Analyst Research

Manufacturing Operations Management: Capitalizing on the Economic Recovery

This webcast features Matthew Littlefield, Aberdeen Senior Research Analyst and Molly Hunting, CIO at Shape Corporation. The informative presentation looks at best-in-class usage of Saas ERP; and a Shape Corporation Success Story.

IDC Manufacturing Insights: "Software-as-a-Service ERP Versus On-Premise ERP Through the Lens of Total Cost of Ownership"

• This timely white paper looks at how total cost of ownership (TCO) favors the SaaS delivery model, especially for the small to medium sized enterprise.
• Research uncovers the overt and hidden costs avoided with SaaS resulting in an attractive ROI versus more traditional forms of application use.
• IDC researchers analyze the advantages of SaaS including how the hosted option drives significant cost savings, reduces initial implementation times, and brings new functionality with relative ease and convenience.

Aberdeen Report: "Manufacturing Operations Management: Capitalizing on the Economic Recovery"

• This research examines those manufacturers that have remained agile throughout the economic downturn and into the rebound.
• The findings showcase the importance of leveraging investments in a Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solution.
• Special attention is paid to the importance of visibility into manufacturing operations and the extended value chain.

Aberdeen Report: "Supplier Quality Management: Seven Tips to Reducing Non-Conformances in the Value Chain"

Aberdeen Researchers look at efforts to increase product quality and customer satisfaction in today's manufacturing enterprise. The paper highlights:

• Business pressures faced by manufacturers to drive supplier quality.
• The importance of gaining real-time visibility into the entire supply chain.
• Technology that improves supplier management, supplier scoring and overall quality.

Aberdeen Report: "SaaS ERP: Trends and Observations"

Aberdeen researches the status of SaaS ERP and provides guidance for companies that are considering whether SaaS ERP is a viable option. Includes:

• Comparison of SaaS versus Hosted deployment models
• SaaS ERP versus other Enterprise software
• Appeal of SaaS ERP
• Resistance to SaaS ERP

Aberdeen Report: "ERP in Midmarket 2009"

A comprehensive 2009 study by Aberdeen Group shows that today's manufacturers look to ERP to streamline operations and standardize processes for increased visibility.

• Best-in-class achieve faster time to value with ERP deployments
• Key savings come from automating once manual processes
• Plex Online emerges as a key technology solution for those high performing manufacturers

Aberdeen Report: "Traceability in Food and Beverage Processing"

• Researchers look at how manufacturers comply with government regulations
• The paper outlines tools to streamline production, improve traceability and product quality

Aberdeen Axis Report: "ERP in Manufacturing"

Analysts rank Plex Online as the #1 ERP solution. Plex Systems is the only ERP developer to achieve the "Champion" rank, scoring above legacy ERP providers SAP, Oracle and Microsoft. The report provides the following:

• Fact-based research from the technology-driven value chain
• Plex Online as the ideal technology solution
• SaaS as the right delivery model for today's environment

Aberdeen Report: "ERP in Manufacturing: Expanding Beyond Traditional Boundaries"

• Expanding Beyond Traditional Boundaries
• ERP helps Best-in-Class companies slash inventory by 20%
• Best-in-Class companies achieve 97% complete & on-time shipments with ERP
• ERP allows Best-in-Class companies to close a month on average in 3.7 days

Aberdeen Report: "Measuring the ROI of ERP: Keeping Projects Alive Just When You Need Them the Most"

This timely Aberdeen Report finds that even with today's turbulent economy, it is more critical than ever to keep ERP project alive:

• ROI estimates cost justify projects and measure results
• Best-in-class companies produce twice the reduction in inventory levels as industry average
• Winning manufacturers expect ERP to pay for itself within two years

Aberdeen Report: "ERP in Complex Manufacturing: Improving Collaboration and Visibility"

In this benchmark report by Aberdeen Group, findings show collaboration is the key to reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction. Solutions such as Plex Online integrate manufacturing operations with front and back offices, and within those companies, manufacturing and corporate IT work collaboratively to implement technology. See how ERP improves inventory accuracy, on-time shipments, and bid accuracy.

Aberdeen Report: "Compliance and Traceability in Real Time: Accelerating the Speed of Business"

Aberdeen Group reveals how Best-in-Class manufacturers transform their businesses and improve both product quality and customer satisfaction by implementing enterprise wide compliance and traceability through quality and manufacturing systems such as Plex Online. Through analysis of close to 650 manufacturing executives, the report concludes that Best-in-Class companies out-perform their competition in key areas such as on time shipping, product quality, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and production compliance.

Aberdeen Report: "The Lean Benchmark Report"

Lean manufacturing processes have revolutionized the way that many leading enterprises deliver products to their customers and manage their supplier relationships. Over the past few years, the use of Lean techniques has expanded well beyond the automotive industry to delivering dramatic results into other sectors including aerospace, consumer goods, and industrial equipment among others.