President & CEO Thomas R. Cutler, (www.trcutlerinc.com) has been writing extensively about all aspects of industry and manufacturing and is ranked as the leading manufacturing journalist worldwide; he is a contributing editor for more than 300 publications annually. In the new book, Excellence in Manufacturing – New Approaches, Cutler authors a chapter about the role of technology solutions in the manufacturing supply chain.  Published by the Icfai University Press in Hyderabad, India, the ISBN order number for the text is 81-314-0689-X.

According to Cutler, “Increasingly there are more issues addressing the impact of the supply chain in the manufacturing sector as all phases and aspects or margin-cutting become critical.  This action is beyond the lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles and drive a fiscal bottom-line reality in current economic conditions.

About TR Cutler, Inc.:

TR Cutler, Inc. was founded by Thomas R. Cutler a decade ago. Cutler maintains extraordinary relationships with clients, journalists, editors, trendsetters, and key business leaders worldwide and has become a key resource for those writing about the manufacturing sector.

Cutler founded the Manufacturing Media Consortium™ in the 1999. This extraordinary group of more than 3200 journalists worldwide is writing about trends, data, case studies, profiles, and features in the                           manufacturing and industrial sector. Cutler has worked with thousands of media outlets to expand manufacturing media coverage.

Cutler has authored more than 2,000 articles for a wide range of manufacturing periodicals, industrial publications, and business journals including most of the leading monthly trade publications.

Cutler established a Manufacturing Marketing Research division dedicated to measuring the pulse of the manufacturing sector, particularly manufacturing firms which are privately held and rarely accounted for when gauging the industry sentiment.  TR Cutler, Inc. is providing a voice for manufacturers worldwide.