Abstract
This Manufacturing Insights report draws on the results of Manufacturing Insights' Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ Manufacturing Vertical Market survey, carried out in from September to November 2007, among 149 organizations in the consumer products (CP) manufacturing segment across nine countries in the APEJ region. The focus of the study is on both business and IT priorities as well as initiatives of APEJ CP manufacturers in 2007 and 2008.
"CP manufacturing represents one of the key sectors of growth in the APEJ region, fuelled by increased consumption and disposable income of the population in the APEJ region. At the same time, this segment is also extremely competitive. Manufacturers need to prepare themselves with strong innovation, process, and information management capability, as well as develop superior collaboration with channel partners, in order to establish sustainable growth," says Debashis Tarafdar, senior research manager, Asia/Pacific Manufacturing Research, Manufacturing Insights, IDC Asia/Pacific.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Manufacturing Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Methodology
- Survey Sample and Respondent Profile
- Sampling Unit: Geography
- Figure: Respondents by Country
- Sampling Unit: Company Size
- Figure: Breakdown by Company Size
- Respondent Profile
- Figure: Respondents by Role
- Situation Overview
- Current Business Objectives
- Figure: Top 3 Business Objectives
- Business Initiatives for 2007 and Beyond
- Figure: Top 3 Business Initiatives, 2007 and Beyond
- Collaboration Initiatives
- Figure: Current Levels of Collaboration
- Figure: Importance of Collaboration Technologies
- Figure: Plans for Implementing Collaboration Technologies
- Figure: Challenges of Trading Partner Integration
- IT Trends and Priorities
- IT Adoption Profile
- Figure: Adoption of Information Technology
- Manufacturers' Top IT Focus
- Figure: Key Areas of IT Focus
- Current Levels of Application Adoption
- Figure: Current Levels of Application Adoption
- Current IT Initiatives
- Figure: Current IT Initiatives
- Preferences for Software Application Solutions
- Figure: Preferences for Software Application Solutions
- IT Vendor Attributes
- Figure: IT Vendor Attributes
- Obstacles to Purchasing Decisions
- Figure: Obstacles to IT Purchase Decisions
- IT Budget
- Figure: External IT Spending
- Future Outlook
- Figure: Economic and Business Outlook
- Figure: IT Budget Outlook
- Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
- Advice for the Manufacturers
- Advice for the IT Vendors
- Actions to Consider
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
