SAS^® for Manufacturing

Manufacturers can no longer rely on low prices, high quality and on-time delivery to keep them on top. These attributes, which were advantages a decade ago, are now the minimum requirements to stay in the game – and the rules are constantly changing. Manufacturers face globalization, more competition than ever, and customers whose demands reflect their own knowledge and expectations of a global market. Today, manufacturers must track and move extensive inventories, generate a greater number of products, negotiate with numerous suppliers, and maintain a multitude of quality standards. They also have an ever-increasing need to acquire, satisfy and retain additional customers to remain profitable. Because of these complex pressures, it is imperative that all links in the supply chain be managed successfully.