IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Manufacturing 2024 Predictions

IDC FutureScape Figure

• Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Manufacturing 2024 Top 10 Predictions

Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

• Summary of External Drivers

• Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

• Prediction 1: By 2026, 90% of G2000 Organizations Will Augment Operational Roles with Automation Technology, Elevating Employee Engagement and Unlocking a 30% Increase in Worker Efficiency

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• IT Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 2: By 2027, 35% of G2000 Companies Will Use Supply Chain Orchestration Tools Integrating Key Suppliers/Customers That Include Digital Twin Capabilities, Improving Supply Chain Responsiveness by 15%

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• IT Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 3: By 2025, to Promote Personalized Products as Added Value, 30% of G2000 Manufacturers Will Fully Utilize AI/ML for High-Mix, Low-Volume Production

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 4: By 2028, 65% of the G2000 Will Look to Autonomous Service Parts Planning for Improved Mean Time to Repair, Driving 25% Better Service Delivery Through Optimized Customer or Operator Asset Productivity

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 5: By 2026, 75% of G2000 Organizations Will Have a Digital Commerce Platform in Place for Ecosystem Operation, Driving a 10% Higher Data Capitalization Rate and Improving Customer Retention by 20%

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• Prediction 6: By 2026, Half of G2000 Companies Will Integrate Operational Systems with GenAI to Better Ingest Data, Identify Issues, and Provide Real-Time Context to Operators, Improving Efficiency by 5%

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• Prediction 7: By 2025, 25% of CIOs Will Also Have the Role of Chief Ecosystem Officer, Orchestrating IT and Business Across Their Ecosystem to Meet Customer Needs and Lower Cost of Ecosystem Participation by 25%

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• Prediction 8: By 2025, 75% of G2000 Companies Will Have Strategies in Place to Better Balance Operational Resiliency with Cost Efficiency, Thus Improving Margins by 5%

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• Prediction 9: By 2028, the Integration of AI/ML into Robotic and Automation Routines Within Industrial Operations Will Increase by 30%, Driving Higher Efficiencies and a 10% Reduction in Downtime

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 10: By 2027, 40% of G2000 Companies Will Be Using Comprehensive Ecosystem Sustainability Data to Make Decisions Across the Full Range of Operations, Reducing Carbon Footprint by 30%

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Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

• AI Everywhere — Generative AI Takes the Spotlight

• The Drive to Automate — Maximizing Efficiency and New Opportunities

• Economic Uncertainty — IT Malaise and Market Volatility 

• Global Supply Chain Resiliency — Push for Diversification

• The Digital Business Imperative — Competitiveness and Outcomes

• Dynamic Work and Skills Requirements — New Work Mode Era

• Operationalization of ESG — Measuring and Implementing Sustainability

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