AberdeenGroup report finds manufacturing companies using only 27.6 percent of ERP

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(2007), "AberdeenGroup report finds manufacturing companies using only 27.6 percent of ERP", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 36 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2007.12936bab.016

AberdeenGroup report finds manufacturing companies using only 27.6 percent of ERP

AberdeenGroup report finds manufacturing companies using only 27.6 percent of ERP

Two-thirds of manufacturers say their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) selections are based primarily on functionality, but on average they use only 27.6 percent of the available features and functions. Yet broader use of functionality is directly linked with derived business value. These numbers were uncovered in a newly published AberdeenGroup report, “The ERP in Manufacturing Benchmark,” which found best in class ERP implementations producing 17 percent better improvements in selected key performance indicators.

The chief ERP implementation challenges were associated with the alignment of business processes with software capabilities. Companies struggle to balance customization- related issues with business process redesign amidst costs associated with upgrades, replacements, consolidation and latent integration costs,” said Cindy Jutras, Vice President, Manufacturing and ERP research at Aberdeen.

More than 1,000 companies participated in the study. To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit their web site at: www.aberdeen.com/or call 617/723 7890. (The study is made available to the public through the underwriting of: Infor, Lawson, Plexus, QAD and SoftBrands.)

AberdeenGroup, Inc., Boston, 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.