IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Operations Technology 2018 Predictions
This IDC study provides manufacturers with the top 10 predictions and underlying drivers that we expect to impact shop floor IT and OT investments in 2018 and beyond. Technology leaders and their counterparts in the line-of-business (LOB) operations can use this document to guide their IT strategic planning efforts.According to Lorenzo Veronesi, research manager, IDC Manufacturing Insights, "Today, the very core of being a manufacturing business — the production process — is being completely restored because of a convergence of physical and virtual technologies. Smart manufacturing is now a strategic priority among manufacturers as they seek to address the many and complex issues they are now facing. Data and analysis are core to this approach, as they move to evidence-based management practices and use information to drive better decision making across all parts of the manufacturing process."
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- IDC FutureScape Figure
- Executive Summary
- IDC FutureScape Predictions
- Summary of External Drivers
- Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
- Prediction 1: By the End of 2018, 25% of COOs in Large Manufacturers Will Have a Transformational Role, Enabling New Business Models by Focusing on Customer Fulfillment, and Will Be Involved in All Strategic Business Decisions
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 2: By the End of 2018, to Accelerate Digital Transformation, 20% of Manufacturers Will Have Explored Proof-of-Concept Initiatives for "Industrial Equipment as a Service"
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 3: By 2019, 20% of Large Discrete Manufacturers Will Have Re-Leaned Shop Floor Operations and Organization, Thus Transforming the Workforce and Production Processes and Improving the OEE Metric by a Minimum of 5%
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 4: In 2019, 30% of Large Manufacturers Will Have Started to Invest in End-to-End Industrial IoT Platforms to Enable Seamless IT/OT Integration
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 5: By 2020, 50% of G2000 Manufacturers Will Leverage Digital Twins in Both Greenfield and Brownfield Environments to Embed New Capabilities in Their Factories, Such as Improved Visibility, Always-On Operations, and Greater Flexibility
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 6: By 2021, Large Manufacturers Will Have Automated up to 40% of Their B2B2C Processes, Reducing the Need for Human Intervention Using a Combination of IoT, Robotics, and Cognitive Solutions
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 7: By 2021, 30% of Leading Manufacturers Will Have Deployed Cyber-Physical Robotic Systems, Resulting in a 10–20% Improvement in Productivity
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 8: By 2019, 10% of Manufacturers Will Have Started to Deploy Cloud-Based Execution Models That Depend on Edge Analytics to Enable the Seamless Handover of Data to Enterprise Applications to Achieve Real-Time Visibility, Supply Chain Integration, and Increased Operational Flexibility
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 9: By 2020, 30% of Manufacturers Will Have Deployed or Will Be Piloting Distributed Manufacturing Concepts to Transform Product Design, Improve Customer Fulfillment, Reduce Excess Capacity, and Optimize Logistics Cost Structures
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 10: By 2020, Blockchain and Open Standards, Such as OPC UA, Will Be Used to Improve M2M Transactions and Processes Such as Traceability, Maintenance, and Customer Orders.
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Advice for Technology Buyers
- External Drivers: Detail
- Accelerating DX — Technology-Centric Transformation Altering Business and Society
- Human Versus Machine — The Impact of AI and Automation
- Sense, Compute, Actuate — The New Data-Centric Paradigm
- Platform Disruption — Unleashing Digital Innovation's Power for Scale
- Empowering the Material World — Revolutionized Processes Expand Technology Reach
- The Future Workforce —Global Demand for Digital Talent
- Innovation Impasse — Legacy Systems Constraining Transformation
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