CPM and Operations Management “Manufacturers Plant Software – Need Now More Than Ever”
ARC's Greg Gorbach CPM & Operations Mgmt Presentation @ ARC Industry Forum 2010 in Orlando, FL.
Operations Management/MES Trends
1. Deals Driven Top-Down
• Governance
• Process Improvements
• Manufacturing Excellence
• Visibility, End-to-End Performance
2. Business Decision to Invest in Plant IT
• Ops Platform
• Legacy replacement
• Needed for responsiveness, flexibility, quality, etc.
3. Integration with PLM Needed
• Customer-driven, not industry hype
• No standards means implementation cost
4. Sustainable Manufacturing Dawning
• Energy Management
• Carbon tracking, accountability, compliance
• Integrated, Flexible Packaging Management
5. Cloud Computing/Services/SaaS on horizon
ARC's Greg Gorbach CPM & Operations Mgmt Presentation @ ARC Industry Forum 2010
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Manufacturers Need Plant Software Now
More Than Ever”
February 9, 2010
Greg Gorbach
Vice President
ARC Advisory Group
ggorbach@arcweb.com