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Business Strategy: Mobile in Manufacturing -- Current Investments and Key Considerations for Continued Progress

This IDC Manufacturing Insights report presents mobility highlights of North American manufacturers that responded to IDC's 2013 Global Technology and Industry Research Organization IT Survey, including the state of mobile initiatives, investments in mobile applications, and mobilized functions. We also present manufacturers with key mobile security and mobile strategy considerations as they allocate mobile investments in the coming years.

Kimberly Knickle, research director, IT Priorities and Strategies for IDC Manufacturing Insights, states, "Maximizing the outcomes of mobile investments is an ongoing challenge. Manufacturers are evaluating and prioritizing among a long list of potential projects, and we expect the coming year to require manufacturers to closely evaluate their mobile strategy. We also believe that future investments in mobile will be in synch with investments in other new technologies, in particular big data and analytics, cloud, and social/collaboration technology. Done right, these investments will enable use cases such as the resilient supply chain, service optimization, and the factory of the future."

Table of Contents

IDC Manufacturing Insights Opinion

In This Study

Situation Overview

Getting Down to Business: The Universal Appeal of Mobile-Enabled Order Management and Mobile-Enabled Sales

The Approach

Mobile Initiatives Advancing from Pilots to Production

Security: More Attention Required

Mobile Security Options

Additional Key Concerns: Carrier Partnerships, a Common Platform, and the Mobile-Enabled Web Site

Mobile Strategy and Considerations for Manufacturers

Future Outlook

Changing the Way We Work from "Source, Make, and Deliver" to "Sales and Service"

Mobile-Enabled "Products as Services" Platforms

Engaging the Business and Overcoming Roadblocks

Essential Guidance

Actions to Consider

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Related Research

Synopsis

Figure: Enterprisewide Adoption of Mobile Applications in Manufacturing

Figure: Mobilized Functions in Manufacturing

Figure: State of Mobile Device Initiatives in Manufacturing: Today and in 12 Months

Figure: State of Mobile Application Initiatives in Manufacturing: Today and in 12 Months

Figure: Top Future Mobile Initiatives in Manufacturing

Figure: Expected Business Value from Mobile Device and Mobile Applications in Manufacturing

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