Abstract
This Manufacturing Insights report details the latest IT trends, challenges,
and opportunities that will shape the automotive industry in 2008. From
reporting on the general health of the industry, zeroing in on the
fastest-growing geographic segments and top technology buyers, to key IT budget
and industry metrics, this guide gives automotive companies and vendors a
bird' s-eye view of everything they need to know to build a go-to-market plan
for the coming year.
"Despite weaknesses in the industry' s economics and continued market share loss
by Detroit Three, IT leadership is very strong. The industry will continue to
make significant investments in modernizing and revamping IT infrastructure and
applications to lower the cost of IT operations, enhance product life-cycle
capabilities, and bring consistency to operational execution." - Joe Barkai,
practice director, Product Life-Cycle Strategies, Manufacturing Insights
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Manufacturing Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Situation Overview
- Industry Health and Outlook for 2008
- Industry Shape and Size
- Figure: U.S. IT Spending Opportunity by Industry
- Industry Indicators and Key Business Metrics
- Table: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Health and Outlook for 2008: Industry Indicators and Key Metrics
- Figure: Automotive Manufacturing Industry Revenue Index, 1Q02-2Q07
- Figure: Automotive Manufacturing Industry Median Margin, 1Q02-2Q07
- Figure: Automotive Manufacturing Industry Inventory Velocity, 1Q02-2Q07
- Future Outlook
- Business Initiatives That Will Drive IT Investments in 2008
- Figure: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Top Critical Business Initiatives, 2007
- 2008 IT Investment Priorities for the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
- Table: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry IT Spending, 2007 and 2008
- Figure: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry IT Budget Share by Segment, 2008
- 2008 Software Investment Priorities for the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
- Table: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Software Spending, 2007 and 2008
- Figure: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Top Application Investment Plans, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Emerging Technology Investment Plans, 2008
- 2008 Infrastructure Investment Priorities for the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
- Table: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Hardware Spending, 2007 and 2008
- Table: U.S. Discrete Manufacturing Industry Storage Systems Spending by Environment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Figure: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Server Installation Share by Platform, 2007
- Table: U.S. Discrete Manufacturing Industry Server Spending by Platform, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- 2008 Communications Investment Priorities for the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
- Figure: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Communications Technology Investment Plans, 2008
- 2008 Services Investment Priorities for the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
- Table: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Services Spending, 2007 and 2008
- Figure: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Business Process Outsourcing Investment Plans, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry Sourcing Preferences for Business Process Outsourcing
- Essential Guidance
- Going to Market in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
- Table: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry IT Spending for the Top 5 Buyers, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Growth for the Top 5 Buyers, 2008
- Table: U.S. Discrete Manufacturing Industry IT Spending for the Top 5 States, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Discrete Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Growth for the Top 5 States, 2008
- Competing Effectively in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
- Table: Worldwide IT Revenue for the Top 5 IT Vendors, 2006
- Table: Worldwide Software Revenue for the Top 5 Software Vendors, 2006
- Table: U.S. Services Revenue for the Top 5 Services Vendors, 2006
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
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