Manufacturing Business Technology

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Manufacturing Business Technology
Cover of Manufacturing Business Technology magazine
Type business magazine
Format Paper and online magazine
Owner Reed Business Information
Editor Sidney Hill, Jr.
Founded 1984
Language English
Headquarters Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
Circulation 80,000
ISSN 1554-3404
Official website Manufacturing Business Technology

Manufacturing Business Technology (ISSN-1554-3404) is a trade publication and web site owned by Reed Business Information serving the information needs of executives across corporate, IT and operations functions within the manufacturing industry. MBT's mission is to help manufacturing and supply chain executives turn information technology into a strategice business weapon.

The editorial director is Sidney Hill, Jr., with the editorial offices located in Oak Brook, Illinois, USA.

Established in 1984, Manufacturing Business Technology magazine is published 5 times a year. The Web site publishes daily breaking news about the manufacturing and IT industries. MBT also distributes montly e-newsletters providing in-depth coverage on Lean Manufacturing, innovative product development strategies, and leading-edge methods of managing production processes. the mbtmag.com blogs on Lean manufacturing, product innovation, plant-floor operations, and green manufacturing and supply chain strategies are written by seasoned industry experts and are considered must-reads among manufacturing and supply chain executives. Common articles published by MBT discuss applications and services, business performance, integration and infrastructure, and security and wireless within manufacturing and IT.

In July, Manufacturing Business Technology bestows its coveted Innovation Insight Awards on companies—both vendors and end-users—who demontrate innovative use of information technology in solving real business problems. Previous winners of this award include Cisco Systems, Honeywell Process Solutions, Emerson Process Management, and SASOL, a South African company that has pioneered a process for converting coal into gasoline.

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