Survey Finds 83 Percent of Manufacturers at High to Severe Risk of Not Being Able to Track, Document and Report on

Survey Finds 83 Percent of Manufacturers at High to Severe Risk of Not Being Able to Track, Document and Report on RoHS Compliance

Arena Solutions Publishes Results of its Ongoing Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS) Readiness Survey

Arena Solutions, the leading provider of on-demand product lifecycle management software for manufacturers of all sizes, today announced the results of its ongoing RoHS Readiness Survey. Launched on April 30, 2006, the Arena RoHS Readiness Survey polled hundreds of manufacturers who were not Arena customers to identify and assess risk based on 16 key capabilities around tracking, documenting and reporting of RoHS compliance. According to the survey, 83 percent of respondents were at severe to high risk of not being able to demonstrate compliance or due diligence for RoHS based on their documentation management capabilities.

While the study found that a majority of respondents had implemented a RoHS transition plan, 69 percent indicated that they did not have a centralized compliance management solution in place that was accessible to employees and suppliers. Having a reliable compliance management system in place is critical to ensuring the company can instantly produce a complete and accurate compliance report, and to facilitate ‘design for compliance’ for new products.

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