Aegis’ Manufacturing IT Survey Reveals Practices and Problems
August 25, 2009
LAFAYETTE, Colo., Aug. 25, 2009 - Aegis Analytical Corp., the leading provider of Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) software solutions, announced the availability of its white paper which summarizes the key trends and implications from the findings of an industry survey, and offers solutions to help manufacturers improve process predictability and outcomes.
Aegis, in collaboration with PharmaceuticalManufacturing.com, conducted the survey of 538 pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing professionals to understand current trends associated with accessing and utilizing manufacturing data.
Download a complimentary copy of the white paper at: http://www.aegiscorp.com/lifesciences_survey_signup.asp
The survey findings showed revealing comparisons between small/medium and large companies in categories such as process variability, data access, aggregation and analysis systems, and data storage/maintenance and challenges. More than 60 percent of the companies surveyed reported "moderate" or "significant" variability in their processes despite many years of significant IT investments.
"Large companies have invested more heavily in IT infrastructure than smaller companies, yet they still spend significant time accessing and analyzing data and they continue to experience unacceptable process variability," said Dr. Justin Neway, Aegis Analytical's chief science officer. "Process variability can lead to time-consuming failure investigations, needlessly high costs and risks, and inefficient supply chains that can be avoided through better process understanding. The solution is self-service data access and effective data analysis tools to investigate and better understand the root causes of process variability."
The survey also showed that:
• The biggest challenges facing life sciences companies are the amount of time spent gathering data from multiple sources, followed by analyzing data once it has been gathered.
• More than 24 percent of large life sciences companies store manufacturing data on paper, resulting in additional challenges with data access and analysis.
• Large companies have invested more heavily in IT Infrastructure - systems such as LIMS, MES, ERP - yet they still feel they spend too much time gathering data for analysis.
ABOUT AEGIS
Aegis provides Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) solutions that drive a lean supply chain and accelerate revenue with a proven approach to data access, aggregation, analytics and reporting. The company's enterprise-class software platform, Discoverant, leverages existing IT investments to enable on-demand and scheduled access to all manufacturing, quality and process development data for process performance analysis and visibility. Leading manufacturers increase profits by using Discoverant to improve process predictability, quality and yield and accelerate technology transfer. To learn more about Discoverant, visit: www.aegiscorp.com.
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Contact:
Lisa Fairbanks
Aegis Analytical Corp.
303-625-2130
lfairbanks@aegiscorp.com