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The European
e-Business W@tch
Section III: The European e-Business Scoreboard 2005
Chart 3-1:
The food
and beverage
industry
A
1,7
0,0
D.3
D.4
A.1
A.2
A.3
NACE Rev. 1.1:
DA 15
D
-1,7
B
D.2
A.4
D.1
B.1
C.4
B.2
C
Max Average Food
C.3
C.2
C.1
B.4
B.3
Production in the F&B industry is characterized by small batch processes that are hard to consolidate
and integrate. Despite high investments in plant automation, many operations are still labour intensive
or only partially automated. This situation is reflected in a comparatively low diffusion of ICT
among firms from the sector. However, ICT could play a more important role in the future, for example
in supporting control over raw material supply and quality assurance.
Chart 3-2:
The textile and
clothing industry
NACE Rev. 1.1:
DB 17, 18
A
1,7
0,0
D.2
D.3
D.4
A.1
A.2
A.3
A.4
D
-1,7
B
D.1
B.1
C.4
B.2
C
Max Average Textile
C.3
C.2
C.1
B.4
B.3
Among larger companies from the textile and clothing industry, e-business activity has increased.
However, the economic crisis in the sector hampers innovation among small firms. Adding to the difficult
economic conditions, the limited degree of computerisation and the diversity of technological equipment
in place are constraints for the adoption of e-business among smaller companies.
Scoreboard categories: (A.1 – A.4) ICT infrastructure, (B.1 – B.4) Internal business process automation,
(C.1 – C.4) Electronic procurement and supply chain integration, (D.1 – D.4) Electronic marketing and sales activities.
Charts are based on data from the e-Business Survey 2005 (EU-7), weighted by employment.
Max = maximum value for one of the 10 sectors benchmarked.
Average = mean value for all 10 sectors. Scale: 1 = standard deviation from the average (+/-)
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