  |  | | ABOUT APPLIED SOFTWARE Applied Materials, Inc. is the leading provider of real-time applications for discrete manufacturing environments. Applied Materials' applications support enterprise initiatives such as lean manufacturing, supply chain execution and performance management for greater efficiency and productivity in collaborative, complex manufacturing. For over 20 years Applied Materials has been helping leading Fortune 500 manufacturers gain competitive advantage in a variety of industries including Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, High-Tech Electronics, Life Sciences and Semiconductor. Applied Materials has developed a broad range of real-time manufacturing applications that address key areas of shop floor and enterprise productivity, providing true value-add to manufacturers around the world. Solutions from Applied Materials fall into five key areas. Learn more about the Applied Materials MEDIC Suite for manufacturers in Life Sciences.
Next Generation Approach to Customized Applications
To successfully compete in the demand-driven world, manufacturers must link their supply chain, manufacturing and business systems into an interoperable environment capable of adapting to market changes in real-time. Applied Materials is developing next generation applications that leverage a manufacturers' investment in their current applications with new functionality to address a specific manufacturing problem. These composite applications allow manufacturers to introduce powerful new capabilities into their manufacturing environment to derive greater business value across the enterprise.   
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