Manufacturing Performance Management

BOSTON, MA, Jun 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
The latest research report from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company
(NYSE: HHS), "Manufacturing Performance Management: Linking Operational
and Corporate Metrics for Intelligent Cost Cutting," has correlated
specific business capabilities and technology enablers to top operational
performance.

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. Leading manufacturers
are defined as the top 20% of performers in a weighted average across the
aforementioned three KPIs and results show that leading performance is:

* 97% On-Time and Complete Shipments

* 90% Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

* +6% Operating Margin vs. Corporate Plan

Putting these findings in
context, Matthew Littlefield, a Senior Research Analyst with Aberdeen
Group's Global Manufacturing Practice, states, "Manufacturing executives
face many pressures today, none of which are more prevalent or pressing
than to reduce overall manufacturing costs. However, cost cutting is not
new for these executives and many are wondering what is left to cut. This
Aberdeen research will provide a roadmap for intelligently accomplishing
these cost cuts and show how many executives are now attempting to both
create visibility and synchronize manufacturing metrics with high level
corporate metrics."

A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the
following underwriters: Plex and Rockwell Automation. To obtain a
complimentary copy of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=5901.

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(TM) Group for
insights that drive decisions.

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Media Contact:
Matthew Littlefield
Aberdeen Harte-Hanks
(617) 854-5204
Matthew.littlefield@aberdeen.com

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