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by Stephanie Neil, MA Editorial Staff Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 9:27:00 AM   Industry Directions Inc. has published a paper on what photovoltaics (PV) — or solar cell — manufacturers must do to compete effectively as the need for renewable energy grows. The paper reveals six keys to profitable growth that PV manufacturers must use to achieve a leadership position in an industry that is growing at 25% per year or more. The paper highlights the need for software to support production best practices throughout the lifecycle of a PV company and its production operations. Leveraging data from the 2006 MESA International Metrics that Matter study, the paper shows that companies using plant-wide systems, such as manufacturing execution systems (MES), are more likely to have improved significantly on key business metrics, such as net operating profit; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation; amortization (EBITDA); and return on (net) assets (ROA/RONA). The paper called, "Six Keys to Profitable Growth in Cells and Production Software's Role," is available on the Industry Directions Inc. Web site for free download. [Click to continue] |