Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing Industry, IT Budget Developments, 2008: An IDC Survey

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Manufacturing Insights Opinion
• In This Report
  • Methodology
  • Definitions
  • Survey Respondent Profiles
  • Table: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Vertical Market Quotas
  • Table: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Company Size Quotas
  • Table: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Number of Completes by Country
  • Table: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Survey Respondents Profile by Job Title and Subvertical Market
• Situation Overview
  • IS Budget: Slight Reluctance to Support New or Ongoing Initiatives
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Current Distribution of IS Operating Budget Among Spending Areas by Subvertical
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Current Distribution of IS Operating Budget Among Spending Areas by Country
  • IS Budget: Slightly Higher Share to Internal Spending
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Current Distribution of IS Operating Budget Between Internal and External Spending, by Subvertical
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Current Distribution of IS Operating Budget Between Internal and External Spending, by Country (% of IS Budget)
  • IT Spending Approach: Moderate Level of Confidence in Adopting New IT
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing Industry, Approach To IT by Subvertical
• Future Outlook
  • Business Outlook: Looks Promising
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, 12-Month Outlook by Subvertical
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, 12-Month Business Outlook by Country
  • Leading Business Initiatives: IT Responsiveness and Efficiency
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Leading Business Initiatives to Support IT Decisions
  • IT Alignment With Business: Improved, Integrated Access to Relevant Information
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, IT Organization' s Improvements to Support the Business for the Next 12 Months
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, IT Organizations' Improvements to Support the Business for the Next 12 Months, by Subvertical
  • Key Areas of IT Focus
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Main Areas of Organizations' IT Focus During the Next 12 Months
  • IS Budget Evolution: Slight Signs of Recovery
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Expected Change in IS Operating Budget in the Next 12 Months, by Subvertical
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Expected Change in IS Operating Budget in the Next 12 Months
  • Change in Budget Distribution: Decrease in New Initiative Investments
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Expected Change in IS Operating Budget in the Next 12 Months by Spending Area
  • Table: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Expected Change in IS Operating Budget in the Next 12 Months by Spending Area and Subvertical Market
  • Change in External IS Budgets: Growing Opportunities
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Expected Change in the Next 12 Months in the Share of External Spending by Subvertical
  • Figure: Western Europe, Discrete Manufacturing, Expected Change in the Next 12 Months in the Share of External Spending
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions to Consider
    • For Manufacturers
    • For Technology Vendors
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis