European IT Opportunity: Automotive and Discrete

Manufacturing Insights' European IT Opportunity: Automotive and Discrete research advisory service provides detailed information about the Western European automotive industry. The analysis includes investigation of automotive structural characteristics, forecasts of IT spending in the sector, primary end-user research, case studies, assessment of the competitive environment, continuous monitoring of emerging initiatives, and identification of major industry priorities such as integration trends in tier-n suppliers, supply chain visualization, product collaboration, supplier relationship management (SRM), logistics, or procurement.

Approach

This advisory service develops unique analysis and comprehensive data through Manufacturing Insights' proprietary research projects, along with ongoing communications with industry experts, manufacturing CIOs, and line-of-business executives, as well as information and communication technology (ICT) product and service vendors.

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 personalized advice for manufacturing executives and ICT vendors to help them make better-informed decisions.

Topics Addressed

The European IT Opportunity: Automotive and Discrete advisory service covers a broad range of sectors and topics, including:

• Automotive sector structure and indicators: number of companies, number of employees, GDP contribution
• Automotive sector IT spending, broken down by tier-n supplier groups and hardware, software, and IT services for manufacturing and logistics
• Analysis of end-user needs that represent hot topics, such as product life-cycle management (PLM), SRM, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, outsourcing services, storage, and Web services
• Assessment of automotive industry-specific IT go-to-market vendors
• IT investment solution priorities in the auto industry
• Major issues and pain points for tier-2 and 3 suppliers in the auto industry
• Key IT third-party operatives with success in the auto industries within the top European countries

Key Questions Answered

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

• What are the key automotive and discrete industry trends in ICT?
• What is the IT investment in these industries and by country and/or application area?
• What are the IT adoption and spending patterns in these industries by major country and by solution?
• What are the best practices in terms of IT adoption in my industry?

Who Should Subscribe

The European IT Opportunity Automotive and Discrete advisory service is ideally suited to support ICT vendors targeting the European automotive market. Industry-specific software providers and system integrators will find this service valuable in gaining additional insight into the needs and investment trends in automotive and discrete manufacturing in Europe.

Return on Research Investment

• Strategies for focusing on the European automotive and discrete markets
• Recommendations for sales strategies and key performance indicators with the organization's strategic goals
• Guidance for increasing focus on selected countries or subsegments

Standard Subscription Deliverables

Manufacturing Insights values building client relationships and strives to foster a partnership with each client through continuous analyst interaction; concise delivery of current, timely, and relevant research; as well as custom research when needed. Each advisory service delivers strategic research covering business and technology issues. A summary of the basic service deliverables available to subscribers includes the following:

• Analyst inquiry time specific to the advisory service area
• 24 x 7 research access via manufacturing-insights.com
• Discounted admission to specific Manufacturing Insights or IDC conferences
• Complimentary forum invitations (Webcasts, telebriefings, industry briefings)
• Dedicated client service representatives

Lead Analyst

Pierfrancesco Manenti is the EMEA research director for Manufacturing Insights. In this role, he provides insight into the key issues and trends affecting the manufacturing industry verticals in Western Europe, including discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, automotive, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and supply chains. Manenti has developed strong market experience in understanding industry-specific process challenges and vertical-specific technology trends in order to provide strategies on IT demand from end-user and vendor perspectives. He analyzes and anticipates key trends in industry-specific business process challenges, forecasts IT strategies and spending in specific subverticals in Western Europe, and provides consulting and advisory support to end-user organizations as well as IT vendors.

Related Offerings

Related offerings to our industry-specific research practices include IT Spending Guides - segmented regional and country-level analysis by solution area; Go-To-Market Services (GMS) - a modular set of deliverables to assist clients in extending their market reach, validating their market strategy, and producing more responsive customer-centric marketing campaigns; Global IT Advisor (GITA) - a flexible, cross-disciplinary research service providing granularity in market information and analysis across a wide range of technology areas; and IT Management Service (ITMS) - a best-practices research service covering IT governance, portfolio management, vendor procurement, and more. In addition, Manufacturing Insights experts are available for individualized consulting engagements to address specific challenges or to customize the results of our syndicated research offerings.