Worldwide Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Guide

The Worldwide Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Guide is a biannual analysis of the current status and projected growth of IT spending in the manufacturing sector. This global five-year outlook on IT spending provides IT vendors with key information needed to develop market strategies for the manufacturing sector. As the benchmark for consistent, detailed market data on the manufacturing industry, this service offers a profile of the IT growth opportunity across 4 regions, 24 technologies, and 11 major manufacturing subindustries.

Approach

The Worldwide Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Guide service offers segmented industry coverage and analysis to provide perspective on IT spending within several sectors of manufacturing and technology categories. It is also delivered with our manufacturing taxonomy research to assist product management and marketers in market definitions.

To ensure relevance, our analysts work with subscribers to identify and prioritize specific topics to be covered in research reports. Our analysts are also available to provide individualized advice for manufacturing executives and vendors to help them make better-informed decisions.

Market Segments and Coverage Areas

The Worldwide Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Guide service covers a broad range of customer segments and geographies, including:

• Software components: Application development and deployment, CRM, engineering applications, ERM, operations and manufacturing applications, systems infrastructure software, SCM, security
• Hardware components: High-end servers, midrange servers, networking equipment, personal computers, printers and MFPs, smart handheld devices, storage, traditional workstations, volume servers
• IT services: IT consulting, IT outsourcing, systems integration
• Customer segments: Aerospace and defense, automotive, base materials: chemicals, base materials: metals, base materials: pulp/paper, CPG, high tech: electronic components, high tech: equipment, discrete or process manufacturing
• Regions: United States, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific, rest of the world (ROW)

Who Should Subscribe

The Worldwide Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Guide service is ideally suited to address the needs of CIOs, senior IT managers, and IT support groups supporting manufacturing and supply chain programs and initiatives supporting manufacturing as well as technology executives and managers responsible for establishing and implementing strategies in these topic areas. Technology providers will find this service valuable in gaining insight into the key investment challenges facing manufacturers and Manufacturing Insights' recommended forecast for growth in the segments.

Return on Your Research Investment

The Worldwide Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Guide service enhances decision making and lowers risk by providing the subscribing end users or solutions providers with answers to the following questions:

• What technology needs in the manufacturing industry are driving key growth opportunities for IT vendors?
• How does the outlook for IT spending differ among customer segments and hardware, software, or services?
• What is the impact of economic, industry, and technology trends on IT spending within the manufacturing industry?
• Where are your best prospects within the manufacturing industry?

Standard Subscription Deliverables

The Worldwide Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Guide service is offered as an annual subscription and provides access to:

• Biannual data reports (Excel pivot table) that cover key spending trends
• Direct inquiry access to the Manufacturing Insights analyst team for answers to specific questions related to the IT spending guide or referrals to additional resources
• Web conferences focusing on recent research and client concerns - providing an opportunity to interact with Manufacturing Insights' analysts, invited industry experts, and peers from other participating organizations

Lead Analyst

The Worldwide Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Guide service is led by Monika Kumar, Program Manager within IDC's U.S. Vertical Research Group. In this position, Ms. Kumar provides quantitative and qualitative research, IT spending forecast models, and analysis of industry-specific markets. Ms. Kumar supports IDC's Insights business units through the development and management of their Industry IT Spending Guides, as well as through consulting engagements analyzing market trends for IT budgeting and business development strategies.

Related Offerings

Manufacturing Insights offers additional advisory services related to manufacturing technologies, including Emerging Agenda, which covers key initiatives in manufacturing such as RFID/sensor networks, warranty and quality, low-cost operations, sustainability, aging workforce, and more; Product Life-Cycle Strategies, which covers key challenges facing manufacturing companies such as innovation, time to market, operational efficiency, and product quality; Supply Chain Strategies, which covers best practices in improving the speed and effectiveness of decision making in operations; and IT Strategies, which provides coverage and analysis of IT budget allocation and investments made by organizations across all manufacturing segments. In addition, our experts are available for individualized consulting engagements to address specific client challenges or to customize the results of our syndicated research offerings.