Manufacturing firms look for innovative answers from IT to drive industry recovery

摘要

Manufacturing has hauled itself out of the economic downturn and companies are increasingly looking at how IT can help them grow their business. A Confederation of British Industry forecast published last week predicted manufacturing output would grow 3% in 2004, rising a further 2.3% in 2005. The organisation's Industrial Trends Review suggested that investment was set to rise for the first time in six years.