Global Discrete Automation Market Report

DUBLIN, April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8sl57g/global_discrete) has announced the addition of the "Global Discrete Automation Market Report" report to their offering.

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The analysts forecast the Global Discrete Automation market to grow at a CAGR of 8.43 percent over the period 2012-2016. The growth in manufacturing sectors in emerging markets is one of the key factors contributing to this market growth. The Global Discrete Automation market has also been witnessing an increasing demand for custom configured products. However, high total cost of ownership could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

The report, the Global Discrete Automation Market Report, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market in the Americas and the APAC and EMEA regions; it also covers the Global Discrete Automation market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Global manufacturers are increasingly adopting an engineer-to-order, manufacture-to-order, and configure-to-order business model. Growing IT capabilities coupled with increasing expectations from consumers are driving this trend in the Global Discrete Automation market. Discrete manufacturers are increasingly turning to IT investments as part of their growth and competitiveness strategies. The cost-effective implementation of a manufacturer's IT infrastructure gives an executive the real-time information needed to maximize supply chain operations and efficiencies.

According to the report, one of the major drivers in this market is the increasing penetration in emerging countries. The adoption of discrete automation solutions is growing at a rapid rate in developing countries such as China and India and in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.

Further, the report states that one of the major challenges confronting the vendors in the market at present is the high total cost of implementing the solutions. Also, end-users are required to continually upgrade their discrete automation solutions to stay abreast of the latest technologies.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.

Key Topics Covered:

01. Executive Summary

02. List of Abbreviations

03. Introduction

04. Market Research Methodology

05. Scope of the Report

06. Market Landscape

07. Product Segmentation

08. End-user Segmentation

09. Geographical Segmentation

10. Vendor Landscape

11. Buying Criteria

12. Market Growth Drivers

13. Drivers and their Impact

14. Market Challenges

15. Impact of Drivers and Challenges

16. Market Trends

17. Key Vendor Analysis

18. Other Reports in this Series

Companies Mentioned: 

• ABB Ltd.
• Rockwell Automation Inc.
• Schneider Electric Co.
• Siemens AG.
• Invensys plc
• Emerson Electric Co.

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