(Apriso: Long Beach, CA) --  Apriso, a provider of adaptive software solutions for global Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), recently announced an expanded focus on supporting global manufacturers in discrete and batch process industries. This approach will help to address the top five market pressures driving a push for higher quality at a lower cost. According to the latest research published by Aberdeen Group, best-in-class manufacturers use solutions—such as those provided by Apriso—to take an enterprise approach by standardizing quality processes across their manufacturing operations, to achieve and maintain high customer satisfaction for a lower total cost of quality.

Uncertain demand, growing use of global contract manufacturers, shorter product life cycles, and ever-increasing process and supply chain complexity are making it difficult—if not impossible—to meet rising customer expectations while reducing the total cost of quality for manufacturers.

Research conducted by Aberdeen Group indicates the top five market pressures driving a focus on quality are:

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