EMEA Manufacturing 2010 Top 10 Predictions

EMEA Manufacturing 2010 Top 10 Predictions published by IDC Manufacturing Insights in February, 2010. This report consists of Pages: 26 and the price starts from US $ 5250.

Introduction

Abstract

IDC Manufacturing Insights regularly interviews and surveys European manufacturing organizations. These discussions mainly concern business trends and technology initiatives. This report summarizes this continuous research and describes IDC Manufacturing Insights' EMEA manufacturing 2010 top 10 predictions.

"In 2010 the European economy will grow again, with manufacturing enterprises going back to invest in ICT. However, the expectations are for a soft upturn, resulting in tough market competition for domestic markets and the need to exploit new emerging markets, particularly China," said Pierfrancesco Manenti, EMEA research director, IDC Manufacturing Insights. "To win the global competitive battle, European manufacturers will have to differentiate by achieving operational excellence in all business areas. To reach that goal it is essential for manufacturers to have real-time visibility and intelligence about what' s happening across the boundaries of their organization and along the value chain."

Table of Contents

• Predictions
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
• Is Talk of Recovery Premature?
• Future Outlook
• Prediction #1: Achieving Operational Excellence Will be Essential to Take Advantage of the Soft Upturn
• Prediction #2: Real-Time, Intelligent Value Chains Will Enable Manufacturers to Achieve Operational Excellence
• Prediction #3: Manufacturers Will Apply Lean Innovation Principles to Support Business Strategy
• Prediction #4: Manufacturing Companies Will See Factory Assets as Part of a Fulfillment Network
• Prediction #5: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Execution Investments Will Converge in a Single Fulfillment Execution System
• Prediction #6: Manufacturers Will Rethink Their Global Supply Chain Structures, Embracing the Profitable Proximity Sourcing Approach
• Prediction #7: Enterprises Will Move Beyond Mere Compliance and Will Consider Sustainability a Business Priority
• Prediction #8: Manufacturers Will Foster Business Mobility to Exploit Emerging Markets and Become Truly Global
• Prediction #9: CIOs Will Adopt Consumption-Based ICT Cost Models
• Prediction #10: IT Spending Growth Will Recover in 2010, Although Pre-Crisis Growth Rates Will Remain a Memory
• Essential Guidance
• Actions to Consider
• For Manufacturers
• For Technology Vendors
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Synopsis
• Table: Sample of Economic Measures — December 2009 Versus December 2008 and 2007 (Eurozone)
• Table: Sample of Economic Forecast Data (Eurozone)
• Table: Projections for Spending Growth in 2010 (Western Europe, Software and Services Only)

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