“• Kable’s survey of 215 manufacturers highlights that X% of respondents anticipate an increase in their ICT budgets in 2014, which is an increase of X% compared to 2013.
• According to Kable’s survey, manufacturers are planning to invest X% of their external ICT budgets in hardware, software, and IT services in 2014, which is more than the combined allocation in 2013 (X%).
• Manufacturers are allocating the highest proportion of their software budgets to enterprise applications (X%) followed by application lifecycle management (X%) and information management (X%) in 2013.”
“1 Trends in ICT budgets
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Survey demographics
1.3 ICT budget changes
1.4 ICT budget allocation by core technology area
1.4.1 Hardware budget breakdown
1.4.2 Software budget breakdowns
1.4.3 Third party IT services expenditure
1.4.4 Telecommunications budget
1.5 ICT budget allocation by function
1.6 Outsourced IT functions
2 ICT investment priorities and vendor mindshare
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Enterprise applications
2.1.2 Business intelligence
2.1.3 Mobility
3 ICT procurement trends
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Business objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.3 IT objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.4 ICT provider selection
4 Sector-specific trends
4.1 Introduction
4.2 IT expenditure plans for specific technology areas
4.3 Technology areas receiving the largest investments
4.4 Business challenges
5 Summary
5.1 Renewed focus on enhancing productivity and developing an integrated global supply chain is driving ICT investments in the manufacturing sector
6 Appendix
6.1 Definitions
6.2 Further reading
6.3 Contact the authors”
“Table 1: Manufacturing – enterprise ICT survey geographic breakdown
Table 2: Manufacturing – enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among manufacturers
Table 4: Manufacturers’ (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014
Table 5: Manufacturers’ average hardware budget allocation
Table 6: Manufacturers’ average software budget allocation by technology
Table 7: Manufacturers’ average IT services budget allocation
Table 8: Manufacturers’ average IT consulting services budget allocation
Table 9: Manufacturers’ average telecommunications budget allocation
Table 10: Manufacturers’ ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014
Table 11: Outsourced IT functions – manufacturers’ current and future outsourcing priorities
Table 12: Enterprise applications – manufacturers’ current and future investment priorities
Table 13: Enterprise applications – vendor mindshare among manufacturers
Table 14: Business intelligence – manufacturers’ current and future investment priorities
Table 15: Business intelligence – vendor mindshare among manufacturers
Table 16: Mobility – manufacturers’ current and future investment priorities
Table 17: Mobility – vendor mindshare among manufacturers
Table 18: Business objectives which influence manufacturers’ IT investment strategy
Table 19: IT objectives which influence manufacturers’ IT investment strategy
Table 20: Factors influencing manufacturers’ decision to choose an ICT provider
Table 21: IT expenditure plans in 2014 compared to 2013, for specific technology areas within manufacturers
Table 22: Top three IT projects in 2014 for manufacturers
Table 23: Importance of the following business challenges for manufacturers”
“Figure 1: Manufacturing – enterprise ICT survey geographic breakdown
Figure 2: Manufacturing – enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among manufacturers
Figure 4: Manufacturers’ (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014
Figure 5: Manufacturers’ average hardware budget allocation
Figure 6: Manufacturers’ average software budget allocation by technology
Figure 7: Manufacturers’ average IT services budget allocation
Figure 8: Manufacturers’ average IT consulting services budget allocation
Figure 9: Manufacturers’ average telecommunications budget allocation
Figure 10: Manufacturers’ ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014
Figure 11: Outsourced IT functions – manufacturers’ current and future outsourcing priorities
Figure 12: Enterprise applications – manufacturers’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 13: Enterprise applications – vendor mindshare among manufacturers
Figure 14: Business intelligence – manufacturers’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 15: Business intelligence – vendor mindshare among manufacturers
Figure 16: Mobility – manufacturers’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 17: Mobility – vendor mindshare among manufacturers
Figure 18: Business objectives which influence manufacturers’ IT investment strategy
Figure 19: IT objectives which influence manufacturers’ IT investment strategy
Figure 20: Factors influencing manufacturers’ decision to choose an ICT provider
Figure 21: IT expenditure plans in 2014 compared to 2013, for specific technology areas within manufacturers
Figure 22: Top three IT projects in 2014 for manufacturers
Figure 23: Importance of the following business challenges for manufacturers”
