Jan 6, 2006
Market Service: Manufacturing Operations
The Manufacturing IT Spending Profile, 2005-2006
Fenella Sirkisoon
The spending focus for companies over the next year will be to invest in the application of Lean manufacturing practices across the organization and better data utilization and analysis.
Sep 12, 2005
Industry Value Chain Strategies Service
Aerospace and Defense Industry IT Spending Profile, 2005-2006: Get Lean and Improve Your Data Utilization
Michael Taffe, Fenella Sirkisoon
As the need grows for A&D manufacturers to be more responsive and agile, improving fundamental manufacturing practices receives the lion's share of the 2005-2006 spending dollars.
Sep 12, 2005
Industry Value Chain Strategies Service
Consumer Products Industry IT Spending Profile, 2005-2006: Balancing Customer-Driven Priorities With Operational Excellence on a Tight Budget
Kara Romanow, Fenella Sirkisoon
Consumer Products (CP) manufacturers are going back to basics, as operational excellence is the overall driving factor in prioritizing business initiatives. However, budgets to fund those initiatives remain almost flat for the fourth year in a row, at 2.8% of revenue.
Aug 31, 2005
Industry Value Chain Strategies Service
General Discrete Industry IT Spending Profile, 2005-2006: Customer Management and Lean Initiatives Rule the Day
Miles Prescott, Bill Swanton, Fenella Sirkisoon
Discrete manufacturing companies budgeted 3.9% of revenue on IT and expect that to grow by 5.5% for 2006. Companies will continue to roll out lean initiatives in 2005 and focus on better using the information they have in their systems for improved decision making. Later this year and in 2006, customer management systems will see a significant increase in deployment.
Mar 17, 2005
Enterprise Application Strategies
Rethinking Core Competencies
Bruce Richardson
The March 21 issue of BusinessWeek has a cover story on "Outsourcing Innovation." ODMs are playing a critical role in R&D. Is there a danger that the Indian or Taiwanese or Chinese partner of a Dell or Motorola becomes their primary competitor in the next five years? Of course.
Sep 22, 2004
Market Service: Global Business and Outsourcing Services
PLM in Consumer Products: Which Service Providers Have the Goods?
Dana Stiffler, Kara Romanow
In Consumer Products (CP) companies where users felt most confident about their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) initiatives, service providers played a crucial role in helping organizational silos come together. While no service provider in this category can yet be labeled "low risk," the right partner's granular industry and cross-functional expertise helps CP companies get started on a comprehensive PLM initiative.
Jun 17, 2002
Industry Value Chain Strategies Service
Manufacturers See Opportunity in Expanding Innovative Aftermarket Services
Michael Burkett, Rod Johnson
Manufacturers realize that retaining customer loyalty requires delivering post-sale services throughout the lifecycle of core products. While recognizing the profitability of these services, manufacturers have been slow to use technology to improve this growth business.