VDP Supplement: Profiting From Digital

• Manufacturing efficiency. Profit leaders, on average, save about 3 percent of sales on production costs by using less labor and more capital; using technology to their advantage; and leveraging lower costs versus sales cycle.

• Administrative efficiency. Profit leaders save approximately 2 percent to 3 percent of sales on the “back-room” cost through technology, capital for labor and balancing out the sales/cost cycle.