European IT Opportunity: Consumer Products Manufacturing

Manufacturing Insights' European IT Opportunity: Consumer Products Manufacturing advisory service provides detailed information about the Western European consumer packaged goods (CPGs) industry. The analysis includes investigation of CPG structural characteristics, forecasts of IT spending in the sector through primary end-user research, ROI case studies, assessment of the competitive environment, continuous monitoring of emerging initiatives, and identification of major industry priorities, including integration of the value chain and the impact of emerging technologies such as RFID.

Approach

This advisory service develops unique analysis and comprehensive data through Manufacturing Insights' proprietary research projects, along with ongoing communications with industry experts, consumer products manufacturing CIOs and line-of-business executives, and 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 consumer products manufacturing executives and ICT vendors to help them make better-informed decisions.

Topics Addressed

The European IT Opportunity: Consumer Products Manufacturing advisory service covers a broad range of sectors and topics, including:

• CPG industry structure and indicators - number of companies, number of employees, GDP, GVA
• CPG industry IT spending, broken down by CPG subvertical industry groups; hardware, software, and IT services; and country
• CPG industry trends and IT spending related to solution areas such as RFID, manufacturing solutions, and logistics solutions
• Analysis of end-user needs that represent hot topics such as RFID, product life-cycle management (PLM), supplier relationship management (SRM), procurement, outsourcing services, storage, and Web services
• Assessment of CPG industry-specific IT go-to-market vendors
• Major issues and pain points for CPG manufacturers and distributors
• Analysis of the key IT third parties in CPG in the top European countries

Key Questions Answered

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

• What are the key CPG industry trends in ICT?
• What is the IT investment in the CPG industry 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 this industry?

Who Should Subscribe

The European IT Opportunity: Consumer Products Manufacturing advisory service is ideally suited to support ICT vendors targeting the European consumer products manufacturing market. Industry-specific software providers and system integrators will find this service valuable in gaining additional insight into the needs and investment trends in consumer products 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, 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 both the end-user perspective and the vendor perspective. 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.