Abstract
Manufacturing Insights made a thorough evaluation of the top 6 software vendors to the European manufacturing industry - SAP, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Dassault Systemes, and Siemens PLM Software - primarily based on questionnaire responses and individual interviews.
The results of this research are software vendor profiles and a competitive map in which Manufacturing Insights has positioned the vendors against a number of competitive indicators.
"By looking to their competitive positioning, we can see that the various software vendors we have analyzed in this research have a very distinctive position," said Pierfrancesco Manenti, EMEA research director at Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company. "In conclusion, the main message that came from this research is that, by analyzing the overall positioning of software vendors, the common underpinning element is that the higher the vertical alignment the stronger the manufacturing stronghold."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Manufacturing Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Vendor Profiles
- SAP
- Manufacturing Industry Focus
- Manufacturing Go-to-Market Strategy
- Microsoft
- Manufacturing Industry Focus
- Manufacturing Go-to-Market Strategy
- IBM
- Manufacturing Industry Focus
- Manufacturing Go-to-Market Strategy
- Oracle
- Manufacturing Industry Focus
- Manufacturing Go-to-Market Strategy
- Dassault Systemes
- Manufacturing Industry Focus
- Manufacturing Go-to-Market Strategy
- Siemens PLM Software
- Manufacturing Industry Focus
- Manufacturing Go-to-Market Strategy
- Future Outlook
- Software Vendors' Revenue Estimates
- Table: Top 6 Software Vendors by Revenue, Western European Manufacturing, FY06 Estimates
- Competitive Map of Top Software Vendors
- Figure: Competitive Positioning of Top Software Vendors in Western European Manufacturing
- Analysis of Vendors' Positioning
- Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
- For Manufacturers
- For Technology Vendors
- Actions to Consider
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis

