Home > Back to Publisher > Report Information

Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Time to Call 911?

The Industry Measure - Reed Business Information
April 1, 2005
112 Pages - SKU: TREN1399269

Abstract Table of Contents Search inside this report Related Reports

This Industry Measure/TWGA special report examines the current state of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) in the U.S. printing industry. The report presents data on CIM as a sales opportunity, CIM as a business challenge, and CIM as a planned investment. Data are analyzed in light of related technology, such as "networked digital infrastructure" and "building a JDF workflow." The report also includes detailed data on respondents' attitudes toward, and current levels of adoption of, CIM taken from the TWGA's 2004 CIM report.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: CIM: IN THE NASCENT STAGES; MAJOR ISSUES FOR CIM; CIM AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY; CIM AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE; COMPARISONS TO “JDF WORKFLOW”; PLANNED INVESTMENTS IN CIM; ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM; WHAT’S IT ALL MEAN?
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION: ALL THE INDUSTRY RAGE; LINGERING QUESTIONS
SECTION 2: TWGA PERSPECTIVES: CIM AND COMMERCIAL PRINTING: MAJOR ISSUES FOR CIM; IS CIM THE ONLY WAY?; BENCHMARKS AND METRICS — FRIEND OR FOE?; OVERCOME THIS!; “LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH”; KNOW YOUR STUFF; WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
SECTION 3: ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND CIM: BUSINESS CONDITIONS, LAST 12 MONTHS; BUSINESS CONDITIONS, LAST 12 MONTHS, BY SEGMENT; BUSINESS CONDITIONS, NEXT 12 MONTHS; BUSINESS CONDITIONS, NEXT 12 MONTHS, BY SEGMENT; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE; TWGA BUSINESS CONDITIONS INDEX; BETTER, BUT STILL A WORD OF CAUTION
SECTION 4: CIM AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY: CIM: A SALES OPPORTUNITY ON HOLD; CIM AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY, BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT; CIM AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY, BY FIRM SIZE
SECTION 5: CIM AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE: CIM AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT; BUILDING A NETWORKED, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE; UNDERSTANDING THE CIM CONCEPT; IMPLEMENTING THE SMART FACTORY, CIM CONCEPT; CIM-RELATED CHALLENGES, BY FIRM SIZE; COMPARISONS TO “JDF WORKFLOW”; CHANGES IN ATTITUDE OVER TIME
SECTION 6: PLANNED INVESTMENTS IN CIM: PLANNED INVESTMENTS IN CIM BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT; REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS? LOOKING AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE; PLANNED INVESTMENTS IN CIM BY FIRM SIZE
SECTION 7: HOW ARE YOU USING/DO YOU PERCEIVE CIM?: WHO’S NOT USING CIM?; READING ABOUT IT OR STUDYING IT; TAKING PROACTIVE STEPS; INCORPORATING CIM INTO WORKFLOWS AND BUSINESS PLANS; ATTITUDES BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; COMMERCIAL PRINTERS; PREPRESS SHOPS; QUICK PRINTERS; BOOK PRINTERS; PERIODICAL PRINTERS
SECTION 8: CONCLUSIONS AND FORECAST: WATCH THE STUMBLING BLOCKS — THEN ADDRESS THEM; WHAT’S THE PROGNOSIS?; POSITIVE IN SPITE OF ITSELF?
TABLE OF FIGURES: FIGURE 1: “HELPING CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND THE CIM CONCEPT” AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 2: CIM AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, Q4-2003-Q4-2004, BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT; FIGURE 3: “BUILDING A NETWORKED, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE (SMART FACTORY)” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY GRAPHIC ARTS; SEGMENT, Q4-2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 4: “UNDERSTANDING THE CIM CONCEPT” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT, Q4-2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 5: “IMPLEMENTING THE SMART FACTORY, CIM CONCEPT” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT, Q4-; 2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 6: “BUILDING A JDF WORKFLOW” VS. “BUILDING A DIGITAL NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURE” AS TOP BUSINESS CHALLENGES,; BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 7: “SMART FACTORY, CIM” AS A PLANNED INVESTMENT, Q4-2003-Q4-2004, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 8: PLANNED INVESTMENT IN “NETWORKED DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY” AND “SMART FACTORY, CIM”; FIGURE 9: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM — “NOT RELEVANT TO OUR BUSINESS” AND “DON’T KNOW,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 10: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM — “WE HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT IT/STUDYING IT,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 11: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM — “WE HAVE ATTENDED AN INDUSTRY EVENT OR SEMINAR ON IT,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS; SEGMENT; FIGURE 12: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM — “WE HAVE INCORPORATED IT INTO PRODUCTION WORKFLOW,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT25; FIGURE 13: “BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR OUR FIRM IN 2004 WERE; FIGURE 14: “WE EXPECT BUSINESS CONDITIONS THIS YEAR TO BE; FIGURE 15: “IMPROVING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS” AS A TOP SALES OPPORTUNITY, ALL GRAPHIC ARTS FIRMS; FIGURE 16: “ECONOMIC CONDITIONS” AS A TOP BUSINESS CHALLENGE, ALL GRAPHIC ARTS FIRMS; FIGURE 17: TWGA BUSINESS CONDITIONS INDEX — PRINTING; FIGURE 18: “HELPING CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND THE CIM CONCEPT” AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 19: “HELPING OUR CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND THE CIM CONCEPT” AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY, BY PRINTING SEGMENT; FIGURE 20: “HELPING OUR CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND THE CIM CONCEPT” AS A TOP SALES OPPORTUNITY, BY GRAPHIC ARTS FIRM; SIZE; FIGURE 21: “HELPING OUR CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND THE CIM CONCEPT” AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY, BY PRINTER SIZE, Q4-; 2003-Q2-2004; FIGURE 22: “HELPING OUR CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND THE CIM CONCEPT” AS A SALES OPPORTUNITY, BY TRADE SHOP SIZE, Q4-; 2003-Q2-2004; FIGURE 23: CIM AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, Q4-2003-Q4-2004, BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT; FIGURE 24: CIM AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 25: CIM AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 26: “BUILDING A NETWORKED, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE (SMART FACTORY)” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY GRAPHIC; ARTS SEGMENT, Q4-2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 27: “BUILDING A NETWORKED, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE (SMART FACTORY)” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY PRINTER; SEGMENT, Q4-2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 28: “UNDERSTANDING THE CIM CONCEPT” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT, Q4-2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 29: “UNDERSTANDING THE CIM CONCEPT” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY PRINTER SEGMENT, Q4-2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 30: “IMPLEMENTING THE SMART FACTORY, CIM CONCEPT” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT, Q4-; 2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 31: “IMPLEMENTING THE SMART FACTORY, CIM CONCEPT” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, BY PRINTER SEGMENT, Q4-; 2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 32: “BUILDING A DIGITAL NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURE,” “UNDERSTANDING THE CIM CONCEPT,” AND “IMPLEMENTING THE; SMART FACTORY, CIM CONCEPT” AS BUSINESS CHALLENGES, ALL RESPONDENTS, BY SIZE; FIGURE 33: “BUILDING A DIGITAL NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURE,” “UNDERSTANDING THE CIM CONCEPT,” AND “IMPLEMENTING THE; SMART FACTORY, CIM CONCEPT” AS BUSINESS CHALLENGES, COMMERCIAL PRINTERS, BY SIZE; FIGURE 34: “IMPLEMENTING THE SMART FACTORY, CIM CONCEPT” AS A BUSINESS CHALLENGE, TRADE SHOPS, BY SIZE; FIGURE 35: “BUILDING A JDF WORKFLOW” VS. “BUILDING A DIGITAL NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURE” AS TOP BUSINESS; CHALLENGES, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 36: “BUILDING A JDF WORKFLOW” VS. “BUILDING A DIGITAL NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURE” AS TOP BUSINESS; CHALLENGES, BY GRAPHIC ARTS FIRM SIZE; FIGURE 37: “BUILDING A NETWORKED DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS FIRM SIZE, Q4-2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 38: “UNDERSTANDING THE SMART FACTORY, COMPUTER INTEGRATED MFG CONCEPT,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS FIRM SIZE, Q4-; 2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 39: “IMPLEMENTING THE SMART FACTORY, COMPUTER INTEGRATED MFG CONCEPT,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS FIRM SIZE, Q4-; 2003-Q4-2004; FIGURE 40: “SMART FACTORY, CIM” AS A PLANNED INVESTMENT, Q4-2003-Q4-2004, BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 41: “SMART FACTORY, CIM” AS A PLANNED INVESTMENT, Q4-2003-Q4-2004, BY PRINTER SEGMENT; FIGURE 42: PLANNED INVESTMENT IN “NETWORKED DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY” AND “SMART FACTORY, CIM”; FIGURE 43: PLANNED INVESTMENT IN “SMART FACTORY, CIM” VS. “NETWORKED DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY,” BY FIRM; SIZE; FIGURE 44: PLANNED INVESTMENT IN “SMART FACTORY, CIM” VS. “NETWORKED DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY,” BY; PRINTER SIZE; FIGURE 45: PLANNED INVESTMENT IN “SMART FACTORY, CIM” VS. “NETWORKED DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY,” BY; TRADE SHOP SIZE; FIGURE 46: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM — “NOT RELEVANT TO OUR BUSINESS” AND “DON’T KNOW,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 47: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM — “WE HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT IT/STUDYING IT,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS SEGMENT; FIGURE 48: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM — “WE HAVE ATTENDED AN INDUSTRY EVENT OR SEMINAR ON IT,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS; SEGMENT; FIGURE 49: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM — “WE HAVE INCORPORATED IT INTO OUR PRODUCTION WORKFLOW,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS; SEGMENT; FIGURE 50: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM — “WE HAVE INCORPORATED IT INTO OUR NEXT BUSINESS PLAN,” BY GRAPHIC ARTS; SEGMENT; FIGURE 51: ATTITUDES TOWARD CIM, ALL CATEGORIES — ALL RESPONSES; FIGURE 52: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM, ALL CATEGORIES — COMMERCIAL PRINTERS; FIGURE 53: ATTITUDES TOWARD CIM, ALL CATEGORIES — PREPRESS SHOPS; FIGURE 54: ATTITUDES TOWARD CIM, ALL CATEGORIES — QUICK PRINTERS; FIGURE 55: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM, ALL CATEGORIES — BOOK PRINTERS; FIGURE 56: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIM, ALL CATEGORIES —PERIODICAL PRINTERS

Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Time to Call 911?

Share this report

Other tasks

Research Assistance

Related Markets

CAD/CAM/CAE Reports

Free Alert Me service