| Publisher | Cisco Systems | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 630.0KB PDF | Date added | 01 Oct 2006 |
| Topics | Supply Chain Management | ||
| Downloads | 0 | ||
Despite a pace of innovation in computing and software systems that offers new capabilities to manufacturers on a nearly daily basis, a simple fact remains: A company's investment in enterprise, supply chain, and plant-floor applications will not deliver promised benefits if the underlying network is not up to the job. Midsize manufacturers are just as burdened as the largest companies with rising commodity and energy costs, yet given excess capacity and overseas competition that exert downward pressure on price and profit, they have little chance to pass those costs on to customers. Squeezed by ever-shorter product lifecycles, midsize manufacturers also must respond with agility in a marketplace that calls for mass customization.
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