BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - May 6, 2009) -
Aberdeen
Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
NYSE:
HHS), announced the latest report,
"
Lean Manufacturing: Five Tips for Reducing Waste
in the Supply Chain," that looks at how companies are reducing
operational costs and meeting customer mandates through leveraging a Lean
manufacturing environment. The capabilities differentiating top
manufacturers today will not be enough in today's economic conditions.
Consumption across the board is shrinking, forcing companies to adapt and
run as efficiently as possible. In fact, the report reveals that 79% of all
respondents identified operational costs as the top pressure driving
companies to consider investing in a Lean manufacturing strategy.
Interestingly, Aberdeen Group uncovered that when companies consider Lean
today they are more likely than ever to be considering the handoffs between
manufacturing and supply chain. "Improving this handoff translates into
synchronizing manufacturing execution with customer demand and improving
the collaborative processes for supply chain planning and manufacturing
operations, both of which were identified as the top two strategic actions
by the respondents," explains Nari Viswanathan, VP/Principle Analyst,
Supply Chain Management, Aberdeen
Group. "To help in the execution of these strategies, this report is a
roadmap for professionals looking to implement Lean principles and extend
them into the supply chain," added Mathew Littlefield, Sr. Analyst,
Manufacturing Practice
Leader.
A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the
following underwriters: Infor and Plex Systems. To obtain a complimentary
copy of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=5851.
For additional access to complimentary
Manufacturing
Research, please visit
http://research.aberdeen.com/index.php/-manufacturing.
For additional access to complimentary
Supply Chain Management Research, please visit
http://research.aberdeen.com/index.php/-supply-chain-management.
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Contact Information: Media Contact:
Nari Viswanathan
Aberdeen Harte-Hanks
(617) 854-5293
narayanan.viswanathan@aberdeen.com