Technology investment plans in the global process manufacturing sector

This publication has been discontinued on July 19, 2011.

Introduction

Overview

Introduction

With signs of an upturn in the global economy and hopes for an increase in IT spending, Datamonitor has completed a major end-user survey, examining business outlook, and future IT uptake amongst the world's leading process manufacturers.

Scope

• This is a report of a series of three and covers one manufacturing sub-sector: Process.
• It involved a major end-user survey comprised of 100 of the top 300 global manufacturers, across three sub-sectors: Batch, Discrete and Process.
• It covered 7 geographies: Benelux, France, Germany, Ireland, North America, Switzerland, UK.
• The interviewees were typically C-Level execs, CIOs, IT managers and LOB managers.

Report Highlights

To sell solutions aimed at process manufacturers' supply-side operations, IT vendors should look to focus offerings around supplier performance, supplier compliance and contract management & compliance. Vendors should stress their solutions' ability to increase the value and efficiency of current systems and processes.

Vendors looking to penetrate new accounts in the process sub-sector may have to offer incentives around pricing and services. they must also be able to demonstrate domain expertise and solution scalability in particular.

Reasons to Purchase

• IT vendors can learn what projects & initiatives process manufacturers are planning in the next 18 months & the vendors they are planning to approach.
• The study provides feedback & analysis of end-user sentiment, enabling vendors to keep pace with process manufacturers & focus on areas that matter.
• The survey results allow vendors to understand the burning issues currently facing process manufacturers and enables them to plan accordingly.

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