Microsoft’s Reference Architecture for Discrete Manufacturers — April 27, 2011
  5. Mega-ERP Can’t do it all for Manufacturing Operations — March 17, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. The Value of Peer Review — 1 comment

Author's posts listings

Mar 13 2012

Q&A Update: Mobile Perspectives in Manufacturing Operations

Question and answer interview

Questions and Answers on Apriso’s latest new FlexNet for Android, and what is driving the need.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.apriso.com/blog/2012/03/qa-update-mobile-perspectives-in-manufacturing-operations/

Dec 08 2011

Think Global, Act Local

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Manage global manufacturing operations by taking a “think local, act global” perspective … try to standardize most processes on a global scale, but allow for local customization as needed.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.apriso.com/blog/2011/12/think-global-act-local/

Oct 18 2011

The Value of Peer Review

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The value of peer to peer review is considerable.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.apriso.com/blog/2011/10/the-value-of-peer-review/

Apr 27 2011

Reflections on Microsoft’s Reference Architecture for Discrete Manufacturers

An interview with Chris Will, CTO of Apriso, offers insights to the recent Microsoft announcement, on setting a new reference architecture standard for discrete manufacturers.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.apriso.com/blog/2011/04/reflections-on-microsoft%e2%80%99s-reference-architecture-for-discrete-manufacturers/

Mar 17 2011

Mega-ERP Can’t do it all for Manufacturing Operations

There appears to be growing market traction around the concept of using a two platform approach – ERP plus Manufacturing Operations, as a best-practice for better operational efficiency.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.apriso.com/blog/2011/03/mega-erp-can%e2%80%99t-do-it-all-for-manufacturing-operations/

Mar 01 2011

Five Indicators When it Might be Time for a new Manufacturing Execution System

It is no secret that the technical capabilities and potential return on investment of manufacturing execution systems has undergone considerable change over the past five years. Partially triggered by the recent financial crisis and manufacturing’s need to be far more agile and responsive than ever before, times have changed – no longer will good enough do.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.apriso.com/blog/2011/03/five-indicators-when-it-might-be-time-for-a-new-manufacturing-execution-system/

Sep 01 2010

Global Manufacturing: Opportunity or Challenge

From an IT perspective, it’s easy to see globalization as a challenge. A greater multitude of manufacturing sites force IT centralization, remote support of smaller sites is a hassle, and your exposure to natural disasters around the world make business continuity more complicated.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.apriso.com/blog/2010/09/global-manufacturing-opportunity-or-challenge/

Jun 29 2010

Welcome to Manufacturing Transformation

Our team of insiders and experts will cover news, debates, methodologies and best practices relevant to an ambitious manufacturing audience that have their sights on winning.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.apriso.com/blog/2010/06/welcome-to-manufacturing-transformation/