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Cincom Report: Manual Process Hurting Aerospace and Defense Industry

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Cincom Report: Manual Process Hurting Aerospace and Defense Industry

CINCINNATI - July 02, 2009 - Despite the relatively high level of project management automation that surveyed aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturers have in place, few have automated the critically important request-for-quote (RFQ) process.

NEARLY 70% MANUALLY TRACK A&D SALES OPPORTUNITIES

Only 23% of manufacturers capture sales opportunities in a system that classifies, organizes and escalates them through an automated workflow system, while nearly 70% manually track them or have them in separate systems. This is according to a 2009 research report by software maker Cincom Systems (www.cincom.com/acquire) based on a national survey to sales and IT executives that sheds light on how these aerospace and defense organizations are managing their businesses for increased efficiency and effectiveness. READ COMPLETE NEWS RELEASE.