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Summary of Reports

 Baan

 Epicor

 Fourth Shift ArtemisSoft

 Frontstep

 IFS

 infor:swan

 M2 Systems

 Manugistics

 MAX International

 Minerva

 MRO Software

 Navision

 Open Business Solutions

 QAD

 Ross Systems

 Sage Enterprise Solutions

 SSI

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Management Briefings

 Market Overview | Part 2 | Part 3

 Expert Opinion

 View from the Top | Part 2

 Market Directions | Part 2

 Research | Part 2

 Case Study: 1 | Part 2

 Lean Manufacturing | Part 2 | Part 3

 Strategy | Part 2

 Process Re-Engineering | Part 2

 Collaboration | Part 2

 Case Study: 2

PA Consulting’s Phil Summerfield and Keith Smurthwaite believe it is time manufacturers owned up to their failure to use technology.

Facing up to the past - Part 1 | Part 2

POOR MANUFACTURING systems have hidden the true extent of under-performance in production operations for many years. This under-performance is typically caused by inflexibility, long changeover times, poor machine reliability and low plant utilisation.

Companies must now accept that this needs to be addressed through some significant changes to existing beliefs and ways of working.

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