-- 31% more likely than other manufacturers to have integrated plant
floor data with ERP.
-- 26% more likely than other manufacturers to be providing plant floor
data to executive decision makers.
-- Four times more likely than other manufacturers to be utilizing MI/MPM
and 40% more likely to have real time plant floor data capabilities.
Putting these findings in context Matthew Littlefield, a Manufacturing
Research Analyst with the Aberdeen Group, states, "Best-in-Class
manufacturers are 15% more likely to be utilizing plant floor data that has
been collected from an automated source. This data is 40% more likely to
have been collected in real time and 31% more likely to have been
integrated with ERP. Best-in-Class manufacturers, in regards to enterprise
organization and knowledge management, are 13% more likely to manage plant
floor data initiatives at the corporate level and are 26% more likely to
give executive decision makers plant floor visibility."
Based on the above findings Littlefield adds the following recommendations
for action:
-- To solidify corporate buy in and ownership of plant floor data
management initiatives collected data should be integrated with ERP.
-- Manufacturers should utilize an automated visualization and analytics
solution to provide plant floor visibility to executive decision makers.
-- Manufacturers should utilize an automated plant floor data collection
solution to provide real time plant floor data visibility.
-- Best-in-Class manufacturers are four times more likely to be utilizing
Manufacturing Intelligence solutions. Manufacturers should consider
adopting this type of solution and utilizing the technology to implement
the above three recommendations.
More than 150 manufacturers participated in the study, including: Ford,
Intel, NCR Corporation, Unisys, Bose, Philips, Merck Pharmaceutical,
Bombardier, Pfizer, Kraft Foods, Inc. Bosch Rxroth GmbH, The Washington
Post.
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SAP, Plexus, Invensys, Rockwell Automation, Shoplogix.
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