2023 State of Manufacturing Technology Survey
Rootstock Commissioned. IDC Executed. 500 C-Suite & Directors Responded.
Rootstock commissioned this report from IDC Research to understand the manufacturing climate for North America in 2023. The comprehensive report analyzes responses from 508 senior leadership professionals in the functional groups: IT, Production, Finance, Executive, Product Development, and Supply Chain.
The State of Manufacturing Technology Survey unveils the pressing concerns, business implications, and technology focus for manufacturers amid the current market conditions for the next 12-24 months.
Profile of Companies Surveyed
Region
30%
CANADA70%
USARevenue size
100 Million to
1 Billon
Manufacturing Verticals
19% High Tech Components
18% High Tech Equipment
18% Automotive
18% Industrial Machinery
16% Medical Device
11% Aerospace & Defense
Key Insights
Q:
Greatest expected economic impacts on your business over the next 12 months.
Suppliers more unreliable/unpredictable
35%
Transportation and logistics more unreliable/unpredictable
33%
Increased demand
23%
Factories needing to expand
21%
Staffing issues and hiring freezes
21%
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Suppliers more unreliable/unpredictable
35%
Transportation and logistics more unreliable/unpredictable
33%
Increased demand
23%
Factories needing to expand
21%
Staffing issues and hiring freezes
21%
Cyber Security: detection & resilience
29%
Cyber Security: detection & resilience
Operational/ Production Performance
28%
Operational/ Production Performance
Growth: new markets, Segments & Geographies
27%
Growth: new markets, Segments & Geographies
Resiliency/Agility: response and recovery
27%
Resiliency/Agility: response and recovery
Supply Chain: Sourcing & securing suppliers
20%
Supply Chain: Sourcing & securing suppliers
Going forward, we plan to continue investing in technology, training and development, and customer-centric strategies to ensure we remain competitive and successful.”
– Director of IT, Medical Device Manufacturer
– Director of IT, Medical Device MFG
Top Challenges
Collaboration and access to data are top overall DX challenges while LOBs are struggling more with growing talent/skills gaps.
Q:
What are the most likely and problematic consequences in the future if your business does not Digitally Transform
Inability to utilize growing disconnected data sources
35%
Lack of digital competencies limit ability to transition to new business models
30%
Lack of operational adaptability to react to disruptions efficiently
26%
Lack of deep insight into our customer and consumers
25%
Use of multiple platforms that are disjointed/siloed
23%
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Inability to utilize growing disconnected data sources
35%
Lack of digital competencies limit ability to transition to new business models
30%
Lack of operational adaptability to react to disruptions efficiently
26%
Lack of deep insight into our customer and consumers
25%
Use of multiple platforms that are disjointed/siloed
23%
508 Manufacturing Participants. 1000s of Datapoints. One Free Report.
What are your organization’s investment plans for enterprise-wide software over the next 12 months?
Increased Investment 75%
No Change15%
10%Decrease Investment
Both Tech & Salesforce Platform can help with monitoring customer satisfaction and provide personalized customer service. This can help manufacturers to better meet customer needs and build loyalty to them.”
– Director of IT, Industrial Machinery Manufacturer
Where have you experienced the greatest positive outcome (or expect to) from Cloud ERP Solutions?
Improve IT security
44%
Improve time to market or new market expansion
41%
Improve industry & geographic regulatory compliance
41%
Reduce overall costs (operational/financial performance)
41%
Improve business agility and resiliency
36%
Improve IT security
44%
Improve time to market or new market expansion
41%
Improve industry & geographic regulatory compliance
41%
Reduce overall costs (operational/financial performance)
41%
Improve business agility and resiliency
36%
Which technologies do you feel will have the greatest impact on your business over the next 5 years?
Artifical Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
34%
Big Data & Analytics
32%
Internet of Things (IoT)
31%
Mobility
28%
Cloud Ecosystems
27%
Robotics
24%
Artifical Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
34%
Big Data & Analytics
32%
Internet of Things (IoT)
31%
Mobility
28%
Cloud Ecosystems
27%
Robotics
24%
