U.S. Consumer Products 2008 Go-to-Market Strategy Guide

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Manufacturing Insights Opinion
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
  • Industry Health and Outlook for 2008
    • Industry Shape and Size
    • Figure: U.S. IT Spending Opportunity by Industry
    • Industry Indicators and Key Business Metrics
    • Table: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Health and Outlook for 2008: Industry Indicators and Key Metrics
    • Figure: U.S. Economic Indicators, January 2006-November 2007
    • Figure: Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Revenue Index, 1Q02-3Q07
    • Figure: Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Median and Average Net Profit Margins, 1Q02-3Q07
    • Figure: Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Inventory Index, 1Q02-3Q07
• Future Outlook
  • Business Initiatives That Will Drive IT Investments in 2008
  • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Top Critical Business Initiatives, 2007
    • 2008 Predictions
  • 2008 IT Investment Priorities for the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
  • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry IT Spending, 2005-2010
  • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry IT Budget Share by Segment, 2008
    • 2008 Software Investment Priorities for the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
    • Table: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Software Spending, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Top Application Investment Plans, 2008
    • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Emerging Technology Investment Plans, 2008
    • 2008 Infrastructure Investment Priorities for the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
    • Table: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Hardware Spending, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Average Storage Installation Share by Subindustry, 2007
    • Table: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Storage Systems Spending by Environment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    • Table: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Server Spending by Platform, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    • 2008 Communications Investment Priorities for the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
    • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Communications Technology Investment Plans, 2008
    • 2008 Services Investment Priorities for the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
    • Table: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Services Spending, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Business Process Outsourcing Investment Plans, 2008
    • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Sourcing Preferences for Business Process Outsourcing
• Essential Guidance
  • Going to Market in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
  • Table: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry IT Spending for the Top 5 Vendors, 2008
  • Figure: U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Growth for the Top 5 Vendors, 2008
  • Table: U.S. Discrete and Process Manufacturing IT Spending for the Top 5 States, 2008
  • Table: U.S. Discrete and Process Manufacturing Spending Growth for the Top 5 States, 2008
  • Competing Effectively in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
  • Table: Worldwide IT Revenue for the Top 5 Vendors, 2006
  • Table: Worldwide Software Revenue for the Top 5 Vendors, 2006
  • Table: U.S. Services Revenue for the Top 5 Vendors, 2006
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis