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DIGITAL
OUTLOOK
INDUSTRIAL
MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY
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DIGITAL OUTLOOK
INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
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THE RESEARCH
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1,000
Senior IT and business decision makers were
interviewed from organizations, which use digital
technologies, with
1,000+
employees and
US$500M
or more global annual revenue.
Survey covered a range of industries, across Australia,
China, France, Germany, India, the UK, and the US.
The research investigates the use of digital
technologies and key trends in nine different
industries, namely, automotive, banking, consumer
packaged goods, healthcare, industrial manufacturing,
insurance, life sciences, retail, and utilities.
The study reveals
• The surging tide of digital technology adoption in organizations - what is
used and where?
• The promised land of digital technology use, and the hurdles organizations
face to get there
• The biggest disruptive digital trends within the next three years and why
organizations see them as vital to future success

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TOP MANUFACTURING TRENDS THAT WILL
MAKE MOST IMPACT WITHIN
NEXT THREE YEARS
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The three trends receiving most
mentions, as making a positive
impact on the business, suggest that
the industry is both cognizant of the
opportunities of digital technology as well
as the challenges it brings.
1 Cyber security
2 AI and automation
3 e-Commerce

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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT INDUSTRIAL
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
USES THE MOST
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Industrial manufacturing companies utilize six digital technologies on average.
The most deployed technologies in the industry are:
73% Cyber security
65% Big data analytics
61% Enterprise cloud
54% Artificial intelligence
49% ERP and enterprise application
implementation/modernization
44% 3D printing

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KEY GOALS OF IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGIES
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For industrial manufacturing companies, the most important purpose of implementing all these technologies
was to improve existing business operations, but a substantial number were also looking to solve new
business problems and create new opportunities.
Big data analytics
64% are implementing
it to improve existing
business operations
52% to solve new
business problems
33% to create new
opportunities
Cyber security
61% are implementing
it to improve existing|
business operations
52% to solve new
business problems
29% to create new
opportunities
Enterprise cloud
60% are implementing
it to improve existing
business operations
54% to solve new
business problems
44% to create new
opportunities
Artificial intelligence
60% are implementing
it to improve existing
business operations
58% to solve new
business problems
40% to create new
opportunities

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THE AREAS THAT ARE ATTRACTING
INVESTMENTS ARE…
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71% Industrial Internet of Things
67%
59%68% 3D printing of spare parts
67%
…AND SO
In 2018, the industrial manufacturing industry will continue its march to industry 4.0, helped along by top trends -
cyber security to protect the organization, AI and automation to improve the back office, and e-commerce to
enhance customer experience.
AI and OCR for managing vendor
and staff contracts
e-Commerce to reach parts to consumers
directly
Cyber security

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