Study: 75% of manufacturers still employ manual data collection procedures
The findings revealed that 75% of respondents are still employing manual approaches, 53% use spreadsheets to collect data and 47% still rely on pencil and paper.
Despite digital transformation being seen as a critical issue at board level, research from InfinityQS International, Fairfax, Va., reveals that organizations are failing to automate their quality management and data capture methods. In fact, many manufacturers still rely on time-consuming and labor-intensive manual procedures to collect information.
InfinityQS conducted a survey with 260 manufacturers—including some of the world’s largest manufacturing organizations—to gain insight into their needs, processes and uses for data collection. When it comes to managing data collection procedures, the findings revealed that 75% of respondents are still employing manual approaches, 53% use spreadsheets to collect data and 47% still rely on pencil and paper.