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 Enterprise & Mid-Market Manufacturing Systems (August 2002) Summary
The main area where large and mid-market manufacturing companies are now investing in IT is e-business systems that help them collaborate more closely with their supply chain customers and suppliers.
Elsewhere, though, manufacturers are purchasing very little technology. These are the main findings of our new market research.
One conclusion, drawn by Cambashi’s Dan Roberts, is that this presents an ideal opportunity for IT buyers to drive a hard bargain.
Peter Hopkinson of Atos Origin takes a slightly different tack. He too acknowledges that manufacturing firms are shying away from big-ticket technology purchases, but he points to a wealth of small, incremental spending that has produced business benefits in sometimes unexpected areas – suggestions that could be useful to manufacturers looking for original ways to gain a competitive edge.
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