Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Consumer Product Manufacturers' Business and IT Priorities

2008

Publication Date	June 2008
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	33
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC04247

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Summary

This Manufacturing Insights report draws on the results of Manufacturing Insights' Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ Manufacturing Vertical Market survey, carried out in from September to November 2007, among 149 organizations in the consumer products (CP) manufacturing segment across nine countries in the APEJ region. The focus of the study is on both business and IT priorities as well as initiatives of APEJ CP manufacturers in 2007 and 2008.

CP manufacturing represents one of the key sectors of growth in the APEJ region, fuelled by increased consumption and disposable income of the population in the APEJ region. At the same time, this segment is also extremely competitive. Manufacturers need to prepare themselves with strong innovation, process, and information management capability, as well as develop superior collaboration with channel partners, in order to establish sustainable growth, says Debashis Tarafdar, senior research manager, Asia/Pacific Manufacturing Research, Manufacturing Insights, IDC Asia/Pacific.

Content

Manufacturing Insights Opinion
In This Report
- Methodology
- Survey Sample and Respondent Profile
  - Sampling Unit: Geography
  - Figure: Respondents by Country
  - Sampling Unit: Company Size
  - Figure: Breakdown by Company Size
  - Respondent Profile
  - Figure: Respondents by Role
Situation Overview
- Current Business Objectives
- Figure: Top 3 Business Objectives
- Business Initiatives for 2007 and Beyond
- Figure: Top 3 Business Initiatives, 2007 and Beyond
- Collaboration Initiatives
- Figure: Current Levels of Collaboration
- Figure: Importance of Collaboration Technologies
- Figure: Plans for Implementing Collaboration Technologies
- Figure: Challenges of Trading Partner Integration
- IT Trends and Priorities
  - IT Adoption Profile
  - Figure: Adoption of Information Technology
  - Manufacturers' Top IT Focus
  - Figure: Key Areas of IT Focus
  - Current Levels of Application Adoption
  - Figure: Current Levels of Application Adoption
  - Current IT Initiatives
  - Figure: Current IT Initiatives
  - Preferences for Software Application Solutions
  - Figure: Preferences for Software Application Solutions
  - IT Vendor Attributes
  - Figure: IT Vendor Attributes
  - Obstacles to Purchasing Decisions
  - Figure: Obstacles to IT Purchase Decisions
  - IT Budget
  - Figure: External IT Spending
Future Outlook
Figure: Economic and Business Outlook
Figure: IT Budget Outlook
Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
  - Advice for the Manufacturers
  - Advice for the IT Vendors
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- Related Research
- Synopsis