Are you on the right side of technology adoption?
Staff -- Plant Engineering, 5/15/2007
Many manufacturers today are getting caught on the wrong side of a technology adoption wave that is quickly gaining momentum, according to a recent study by the Aberdeen Group that PLANT ENGINEERING readers participated in.
Of the more than 200 surveyed manufacturers, 54% are planning on adopting Manufacturing Intelligence systems within the next 24 months. Additionally, 56% of manufacturers having already implemented Manufacturing Execution Systems did so within the past two years.
Among Aberdeen Group analyst Matthew Littlefield’s recommendations:
- Focus on efficiency and cost reduction by adopting MES or MI and integrating with ERP
- Use production scheduling optimization, quality assurance and control and work-in-process resource management functionality
- Measure on-time delivery, throughput and manufacturing cycle time – ideally in real time and, at a minimum, daily
- Adopt automated data collection and dashboard visualization for production, inventory and quality data.
