Factory cost cruncher

It found that 45% of firms rated costs as one of their top current issues, however, it also found that 48% of respondents admitted that their IT infrastructure to cut costs was lagging behind the game. The issue is further investigated in a new white paper from Access, titled: ‘Supply chain IT: the factory cost cruncher’.

"The correlation between IT and factory costs is seen principally in terms of eliminating wasted time and effort. ‘Ahead of the game’ installations offer huge time and labour savings,” said Ian Roper, divisional director, supply chain solutions at Access Group.