A fact rich infographic showcasing how mobile technology is gaining priority in the manufacturing industry, solutions and apps most commonly used and how they are impacting the business.

1. Mobile technologies for customer engagement
Data mining and analysis
Cybersecurity
Internet of Things
Socially enabled business processes
Cloud computing
Battery and power technologies
Robotics
Wearable computing
3D printing
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MOBILITY IN MANUFACTURING
TOP TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES OF CEOs IN INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING
MOBILE APPLICATIONS IN USE IN MANUFACTURUNG TODAY
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Email
Collecting data
Onsite visualization
Access databases
Control equipment
Remote access
Scheduling
Accessing manuals
Safety applications
Employee tracking
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WHERE MOBILE SOLUTIONS ARE DEPLOYED
IMPACT OF MOBILE APPS
WareHouse
Shop
Floor Quality
Control
Field
Sales
Field
Service
Fleet
Management
Procurement
Management
Decisions
Supply
Chain
Material
Tracking
Asset
Tracking/
Maintenance
Reduction in order status calls
to the enterprise sales teams.
Increase in sales the first six months
these apps were available.
76%
13%
Source: Forbes
Source: Catavolt
Source:lnsresearch
Source: AT&T
55% of manufacturers plan to increase investments in mobility to lower
production costs in 2015.
54% respondents believe enabling plant supervisors to leverage all
information to do their jobs on mobile devices will be the biggest
impact of mobility in manufacturing.
33% predicted mobility growth in manufacturing through 2017.
By 2016, manufacturing will account for 23% of the nearly $5 billion
in mobile enterprise application service revenues.
6%
80% people believe that mobility could add at least 6% productivi-
ty to their manufacturing organization.
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54%
IN FUTURE...
2017
2016
2015
33%
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$5BILLION 23%
2016
Source: IHS Technology
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55%