Abstract

This IDC Market Presentation highlights some of the investment drivers of IT applications in key domains of the manufacturing industry: ERM, SCM, operations and manufacturing, and engineering. The report also gives an overview of major investment inhibitors and shares advice for IT vendors.

"The manufacturing industry in EMEA offers significant business opportunities for IT providers. Given political and macroeconomic uncertainties as well as volatile markets, manufacturers are driving and partially accelerating the rollout of their digital transformation initiatives on a broader scale. Understanding industry-specific business challenges will be a key success factor for IT providers looking to sell their capabilities and solutions into manufacturing accounts," said Stefanie Naujoks, research director, IDC Manufacturing Insights Europe.

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