-- 97% On Time Delivery -- 96% Throughput -- 92% Overall Equipment EffectivenessPutting these findings in context, Bharat Nair, SVP and Research Director with Aberdeen's Global Manufacturing Practice, states, "while implementation of best-of-breed technologies do provide measurable improvement in performance, those that invest beyond best-of-breed technology with enterprise interoperability with real time data feeds to and from ERP systems tend to realize better performance improvements at Best-In-Class levels." Based on the findings of the report, Nair adds the following recommendations for action:
-- Deliver factory floor data as actionable intelligence to key decision- makers. -- Implement best-of-breed applications with real time integration to enterprise applications. -- Establish executive sponsorship for EAM at the enterprise level, but execute locally. -- Adopt Condition-Based and Predictive Maintenance Strategies. -- Increase real-time monitoring capability to track Spare Parts Consumption and stock outs.The participating manufacturers of this study included: Deere & Co, Nextel, Hayes Lemmerz, Owens Corning, British Telecommunications, GE Energy, USPS, General Motors, General Dynamics and GE plastics. This report is made available to the public through the underwriting of: Lawson, Visiprise, IBM, and Aleier. To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=4089 About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.com.
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