IDC MaturityScape: Smart Manufacturing 3.0

This IDC MaturityScape describes smart manufacturing and provides a framework for executive leadership, IT, and production managers to identify the stages, critical measures, outcomes, and actions required for organizations to evaluate and evolve their digital factory strategies. Organizations can use the study to identify where they stand in relation to modern digital capabilities and create a path toward achieving world-class manufacturing processes. Additionally, organizations can use this IDC MaturityScape as a tool to promote cross-functional and interorganizational collaboration, thereby driving performance improvement and ensuring end-to-end alignment between the network of manufacturing operations and other business functions (e.g., product design and supply chain)."To progress in their digital maturity, manufacturers should focus not on the technology per se but on how it enables information management. It is important to note that equipment and technology do not make as much difference as the ability to use information effectively to support business processes. In this IDC MaturityScape, we offer a model to help companies know where they stand and take steps to drive their progress." - Associate Research Director Lorenzo Veronesi, Manufacturing Insights, IDC