Business Strategy: Product Life-Cycle IT Application Adoption and Investment in Western Europe -- An IDC Survey

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Business Strategy: Product Life-Cycle IT Application Adoption and Investment in Western Europe -- An IDC Survey

This IDC Manufacturing Insights report provides an analysis of our survey results from 215 interviews with manufacturers operating across Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain regarding product life-cycle IT applications. The study shows adoption levels and investment plans for five product life-cycle IT applications: CAx (computer-aided design [CAD], computer-aided manufacturing [CAM], computer-aided engineering [CAE]), PDM (product data management), PLM (product life-cycle management), digital manufacturing, and warranty management.

"Product and service innovation remains high on manufacturers' priority lists," said Lorenzo Veronesi, EMEA research analyst, IDC Manufacturing Insights. "These investments will support their need to create a digital thread during the product life cycle and evaluate trade-offs among critical financial, performance, marketing, and manufacturing criteria."

Table of Contents

IDC Manufacturing Insights Opinion

In This Study

Situation Overview

The Critical Importance of Product and Service Innovation

The Approach

Application Adoption Levels for the Product Life Cycle

Product Life-Cycle Application Adoption by Value Chains

Product Life-Cycle Application Adoption by Company Size

Future Outlook

Product Life-Cycle Application Investment Plans

Comparing Adoption and Investment Plans

Product Life-Cycle Application Investments by Value Chains

Product Life-Cycle Application Investments by Company Size

Essential Guidance

Actions to Consider

Learn More

Related Research

Appendix

Synopsis

Table: Western Europe Product Life-Cycle Applications Adoption Levels by Value Chain (% of Respondents)

Table: Western Europe Product Life-Cycle Applications Adoption Levels by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Table: Western Europe Product Life-Cycle Applications Plans for New Investment by Value Chain (% of Respondents)

Table: Western Europe Product Life-Cycle Applications Plans for New Investment by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Table: Western Europe Quota by Vertical Market

Table: Western Europe Quota by Company Size

Table: Western Europe Number of Completes by Country

Table: Western Europe Respondents Profile by Functional Area

Figure: Western Europe Leading Business Initiatives

Figure: Evolution of Product Innovation Importance

Figure: Western Europe Product Life-Cycle Applications Adoption

Figure: Western Europe Product Life-Cycle Applications Plans for Investment

Figure: Western Europe Product Life-Cycle Applications Plans for Investment

Figure: Western Europe Product Life-Cycle Applications Adoption and New Investment Levels over the Next Year

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