Market Focus: Manufacturing Production Pressures

This publication has been discontinued on July 19, 2011.

Introduction

Abstract

Overview

Introduction

As manufacturing becomes more global, low-cost regions are seeing manufacturers come under increasing competition and margin pressure as they try to keep pace with shortening customer demand cycles.

Scope

• Covers all manufacturing industries under a generic umbrella.
• Looks at issues that are directly affecting the way manufacturers produce within their given industries.

Highlights

The global economy is progressing at an increasingly rapid pace as customers and consumers increase their spending on the back of a general increase in standards of living. As such, customers are demanding new products in shorter periods of time, forcing manufacturers to speed up product development cycles and production processes accordingly.

Reasons to Purchase

• Understand the competitive issues being faced by manufacturers with respect to production.
• Gain a greater insight into how product demand cycles are shifting and the implications for manufacturers
• See the reasons for margin pressures and supply chain complexity within the manufacturing industry.

Table of Contents

DATAMONITOR VIEW

• CATALYST
• SUMMARY
• METHODOLOGY

ANALYSIS

• Shortening customer demand cycles within themanufacturing industry
  • Different demand cycles are evident in variousindustries
  • Consumers are not always the direct customer, but arehaving a greater influence on them than ever before
• An increase in foreign competition threatens establishedmanufacturers
  • Barriers to entry may lessen the negative effects ofcompetition
• Falling profit margins are driving manufacturers intothe red
  • An increasing cost of materials is putting pressure onmargins
  • Competitive pressure on prices is also leading to lowermargins
• Supply chains and products are becoming more complex

APPENDIX

• Definitions
• Extended methodology
• Further reading
• Ask the analyst

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Manufacturers believe that becoming morecompetitive/lowering costs is now becoming a more important issue
• Figure 2: More manufacturers believe that increasingmarket share/driving revenues is becoming increasingly important

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