Microsoft Manufacturing & Resources Blog

I was reading an article in EE Times recently where the CEO of Linear Technology, Lothar Maier was commenting on the challenging times for the semiconductor industry. Maier predicted that “current market conditions will put significant pressure on small...

One of the hottest topics with Microsoft manufacturing customers is High Performance Computing ( HPC ). From product development to manufacturing engineering, from logistics planning to supply chain modeling, new applications for HPC are being deployed...

I spent three days last week at the Automotive News World Congress Event in Detroit.  This was my second year attending this conference and as you can imagine it was a very interesting time to listen firsthand to so many executives from the industry...

As we continue to wrestle with an economy weighed down by major energy and housing shocks, it’s clear that US Manufacturers are helping to offset some of these losses through strong exports abroad. With a weak dollar and with increasingly efficient manufacturing...

I asked Greg Walker, a Supply Chain Specialist on our US Manufacturing team to guest blog with me on this topic. RFID Momentum is building and we wanted to jump in and share some perspectives from Microsoft. __ In this very exciting time to be involved...

The most prominent and arguably most critical supply chain tool in the world is Microsoft Excel. In supply chain conversations, manufacturer after manufacturer reflect back to me their tremendous dependency on this tool for supply chain processes. As...

For many manufacturers, specialized engineering applications are the lifeblood of the product development process. Because of the many system dependencies in these applications, the ability to rapidly deploy and upgrade these applications with the latest...

Manufacturing business models are changing. Traditional original equipment manufacturers are embracing new "smart" service business models enabled through embedded software, wireless connectivity and on-line services. IndustryWeek defines smart services...

I read a great article in PRIME magazine regarding the role of unified communications in driving cost reduction in manufacturing. The breakthrough here is the new focus on using UC for reducing operational costs in people-driven processes. I've included...

By way of introduction, my name is Tyler Bryson and I am the US General Manager of the Manufacturing and Resources Sector. I have responsibility for Microsoft's sales, solution, and partner strategy for serving enterprise manufacturing customers in the...

As I meet with manufacturing executives confronting the new economic realities of the post financial-crisis world, one theme resonates over and over; manufacturers want to better leverage what they already have to save money and innovate.  As one...