TY - CHAP
T1 - Manufacturing information and database systems adoption and usage trends in developing countries
AU - Gwangwava, Norman
N1 - Export Date: 18 June 2018
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Data and information has become a central productive and strategic asset, and the success of the organization depends on its ability to gather, produce, maintain, and disseminate this information for its benefit and those in its value chain. The chapter details the results from a study concerning different types of software packages used by manufacturing and engineering firms in developing countries. The participants were categorized into six industries: academic, power generation, manufacturing chemicals, manufacturing engineering, mining, and transportation. The study revealed that 97% of the companies had a software package installed for their operations. The "big six" software packages found to be in use are Syspro, Sage, SAP, ELLIPSE, Navision, and SCADA DELTA. In the manufacturing sector, Syspro has the largest market share: 86%. ELLIPSE is largely used in the mining sectors. Companies spend about $20,000 as initial investment on the software and about $2,000 annually on license fees. More than 50% of the software users are satisfied with the performance of their software packages. © 2018 by IGI Global. All rights reserved.
AB - Data and information has become a central productive and strategic asset, and the success of the organization depends on its ability to gather, produce, maintain, and disseminate this information for its benefit and those in its value chain. The chapter details the results from a study concerning different types of software packages used by manufacturing and engineering firms in developing countries. The participants were categorized into six industries: academic, power generation, manufacturing chemicals, manufacturing engineering, mining, and transportation. The study revealed that 97% of the companies had a software package installed for their operations. The "big six" software packages found to be in use are Syspro, Sage, SAP, ELLIPSE, Navision, and SCADA DELTA. In the manufacturing sector, Syspro has the largest market share: 86%. ELLIPSE is largely used in the mining sectors. Companies spend about $20,000 as initial investment on the software and about $2,000 annually on license fees. More than 50% of the software users are satisfied with the performance of their software packages. © 2018 by IGI Global. All rights reserved.
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U2 - 10.4018/978-1-5225-3628-4.ch004
DO - 10.4018/978-1-5225-3628-4.ch004
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781522536284
T3 - Advances in E-Business Research Series
SP - 72
EP - 92
BT - E-Manufacturing and E-Service Strategies in Contemporary Organizations
PB - IGI Global
ER -