In automotive manufacturing, performance hinges on uptime, throughput, inventory turns, on-time delivery and margins. But whether you're a Plant Manager or an IT Director, legacy systems threaten productivity.
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In automotive manufacturing, performance hinges on uptime, throughput, inventory turns, on-time delivery and margins. But whether you're a Plant Manager or an IT Director, legacy systems threaten productivity.
From Tier 1 to Tier 3, automotive suppliers across the industry are still relying on outdated ERP platforms, homegrown databases and spreadsheets. In fact, a recent study found that "74% of manufacturing and engineering companies continue to rely on outdated legacy systems and spreadsheets."1
These legacy systems impact plant performance, restricting decision-making, planning and responsiveness. Here's how to tell when it's time to modernize.
You might be saying, "this is how we've always done it and it's worked out okay." Legacy systems and manual workarounds may work for a while, but over time their inefficiencies add up, impacting key functions across your operations.
Availability to Promise (ATP) depends on accurate, real-time visibility into: