Industry Directions Inc., in a paper underwritten by MES supplier Camstar Systems, concludes that photovoltaics or solar cell manufacturers need software to to support production best practices throughout the life cycle of the company. Leveraging data from the 2006 MESA International Metrics that Matter
study, the paper shows that companies using plant wide systems such as
manufacturing execution systems (MES) are more likely to have improved
significantly on key business metrics such as net operating profit,
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
(EBITDA) and return on (net) assets (ROA/RONA).
The study was conducted because "as solar becomes a mainstream market, manufacturers must transform their operations to lower costs, increase consistency, and ramp up to take a leading market position."
This paper, Six Keys to Profitable Growth in Solar Cells and Production Softwareâo[dot accent]s Role, is available on the Industry Directions Inc. web site for free download by interested parties.
7:42:32 PM 
|
|
