Document Overview

Manufacturing Operations Technology Update: 1Q12

Authors: Lorenzo Veronesi, William Lee, Ph.D., Pierfrancesco Manenti
Document #MIOT55U
PublishedMay, 2012
Document TypePerspective
Number of Pages     13
Number of Figures     4

 

Overview

This IDC Manufacturing Insights perspective provides a quarterly update of the developments in manufacturing operations management practices, business achievements, and IT and factory automation implementation. The report includes:

  • Lean Operations Index update. Business results from the IDC Manufacturing Insights Global Performance Index (GPI) for manufacturers having more mature continuous improvement programs.
  • Research summary. Summary of latest research and data from IDC Manufacturing Insights Operations Technology research. This quarter, we highlight the emerging role of IT in support of lean initiatives.
  • News update. An update of significant market developments including new operations technology product releases, recent plant floor IT and factory automation contracts signoffs, and the most relevant manufacturing operations industry news (such as new plant openings, plant upgrades, and divesting).
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Subscriptions Covered:

IDC Manufacturing Insights: Operations Technology Strategies

Regions Covered:

Germany, Italy, Morocco, Spain, United States, Western Europe

Topics Covered:

Applications, Engineering applications, Network-attached storage, Networks, Operations and manufacturing applications, Routers, Sales operations, Scalable hardware, Software, Storage

Vertical Markets:

Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail, Discrete Manufacturing, Energy, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Operations Technology Strategies, Manufacturing Strategies, Process Manufacturing


 

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Document Authors
  
 
Veronesi, Lorenzo
Research Analyst,
EMEA
Ph.D., William Lee,
Senior Research Manager,
IDC Manufacturing Insights Asia/Pacific
Manenti, Pierfrancesco
Head - Europe,
Middle East & Africa, IDC Manufacturing Insights