A Platform Approach to Manufacturing Operations Management

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 1:17pm EDT 

  BOSTON, MA, Apr 07 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
The latest research report from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company
(NYSE: HHS), "A Platform Approach to Manufacturing Operations
Management," has correlated specific business capabilities and technology
enablers to Best-in-Class operational performance. To obtain a
complimentary copy of the report, visit
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=5646.

    For the purposes of this study, Aberdeen has evaluated and classified
manufacturers based on three important performance indicators: On-Time and
Complete Shipments, OEE, and Production Compliance. Best-in-Class
manufacturers are defined as the top 20% of performers in a weighted
average across the aforementioned three KPIs and results show that
Best-in-Class performance is:

    *97% On-Time and Complete Shipments

    *92% Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

    *99% Production Compliance

    Putting these findings in context, Matthew Littlefield, a Senior Research
Analyst with the Aberdeen Group's Global Manufacturing Practice, states,
"Manufacturers are continually faced with the pressure to create a
competitive advantage through manufacturing operations and the
Best-in-Class are successfully responding to this pressure in several
distinct ways. First, the Best-in-Class are taking a collaborative
approach to deploying a Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
Platform. Second the MOM Platforms being deployed by the Best-in-Class are
considerably more likely to span the entire manufacturing network.
Finally, the Best-in-Class are delivering more value at a lower cost to
the organization than their competition."

    A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the
following underwriters: Apriso, Intercim, and Plex.

    For additional access to complimentary Manufacturing Research, please
visit http://research.aberdeen.com/index.php/-manufacturing.

    About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

    Aberdeen provides fact-based research and market intelligence that
delivers demonstrable results. Having queried more than 30,000 companies
in the past two years, Aberdeen is positioned to educate users to action:
driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering
meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the
global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen Group for
insights that drive decisions.

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Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit
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Media Contact:
Matthew Littlefield
Aberdeen Harte-Hanks
(617) 854-5204
Matthew.littlefield@aberdeen.com

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