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Conclusion

Learning objectives

• To provide a short summary of the contents.

• To identify critical issues that will ensure continued benefits from systems implementation.

16.1 Manufacturing future

In order to make the enterprises ‘Internet ready’ in the future e-business era, manufacturers have started focusing on people, plants and business processes.

The Internet has made the manufacturing enterprises more agile and more responsive. To respond to this changing requirement, process manufacturers are required to deploy integrated information systems, which allow them to view the actual capabilities of their plants in real time. Manufacturers need to have business processes in place to facilitate rapid decision-making and optimize their ...

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