Aberdeen report causes buzz

A report recently released by Aberdeen Group and commissioned by ERP software suppliers Infor, Lawson Software, Plexus Systems, QAD, and SoftBrands has been making the rounds among the industry’s media.

The key number you’ll be seeing / have seen in the headlines is 27.6, as in most manufacturers employing ERP software use approximately 27.6 percent of their system’s potential functionality. More than 1,000 manufacturers were queried in the study, entitled “The ERP in Manufacturing Benchmark.”

Other findings in the survey showed that Lawson customers use the highest percentage of their ERP system’s functionality; SAP customers implement more modules than Oracle’s; seven of eight small companies have a single ERP system; and 84 percent of large manufacturers and 67 percent of mid-sized enterprises surveyed said they planned to consolidate their ERP systems.

“The ERP in Manufacturing Benchmark” is available from Aberdeen.