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Quantitative report
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Qualitative report : Key issues, case studies, conclusions
(Aug. 2004,
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The manufacture of electrical machinery and electronics comprises the rather traditional electrical engineering industry as well as the more recent and innovative electronics industry. In terms of the NACE Rev. 1.1 classification of business activities, the following divisions are included:
The entire sector is very advanced in practising electronic business, but the electronics industry appears to be even more advanced than the electrical machinery sector. main drivers of e-business adoption are the high level of its IT know-how, the high competitive pressure, the high degree of standardisation of products and components, the specialisation of firms along a complex value chain, and the globalisation of production.
| Buy supplies online | Collaborative design of products (online) | Use ERP system | |
| All (9) sectors | 46 | 17 | 19 |
| Electronics industry | 59 | 20 | 45 |
| Micro firms (0-9) | 49 | 15 | 9 |
| Small (10-49) | 53 | 19 | 14 |
| Medium (50-249) | 59 | 13 | 41 |
| Large firms (250+) | 62 | 23 | 55 |
