Plex, by Rockwell Automation Recognized in IDC MarketScapes

MILWAUKEE, WIS. — AUGUST, 21 2024 — Plex by Rockwell Automation, a leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, has been named a Leader in two IDC MarketScape reports and a Major Player in another one:

• A Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Small Business ERP Applications 2024 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US50655023, May 2024)
• A Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Medium-Sized Business ERP Applications 2024 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US50655223, May 2024)
• A Major Player in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Large Enterprise ERP 2023–2024 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US50655523, Dec 2023)

 “We are honored to be named as a Leader and a Major Player in the IDC MarketScapes,” said Anthony Murphy, Vice President, Product Management at Plex by Rockwell Automation. “We believe these recognitions emphasize our commitment to developing purpose-built solutions for complex manufacturing workloads.”

According to the IDC MarketScapes for ERP Applications for Large Enterpises, Medium-sized and Small Businesses, “Plex's ERP system is highly praised by references for its exceptional real-time plant floor control capabilities, from sequencing to viewing wastes in time, material, and equipment. References told IDC that the financial tracking throughout their operations and into finance was much more accurate, their bills of material stayed correct, and they now had a better understanding of their costs.”

"Organizations of all sizes embracing the digital world are focused on speed, scale, agility, market share, and competitive advantage. This requires adapting new ERP technologies that enable speed and scale by reducing process steps and clicks, automating every workflow possible, embedding finance to collect and make payments, and helping improve overall decision velocity," said Mickey North Rizza, group VP, IDC's Enterprise Software. "The ability to improve the employees' experience, uncover and utilize insights quickly, and navigate business issues with reliable, modern, and intelligent ERP systems is a foundational layer the organization needs in the digital world."

To learn more about Plex, by Rockwell Automation, and its manufacturing solutions, please visit https://www.plex.com/smart-manufacturing-platform.

IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.