Information Services Opportunities & Trends 1994-1999-Discrete Manufacturing

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Information Services
&
Opportunities Trends, 1994-1999
Discrete
Manufacturing

Information Sen^ices
&
Opportunities Trends, 1994-1999
Discrete
Manufacturing
June 1994
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Table Contents
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Introduction I-l
A. Purpose, Contents and Organization I-l
1. Purpose I-l
2. Contents and Organization I-l
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Related INPUT Reports 1-2
C. Executive Overview 1-3
1. Key Trends and Issues 1-3
2. Market 1-5
3. Conclusions and Recommendations 1-7
Trends, Events and Issues II-
A. General Business Trends and Events II-
B. Specific Industry Trends, Events and Issues II-2
1. Re-engineering the Manufacturing Company II-3
2. Regulatory Issues/Events II-
Information Systems Environment III-l
A. Global IS Issues III-l
B. IS Applications Environment III-l
C. IS Response to Environmental Forces III-3
D. Impact of New Technologies III-4
E. Organization and Budget III-5
F. IS Department Objectives III-9
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Market Forecast IV-1
A. Market Overview IV-1
1. Driving Forces IV-2
2. Growth Inhibitors IV-3
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Forecast by Product and Service IV-3
C. Analysis IV-4
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1. Professional Services IV-4
2. Turnkey Systems IV-5
3. Application Software IV-5
4. Systems Integration IV-5
5. Outsourcing IV-5
6. Processing Services IV-6
7. Network Services IV-6
Competitive Environment V-1
A. Competitive Climate V-1
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Competitive Positioning V-2
MRP
1. Traditional V-2
2. Cell Controllers V-3
3. Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) V-3
C. Selected Vendor Profiles V-3
1. SAP America V-3
a. Company Background V-3
b. Strategy V-4
c. Products and Services V-4
d. Key Issues V-5
2. System Software Associates V-6
a. Company Background V-6
b. Strategy V-6
c. Products and Services V-6
d. Key Issues V-7
3. The ASK Group V-8
a. Company Backgroimd V-8
b. Strategy V-8
c. Products and Services V-10
d. Key Issues V-10
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4. qad.inc V-10
a. Company Background V-10
b. Strategy V-11
c. Products and Services V-11
d. Key Issues V-12
User Buying Patterns VI-
A. Application Plans VI-
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Timing of New Applications VI-4
Conclusions and Recommendations VII-
A. Industry and Information Services Market Conclusions VII-
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User Issues and Recommendations VII-2
C. Information Services Vendor Issues and
Recommendations VII-
Appendixes A. Forecast and Reconciliation A-1
A. Forecast Database A-1
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Forecast Reconciliation A-3
B. Industry Structure and Methodology B-1
A. Industry Structure B-1
B. Research Methodology B-2
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Exhibits
-1 Discrete Manufacturing, 1994-1999 1-6
=1 1994 Industrial Growth II-2
-2 Elements of Re-engineering II-4
•S Old Hierarchical Structure II-5
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Re-engineered Structure II-6
-1 Planned Applications in Discrete Manufacturing III-2
-2 Use ofOutside Products and Services III-
-3 Internal Development Resources III-4
-4 Planned Investment in Applications III-6
5
Planned Investment by Company Size III-7
-6 Percent Change in Budgets III-
-7 Use of C/S by Application Category III-10
-8 Downsizing by Application Category III-11
-1 Information Services Market, 1994-1999 IV-2
-2 Market Size Forecast IV-4
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