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Soul Dope is launching a Wellness Subscription Box initiative to help fund their mission to connect children in underprivileged communities to technology.

Almost $100 Billion await recovery in Medicaid programs

Ultriva is continuing expansion with deployment for a new aerospace components company. The Aerospace Industries Association, the premier trade association representing the nation's major aerospace and defense manufacturers, works with 300 major aerospace and defense companies and their suppliers are members of the association, embodying every high-technology manufacturing segment of the U.S. aerospace and defense industry from commercial aviation and avionics, to manned and unmanned defense systems, to space technologies and satellite communications. Ultriva works with many of these leading manufacturers and suppliers and sees great expansion in 2014 likely in areas addressing civil aviation, space, national security, international and procurement and finance.

Conklin Bros., a San Jose, Calif. company that offers top-quality floor coverings, has just announced their plans to help with the efforts for Typhoon Haiyan relief.

The Making Music Magazine November Print Edition is available at makingmusicmag.com. Miss Kristin attracts a wide and diverse fan base, according to spokesperson Meg Manor of Big Fuss Records. Meg goes on to say, "She is setting an example for others to get out and do good works, and not to wait around to perform and play."

There are many different occasions that a person celebrate throughout the course of his life. There’s his or her baby shower, birthdays, weddings and Christmas day. These celebrations are often not celebrated alone, families and friends gather together during these events of a lifetime. Celebration is not just about celebration alone, as gift-giving is always a part of it. After all, gift-giving is a wonderful way to maintain and of course, strengthen the bonds and express the appreciation of the occasion within family and with people closest to one’s heart.

The average person spends 48 percent of their food budget on eating out. According to the National Restaurant Association, the average adult eats a meal or snack purchased from a restaurant 5.8 times a week. In fact, the restaurant industry remains the top industry searched for on mobile phone devices, according to a number of studies. "Restaurants need to ensure consumers can find them while on the go and Android and iPhone restaurant apps make this easy to do," Nicolas Baron of Bay App Studios states.

In developed nations, consumers prefer to use mobile web over mobile apps, although neither is used exclusively, according to Statistic Brain. In the United States, 46.7 percent used a browser, app or download, with 36.4 percent using a browser and 34.4 percent using an app. In Europe, these numbers continue to be slightly lower, with 41.1 percent using one of these three options while, in Japan, the numbers go up significantly. In this country, 76.8 percent use a browser app or download. "Companies must be aware of these statistics and work to develop an overall digital strategy which takes into account consumer needs and preferences, no matter where the customer is located," Nicolas Baron of Bay App Studies, a bay area web design and development company, explains.

Narayan Laksham, founder and CEO of Ultriva, Inc. will write a series of End to End Pull articles highlighting each of the eight requirements. In a recent posting on the company’s blog, Laksham noted the first requirement is the need for a collaborative transactional portal, “End to End, as the name signifies, allows manufacturers to actively collaborate with customers for actual demand and synchronize with suppliers for replenishment. E2E offers a better solution to balancing supply with customer demand through procurement strategies, materials and inventory policies tied to actual demand signals. Many suppliers want to provide sufficient service levels to customers and turn supply replenishment and synchronization into a competitive advantage.”

Intilop Inc., a pioneer and a recognized leader in providing Ultra-Low latency networking Mega IP building blocks, systems and solutions, announced they will showcase Altera’s SDK for OpenCL™ with their 5th Gen. SX-Series 10G Ultra-Low latency UDP/TCP Offload Core delivering sub-micro second wire-to-host latency. The live demo will be shown in booth 302 at the Low Latency Summit taking place at Convene Center (formerly Sentry Centers), 730 3rd Avenue @ 45th Street in New York City, NY on November 12th, 2013.

A major automotive parts manufacturer decided to increase use of Ultriva Software. Currently the company has 80% of its spend in CSP. This will bring the automotive parts company within three months of going live with the implementation. According to the most recent Department of Commerce report, automotive parts consumption is linked to the demand for new vehicles, since roughly 70 percent of U.S. automotive parts production is for Original Equipment (OE) products. The remaining 30 percent is for repair and modification (aftermarket). Suppliers survived the downturn in 2009 and lower their break-even point, and 2014 is expected to be an exception year for the industry. Suppliers are increasing efficiency and lowering their break-even point according to the DOC report, allowing many suppliers to see some profit.

Narayan Laksham, founder and CEO of Ultriva, Inc. recently highlighted why manufacturers should integrate with the demand side to streamline their supply chain. They call this process as “End to End Pull (E2E)” replenishment. Laksham expanded this idea in the company’s blog published recently, “This is clearly a paradigm shift compared to the constant focus on improving the planning or forecasts using better and superior algorithms. The primary goal of the E2E process is to schedule manufacturing production based on customer demand instead of forecasts while raw materials and components usage at the manufacturing facilities should drive replenishment to the upstream supply chain. This is also commonly known as ‘consumption driven replenishment’ or ‘Electronic Kanban loops.’”

Narayan Laksham, founder and CEO of Ultriva, Inc. recently discussed the importance of supply chain embracing lean practices in manufacturing. In a blog posted on the company’s website, Laksham explained, “Lean in its purest form is removal of waste. In today’s world, manufacturing is becoming more competitive than ever with shorter lead times, higher service levels, exploding number of finished goods SKUs, and thinning margins. Over the last twenty years, the focus of lean in manufacturing was concentrated on streamlining the factory floor, aligning of production lines, optimization of space, and standardizing of operating procedures.”

MFRTech.com recently featured Narayan Laksham, CEO of Ultriva, Inc., sharing, “Why the Small Step of Standard Labels is Large.” Laksham has visited many raw material warehouse facilities and common challenges he sees are boxes stacked up to the ceiling, boxes and rolls staged at different locations as well as materials without labels or materials with shipping labels but each one looking different. Laksham noted, “As you navigate through, the people behind the scenes, shop floor, purchasing/procurement, supply chain and IT, you find groups who are charged with distinctly different objectives.”

Becoming the global leader in e-kanban solutions was just the start. In an effort to enable and empower companies learn more about this most sophisticated industrial technology solution, Ultriva has been profiled extensively in the media, authored blogs, white papers, and other source material. Narayan Laksham, founder of the company, has become a most-respected thought leader in Supply Chain Management and lean manufacturing subject-matter expert worldwide. Recently hundreds of companies asked for new tools to review the Ultriva value proposition.

Ultriva is the leading provider of Lean Supply Chain Solutions. The average inventory savings per plant using Ultriva is $2 Million dollars. Ultriva delivers web-based software solutions that control demand and supply variability to improve on-time delivery performance. The results significantly reduce working capital and transition manufacturers from forecast-based planning to consumption-based replenishment. For more than a decade Ultriva has been sharing information about lean manufacturing process.

Bay App Studios is a Silicon Valley company specializing in customized business app development, enterprise web applications & marketing solutions that help clients implement digital strategies that exceed their expectations, accelerate growth, and capitalize on new market opportunities.

Ultriva is the leading provider of Lean Supply Chain Solutions. Ultriva delivers web-based software solutions that control demand and supply variability to improve on-time delivery performance. The results significantly reduce working capital and transition manufacturers from forecast-based planning to consumption-based replenishment. For more than a decade Ultriva has been sharing information about lean manufacturing process.

Becoming the global leader in e-kanban solutions was just the start. In an effort to enable and empower companies learn more about this most sophisticated industrial technology solution, Ultriva has been profiled extensively in the media, authored blogs, white papers, and other source material. Narayan Laksham, founder of the company, has become a most-respected thought leader in Supply Chain Management and lean manufacturing subject- matter expert worldwide. Recently hundreds of companies asked for new tools to review the Ultriva value proposition. Ultriva presentations are now available which capture the salient product features, rationale for use, and cost-effectiveness of the technology (with heightened focus on ROI – return on investment). Synthesized presentations and slide shows are another tool for prospective Ultriva clients to gather information and make a cursory determination if this technology is a good fit.

Prominent California business attorney Richard Burt has been re-appointed as the vice-chair of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California. His role will be to monitor and report on judicial developments affecting business lawyers in California.

Ultriva, based in Cupertino, CA, implemented a demand driven manufacturing model by providing full visibility, scheduling, and sequencing of production of customer orders at the cell level for one of the Rexnord plant in Indianapolis. Previously it took ten days before the order reached the factory floor; orders were scheduled on a weekly basis, causing an overall lead time of fifteen days.

Signature Orthodontics of Cupertino, California recently revealed their comprehensive package of orthodontic treatments. The new services include, but are not limited to, early age orthodontic treatment, adolescent orthodontic treatment, adult orthodontic treatment, surgical orthodontics, Invisalign and retainers. Signature Orthodontics founder Dr. Setareh Mozafari, DDS and her staff have developed this package to respond effectively to the needs of their patients in and around Cupertino.

Da-Les Auto Body, an auto body repair shop located in Sunnyvale, Calif., has just announced that they have just earned their 23rd 5-star review on Yelp. The company, which is well-known in the area for its top-notch auto repair services, has been listed on Yelp for 10 years and has an average rating of four stars.

Supply and Demand Chain Executive recently featured a video describing the Ultriva Collaborative Supply Chain. Ultriva Supply Chain Execution Solutions reduce purchased parts costs and improve on-time delivery by improving visibility and communication with suppliers and customers. Ultriva provides an easy to use web portal so there is zero infrastructure cost to partners. Realize a ROI in less than 12 months.

Suntactics is offering a special 10% off discount to the victims of natural disasters and to those who are looking for security in an unpredictable world. On the Suntactics website, customers are prompted to type in the coupon code: 4STORM on the checkout page when ordering online.

Narayan Laksham, President of Ultriva, Inc. was the featured guest on the Manufacturing Revival Radio last week. Ultriva, based in Cupertino, California, empowers leading industrial, automotive, healthcare, aerospace, and defense businesses to operate more effectively and collaboratively by providing real time visibility and targeted actionable intelligence into inventory and material flows.

Ur Solar Solutions (UrSS) announced today that it has established a marketing partnership for the various Mobile Solar Platforms developed and built by GlobalWatt of MI. UrSS is a U-Group, LLC. funded project providing meticulously crafted solar solutions integrating Solar (Photovoltaic), Wind, LED, Power Management and various applications for roof tops, ground mount and car ports including Energy Harvest Parks.