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McGladrey's fourth annual Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution National (MWD) Survey Technology Report
This special report is a summary of the more than 920 company leaders who answered to the MWD survey’s information technology (IT) section. This report provides unique insights into what manufacturing and distributing companies told us they are doing and planning in 2009 around IT integration and expansion.
The topics covered in this report include challenges to meeting the three requirements addressed by IT, IT expansion strategies companies are focusing on in 2009, plannned spend on maintenance and expansion, and why MWD IT systems remain vulnerable, even with recovery plans in place.
On June 22, 2009, RSM McGladrey released its fourth annual Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution National Survey report. More than 920 executives responded to questions on current business conditions, growth strategies, innovation, cost management, technology initiatives, operations, and globalization.