Survey reports cloud emerging as innovation platform for manufacturing

Plex, a provider of cloud ERP for manufacturing, has announced the results of a survey examining the use of technology by more than 130 manufacturing organizations. The first “Plex State of Manufacturing Technology Study” finds a host of emerging technologies converging on the shop floor to transform how things are made, track products across a global supply chain, streamline materials handling, and improve shop safety and product quality.

Forty percent of respondents drew a direct correlation between cloud technologies and their ability to drive innovation in their own products over the next five years. After deploying cloud systems, 66 percent of respondents saw improvements in plant productivity, 74 percent achieved operating process improvements, and 61 percent achieved better quality in their own products.

The full report is available at www.plex.com/resources/white-paper/plex-study-shows-cloud-emerging-as-innovation-platform.html.