Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Predictions
- In This Report
- Situation Overview
- Table: Year-Over-Year Changes
- Future Outlook
- Prediction #1: Companies in the Region Will Renew their Focus on Quality
- A Year of Recalls
- Quality as a Differentiator?
- Review the Entire Manufacturing Process
- Quality Starts During Design
- Producing the Product
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Operations Control
- Reduction of Fakes
- Feedback Loops
- Prediction #2: New Plants in the Region Will be Adopting a Digital Manufacturing Strategy
- Increasing Demand
- Increasing Capacity
- Digital Manufacturing
- Prediction #3: The Strategy of Implementation and Management of Product Life-Cycle Management Will be the Next Big Area of Competitive Differentiation in the APEJ Region
- Differentiation by Design
- Gaining Control of the Black Box
- Optimization of the Product Life-Cycle Process
- The Optimization of Product Creation
- Driving for Innovation
- Prediction #4: Manufacturing Companies Will Rethink their Supply Chain Strategy and Adopt a "Profitable Proximity" Approach.
- It' s a Buyer' s Market
- Getting Closer to the Customer
- Managing the Change
- Prediction #5: Manufacturers within the Region Will Increase their Focus on Customer Centricity: One Size Does Not Fit All
- Rise of the "Informed" Customer
- A Threat or an Opportunity?
- Intelligent Decision Support Systems Hold the Key
- Prediction #6: Infrastructure Constraints Will Hold Back the Adoption of High-End Applications within the Region
- The Rise of Complex Strategic Business Solutions
- The Last Mile
- The Short-Term Response
- Prediction #7: Asia/Pacific Manufacturers Will Rethink their Business Model to Leverage Smart Services
- Buying the Service Not the Product
- Increasing Complexity of Business Models
- Managing the Complexity
- Prediction #8: The Global Slowdown Will Take its Toll on IT Spending and Lead to the Adoption of Lean IT
- Recession Fears Gripping Every Other Business
- Time to Tighten the Belts
- Cost versus Service - Which One Takes Priority?
- Prediction #9: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Manufacturers Will Expect More from IT Vendors
- Lowering the Risk of Doing Business
- From Solution Provider to Strategic Partner
- Building Best Practices into IT Implementations
- Prediction #10: Sustainable Manufacturing Will Move up the Agenda for Asia/Pacific Manufacturing Companies
- Driven by Compliance
- The Shift from Compliance to Sustainable Manufacturing
- Going Green is Good for the Bottom Line
- Essential Guidance
- For Manufacturers
- For Vendors
- Table: Top 10 Asia/Pacific Manufacturing Predictions
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- Synopsis
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