In the face of fluctuating energy costs and a prospect of a global economic downturn, reducing costs should be one of the top priorities for today’s mid-size manufacturers as they assess their ERP strategies. Yet, in order to preserve revenue streams and market share, cost reductions cannot come at the expense of customer service. Aberdeen surveyed more than 500 manufacturers to see how they were meeting this challenge and how they are using ERP systems to optimize resources, meet tighter delivery schedules and improve responsiveness.

Read this report to learn how best-in-class manufacturers are:

• Expanding the use of features, modules and extensions and extending ERP access to more employees across the organization
• Standardizing common business processes and master data
• Assigning ownership of ERP success to line of business executives

Find out where your company’s technology priorities compare to your competitors – and what key actions you can take to spur greater productivity and performance from our current ERP systems.