Industry Reports & Studies

Released February 21, 2011 - In December 2010, a study of middle market to large manufacturers was conducted by IFS North America and Affinity Research Solutions, among manufacturing executives and professionals to better understand how business software applications like ERP and EAM play a role in their company’s green supply chain initiatives.

The major areas explored in this study include:

Green Supply Chain
• Manufacturers’ role in the green supply chain process.
• Types of environmental information shared.
• Overall impact on organization.
• Market-based and regulatory drivers.
• Current methods of exchanging environmental and chemical information
• How effectively ERP/EAM software is to manage green supply chain programs.

Multi-Mode Manufacturing
• Current business and manufacturing models.
• How ERP/EAM software fits with manufacturing modes and how it can accommodate multiple modes.
• How ERP/EAM software performs in various modes of manufacturing.
• Frequency of change in manufacturing modes and what is prompting the change.

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