Une étude réalisée par ACCENTURE révèle qu'un cadre du secteur manufacturier sur trois table sur un rendement élevé du capital investi dans les technologies d'identification par radiofréquence
Presse économique
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2004--
La majeure partie des cadres interrogés estime que les technologies d'identification par radiofréquence améliorent la chaîne d'approvisionnement mais ils évaluent encore le rendement à court terme du capital investi pour leur société.
(BW) One in Three Manufacturing Executives Expects
High Return on RFID Investment, Accenture Survey Finds
Business Editors
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2004--
Majority agree on extended supply chain benefits from radio
frequency identification but still evaluating short-term return for
their organizations
Faced with industry mandates, more than one-third (38 percent) of
European manufacturing executives anticipate a high return on their
radio frequency identification (RFID) investments, according to
results of a survey released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
While nearly all (86 percent) of the executives at 50
manufacturing companies who participated in the survey said that
RFID's greatest benefits would expand beyond the "four walls" of
individual organizations to the extended supply chain, more than
two-thirds (68 percent) reported that they are still evaluating the
technology's benefits for their own organizations.
"The emphasis on the extended supply chain enables a new era of
visibility and collaboration for manufacturers, distributors and
retailers," said Lyle Ginsburg, managing partner for technology
innovation in Accenture's global Products Operating Group. "While
industry mandates require companies to invest in RFID, those that go
beyond the minimalist approach to compliance will open the door to a
host of competitive advantages."
The survey findings indicate that executives seem to be far more
focused on the short-term rather than long-term benefits of RFID. For
instance, when asked to identify benefits of RFID implementation, 65
percent cited improved lot track and trace, 56 percent cited improved
recall management, and 51 percent cited better shipping and receiving.
On the other hand, far fewer respondents said they expected
longer-term supply chain planning benefits, such as reduction in
inventory and working capital, improved revenue through reduction of
out-of-stocks, and reduced expediting costs, which were cited by only
20 percent, 18 percent and 18 percent of executives, respectively.
"Many manufacturers evaluating RFID today are looking for tactical
benefits because the path to return on investment looks shorter and
clearer," noted Christopher Boone, program manager for IDC, a leading
IT market intelligence and research firm. "However, the long-term,
strategic benefits of RFID, although harder to attain, will lead to
competitive advantage in supply chain operations."
The survey also found that the two greatest barriers to RFID
appear to be the costs of tags and readers and the cost of
implementation, although nearly one-third (29 percent) reported that
they will implement RFID by 2005. While only 22 percent of respondents
reported being under industry mandates to implement RFID, 40 percent
of respondents said their companies are currently conducting RFID
business cases, although only 16 percent said their companies are
piloting the technology, and 7 percent said their companies are
rolling out RFID implementations.
Methodology
The survey, which was conducted by telephone in April 2004,
entailed querying European manufacturing executives at 50 consumer
goods and pharmaceutical companies. The executives, largely in the
United Kingdom, Germany and France, are decision makers for RFID at a
division, regional or higher level.
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clients to help them become high-performance businesses and
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global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the
right people, skills, and technologies to help clients improve their
performance. With approximately 90,000 people in 48 countries, the
company generated net revenues of US$11.8 billion for the fiscal year
ended Aug. 31, 2003. Its home page is www.accenture.com.
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