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| The "Industry" Effect: IT Trends and Expenditures
in the U.S. Manufacturing Industry |
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This report takes a deep dive look at the manufacturing
vertical and provides a complete analysis of information technology. Data includes
forecasts on IT spending for the total market by size of business, as well as
survey feedback from IT decision-makers on channels, investment areas, and influencers.
The IT segments covered include network hardware, computer hardware, outsourcing/hosted
services, applications, telecommunications services and equipment, and data networking.
This vertical continues to be challenged with a tough and slow recovery
as improvements in shipments and production are see-sawing back and forth between
good and bad. The good news is that technology is expected to play a major role
in improving the state of the manufacturing industry by fostering improvement
in efficiencies and decreasing costs in the total supply chain through automation.
Both the forces of automation and efficiencies rely more and more on information
technology solutions to boost production line quality, streamline operation and
manufacturing systems, provide better interoperability, and reduce the total costs
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- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Forecasting
Techniques
- Definitions
- Structured
Research Sources
- Sample Demographics
- Vertical
Representation: IT Purchasing, 2003
- Title of
Respondent: IT Purchasing, 2003
- Manufacturing
Market Demographics
- Number of Firms
- Number of Employees
- Perceptions
of Performance
- US Economic
Performance
- US Economic
Performance by Size of Business
- Operating Performance
- Operating
Performance by Size of Business
- Factors Affecting
IT Spending
- Most Critical
Business Problems
- Most Critical
Business Problems by Size of Business
- Solving
Business Problems with Technology by Size of Business
- Important Areas
of Investment
- Important
Areas of Investment by Size of Business
- Aggregate IT
Expenditures
- Average Expenditures
per Firm
- Market Forecasts
by Size of Business
- Segmentation
of Expenditures, 2004
- Market Forecasts
by Category
- Categories of
IT Expenditures
- Computer Hardware
- Applications
- Network Hardware
- Telecom Services
& Equipment
- IT Personnel
- Outsourcing
and Hosted Services
- Purchase Channels
- Computer Hardware
Channels
- Factors
Influencing Purchase Decisions: Computer Hardware
- Applications
Channels
- Factors
Influencing Purchase Decisions: Applications
- Data Networking
Solutions Channels
- Factors
Influencing Purchase Decisions: Data Networking Solutions
- Telecom Services
& Equipment Channels
- Factors
Influencing Purchase Decisions: Telecom Services & Equipment
- Conclusion
- Table 1. Area of
Responsibility - Manufacturing Decision-makers, 2003
- Table 2. Number
of Firms - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Table 3. Number
of Employees - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Table 4. US Economic
Performance by Size of Business - Manufacturing, 2003
- Table 5. Operating
Performance by Size of Business - Manufacturing, 2003
- Table 6. Most Critical
Business Problems by Size of Business - Manufacturing, 2003
- Table 7. Solving
Business Problems with Technology by Size of Business - Manufacturing,
2003
- Table 8. Important
Areas of Investment by Size of Business - Manufacturing, 2003
- Table 9. IT Spending
(US $ in Thousands) - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Table 10. IT Spending
by Type (US $ in Thousands) - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Table 11. Computer
Hardware Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Table 12. Applications
Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Table 13. Network
Hardware Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Table 14. Telecom
Services & Equipment Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Manufacturing,
2003-2008
- Table 15. IT Personnel
Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Table 16. Outsourcing
and Hosted Services Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Figure 1. IT Spending
(US$ in Billions) - Manufacturing, 2003-2008
- Figure 2. Sample
Demographics: Vertical Industry (% of Firms) - US Business, 2003
- Figure 3. Sample
Demographics: Title of Respondent (% of Respondents) - Manufacturing,
2003
- Figure 4. Perceptions
of the US Economy in 2003/Expectations for 2004 - Manufacturing, 2003
- Figure 5. Perceptions
of Operating/Financial Performance in 2003/Expectations for 2004 - Manufacturing,
2003
- Figure 6. Most
Critical Business Problems - Manufacturing, 2003
- Figure 7. Most
Important Areas of IT/Telecom Investment - Manufacturing, 2003
- Figure 8. Average
IT Spending per Firm by Size of Business (US $) - Manufacturing, 2004
- Figure 9. IT Spending
Allocation - Manufacturing, 2004
- Figure 10. Purchase
Channels for Computer Hardware - Manufacturing, 2004
- Figure 11. Most
Influential Sources of Computer Hardware Purchase Information - Manufacturing,
2004
- Figure 12. Purchase
Channels for Applications - Manufacturing, 2004
- Figure 13. Most
Influential Sources of Applications Purchase Information - Manufacturing,
2004
- Figure 14. Purchase
Channels for Data Networking Solutions - Manufacturing, 2004
- Figure 15. Most
Influential Sources of Data Networking Solutions Purchase Information
- Manufacturing, 2004
- Figure 16. Purchase
Channels for Telecom Services & Equipment - Manufacturing, 2004
- Figure 17. Most
Influential Sources of Telecom Services & Equipment Purchase
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