iPad and Manufacturing

Thanks to Neil Groundwater for sending me this article on iPad Takes On Manufacturing in Macworld.  Below is a snippet from the article:

“When Apple created the iPad, the [manufacturing] industry had a sort of wake-up call … that mobility is not only relevant for people outside the company, but also for those inside the company who have information needs and are not tied to their desk, but are tied to their asset,” says Pierfrancesco Manenti, a manufacturing analyst at IDC Insights."