Best-in-Class Manufacturers Embracing Globalization with 'Ecosystem' Business Models, According to New AberdeenGroup Benchmark Report.BOSTON -- AberdeenGroup, the leading provider of fact-based research for the technology-driven value chain, today announced the publication of a new benchmarking study and research report, "Winning with Global Manufacturing Networks." Aberdeen's latest benchmarking results confirm that over 70% of process manufacturers are pursuing discussions to decrease manufacturing costs by outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. at least part of their production. Jane Biddle, Aberdeen's vice president of manufacturing research and the report author, recently said, "Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation is driving manufacturers to dramatically cut costs by outsourcing non-strategic processes. As a result, manufacturing executives are relinquishing re·lin·quish tr.v. re·lin·quished, re·lin·quish·ing, re·lin·quish·es 1. To retire from; give up or abandon. 2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended). 3. direct business unit control and are now responsible for managing horizontal business processes and 'value-adding' activities across global manufacturing networks." Biddle added, "Major strategies being implemented by manufacturers across all sectors include improving manufacturing flexibility, driving daily demand, and incorporating real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. information into as many processes as possible." Aberdeen's new "Winning with Global Manufacturing Networks" report addresses the following: --How are market leaders structuring and managing manufacturing networks with their global partners? What processes and technologies are being deployed to promote collaboration, exploit emerging market opportunities, and mitigate mit·i·gate v. To moderate in force or intensity. mit  i·ga tion n. risks?
--How are manufacturers leveraging existing systems and intelligent workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. into unified information frameworks? --How are better performing enterprises delivering bottom-line results through structured outsourcing programs and customer-focused continuous improvement initiatives? To download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. a complimentary copy of the "Winning with Global Manufacturing Networks," go to www.aberdeen.com or follow this link: http://www.aberdeen.com/summary/report/benchmark/RA_GlobalMfg_JB.asp. About AberdeenGroup, Inc. AberdeenGroup provides fact-based research and insights focused on the global, technology-driven value chain. Aberdeen's benchmarking, market and solution assessments, sales acceleration programs, and conferences support Global 5000 value chain and technology executives -- and the solution providers who serve them. For more information, visit www.aberdeen.com or call 617-723-7890. |
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