Manufacturers invest in applications that help them make reliable commitments to clients about new product availability as well as timely order fulfillment, meeting quality, and traceability standards. Business and technology leaders must understand the different enterprise roles they support, the critical processes their core systems must deliver, and the new and existing technologies they should evaluate. This report helps technology executives to provide leadership, understanding the specific characteristics of data and processes that underwrite regulatory compliance and customer experience for each manufacturing mode.