As per the data shared in the passage, the company is facing several problems in managing the plants and timely procurement of the material. This is because of the outdated technology the company is using to track their orders and stock on hand at the plants. Factors that contributed to the problem: 1. Management doesn't have a continuous focus on the development of the technology. 2. The technology which was introduced 15 years ago outdated and since it took a lot of time to implement in the initial stages, the connectivity between different departments is missing