Analyst Research

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
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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
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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
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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
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Pushing the Boundaries of ERP in the Quest for Cost Savings



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
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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
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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.
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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.
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2008 ERP in the Mid-Market

  • Best-in-Class companies reduced costs by 21%.
  • ERP allows Best-in-Class companies to achieve 95% complete and on-time delivery.
  • ERP allows Best-in-Class companies to reduce inventory by 22%.
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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.
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The ERP in Manufacturing Benchmark Report



Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and their MRP (Material Requirements Planning) predecessors have been around for almost three decades now. As a result, many aging implementations, based on outdated technology, are limiting the business process evolution necessary to any company who wants to thrive and grow amidst the pressures of globalization and increasingly demanding customers.
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Compliance and Traceability in Manufacturing



As manufacturers go lean and linked, many are discovering their management systems software is neither lean nor able to link locations and operations in real time. In the past that has meant either living with systems or a patchwork of systems that do not meet current needs, or making large investments in IT personnel, computer and network storage upgrades, and expensive software that will meet the needs of the company, their customers and their suppliers until it is time for the next "upgrade."
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