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Article: Is the globally integrated enterprise a realistic goal for most manufacturers?

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Manufacturing Business Technology
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November 1, 2007
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By Malcolm Wheatley, senior contributing editor

At diversified electronics manufacturer Laird Technologies , CIO Todd Rumsey is 19 sites into a global enterprise resources planning (ERP) rollout that he says will transform the way the company operates.

Formed as a result of a merger, and growing strongly through acquisition, Laird Technologies' move to QAD 's MFG/PRO enterprise platform is meant to support the transformation. Most manufacturers today use enterprise systems to run their basic operations, including financial, order management, manufacturing, and supply chain.

'Our goal is simple: to manage the business as a single globally ...

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