BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - June 3, 2008) - Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
NYSE:
HHS), through the analysis of over 200 manufacturers, reveals that
Best-in-Class manufacturers realize 24% more On Time Deliveries, have a 30%
higher level of OEE and a 29% higher overall Yield when compared to Laggard
manufacturers. Putting these findings in context in the recent research
report entitled "Event Driven Manufacturing Intelligence: Creating Closed
Loop Performance Management," Matthew Littlefield, a Senior Research
Analyst with Aberdeen's Global Manufacturing Practice, states that, "Given
today's economic climate and pricing pressure, manufacturers are
continually faced with the need to reduce operating costs. This newly
published research shows that Best-in-Class manufacturers are investing in
capabilities that allow manufacturers to reduce variability and better
understand how operational performance in manufacturing affects overall
profitability and revenue. These manufacturers are also more likely to
adopt solutions that provide real-time role based visibility into
manufacturing operations and improve decision making by integrating real
time data with analytics."
The report offers the following recommendations:
-- Choose technology capabilities that are integrated through a common
solution platform and support all aspects of manufacturing operations:
maintenance, production, quality, and inventory management. Best-in-Class
manufacturers are more likely to use automated workflows, visualization,
and analytical solutions across each aspect of Manufacturing Operations
Management (MOM).
-- Establish event based real time interoperability among visualization
and analytical technology solutions and other technology layers across both
plant and enterprise levels. This enables manufacturers to seamlessly
connect all of the necessary business processes under the MOM umbrella --
quality, maintenance, production, and inventory to achieve operational
excellence.
A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the
following underwriters: Hertzler Systems Inc., Infor, Rockwell Automation,
and TIBCO Spotfire. To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=4734.
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Contact Information: Media Contact:
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Matthew.littlefield@aberdeen.com