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Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Product Life-Cycle Drivers in the Manufacturing SectorProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: IDC Published: October 2008 Product Code: R104-37281 Description
This Manufacturing Insights report explores the current attitudes and trends toward product life-cycle management (PLM) applications within the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region. PLM, as a strategic capability, grows in importance within the region through companies that are looking into upgrades. With the introduction of PLM capabilities, companies have increased its control over the cost and quality of the product and the ability to offer extra value-added services (VASs) to customers. "We expect an increased in the adoption of PLM applications across companies in the APEJ region. About three quarters of the organizations we spoke too increase their IT budgets for PLM applications. The key drivers for the adoption of new technologies are cost reduction and quality improvements. We also see the cross-functional nature of PLM coming to the fore, with PLM investment decision makers coming from across the organization," says Dr. Christopher Holmes, vice president, Manufacturing Insights, IDC Asia/Pacific. Table of Contents
Table of ContentsManufacturing Insights Opinion In This Report Methodology Figure: Asia/Pacific Respondent by Industry Figure: China Respondent by Industry Figure: Size of Organization by Employees Figure: Respondent by Function Situation Overview Introduction Current Industry Dynamics Product Life-Cycle Management Priorities Drivers in the Asia/Pacific Region Drivers in China Figure: Top 3 Most Important Business Objectives in Terms of Their Impact on Global Product Life-Cycle Management Performance Over the Next Two Years Product Life-Cycle Management Maturity Asia/Pacific Product Life-Cycle Management Strategies China Product Life-Cycle Management Strategies Figure: Top 3 Most Important Strategies in Terms of Their Impact on Global Product Life-Cycle Management Performance Over the Next Two Years Process Improvement Figure: Top 3 Most Important Process Improvements in Terms of Their Impact on Product Life-Cycle Management Performance Over the Next Two Years Asia/Pacific China IT Application Investment Figure: Top 3 Most Important Areas of IT Application Investment for the Company Over the Next Two Years Future Outlook Technology Assessments Product Life-Cycle Management/Product Portfolio Management Figure: Current Deployment Status and Future Plan for Product Life-Cycle Management or Product Portfolio Management Product Data Management Figure: Current Deployment Status and Future Plan for Product Data Management Service Parts Planning, Multi-Echelon Planning, or Reverse Logistics Figure: Current Deployment Status and Future Plan for Service Parts Planning, Multi-Echelon Planning, or Reverse Logistics Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, or Computer-Aided Engineering Figure: Current Deployment Status and Future Plan for Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, or Computer-Aided Engineering Training Tools for Product Life-Cycle Management Software Figure: Current Deployment Status and Future Plan for Training Tools for Product Life-Cycle Management Software Market Strategies Expected Budget Changes for Product Life-Cycle Management Investment Figure: Product Life-Cycle Management Budget Outlook Senior Management's View of Product Life-Cycle Management Figure: Senior Management's View of Product Life-Cycle Management Product Life-Cycle Management Investment Decision Makers Figure: Top 3 Most Important Influencers on Related Product Life-Cycle Management Investment for the Company Over the Next Two Years Product Life-Cycle Management Process Assessments Figure: Company's Performance Compared with Direct Competitors Summary Tables Table: China Summary Table: Essential Guidance Actions to Consider For Vendors For End Users Learn More Related Research Appendix Methodology: Weightage for Ordered Multiple Response Questions Background Weighting Assumptions for Questions With Top 3 Mentions Calculation of Weighting Methods Table: Asia/Pacific Weight Allocation for Ordered Multiple Responses Questions Synopsis |
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