Manufacturing Execution Systems for Discrete Industries

The Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for Discrete Industries Market Research delivers current market analysis plus a five year market and technology forecast. The research is available in multiple editions including worldwide, regional, and most major countries.

Manufacturing Execution Systems a Key Enabler of IT/OT Convergence and Digital Transformation

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Converges InformationARC Advisory Group’s Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for Discrete Industries research makes it clear that MES is strategic to efficient manufacturing. Today’s modern manufacturing execution systems, also known as manufacturing operations management systems (MOM), are a key enabler and often the central focus of IT/OT convergence and digital transformation in manufacturing. ARC sees significant growth in the MES market, led by the need for collaboration and intelligence, increasing Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) investments, new platforms and autonomous capabilities, the remote connected worker and end user demand for process flexibility and productivity. New digital technologies including AI, digital twins, augmented and virtual reality, and new low code/no code platforms are disruptive to manufacturing and are being used with newer generation MES solutions, which are more secure and enable connectivity and enterprise-wide collaboration for today’s more autonomous and digitally driven manufacturing.

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Strategic Issues

In addition to providing a five-year market forecast, the Manufacturing Execution Systems for Discrete market research provides detailed quantitative current market data and addresses key strategic issues as follows.

Easy to Use Intuitive User Experience (UX)

The MES software must be easy to deploy, integrate, simple to use, intuitive, and collaborative. The technology must be able to connect to the data easily and have flexible, yet interoperable and modular applications that adapt easily to manufacturing changes. The software should be scalable and adapt quickly to new innovative technologies and applications as they emerge. Simplified intuitive user experience (UX) is very important. The ability for remote workers to access manufacturing intelligence easily and securely has emerged as another key characteristic. Because user experience is so important, ARC is also seeing an interest in digital twins, simulation, augmented reality, virtual reality, and improved digital dashboards. Augmented and virtual reality is being used to enforce workflow and operational insights. Simulation is being used to enable better workflow. Specialized, easy-to-design dashboards, and adaptable mobile capabilities improve human-process interaction and collaboration can have a huge impact on worker insights and manufacturing efficiencies.

Enhance User Experience with Personas

User experience and user interface are more important than ever due to skill set shortages. MES applications should be personalized for the worker’s role and experience. Modern MES user interfaces should be more intuitive and easier to use than previous generation systems, and the digital dashboards should deliver information and visualization that is specific to the product being made and the role of the person making decisions. Newer auto capabilities (e.g., auto deployment, auto recognize, auto updates, auto maintenance, etc.) should enable the user with simpler, easier to use, visualize tools. The software and applications should enable remote workers and help make operational data-driven decisions faster and is scalable to accommodate large volumes of data regardless of where the applications are stored–on-premise, in the cloud, or on the edge. Personalized software should make data more accessible and easier to understand and use in dashboards or reports that enhance the user experience and enable users the ability to make sense of the data and digital thread.

Intuitive to Use MES Solutions that Enable Fast Data-based Decisions

User experience is extremely important, and users want MES software and analysis tools that are easy-to-use and intuitive, where the data visualization tells them “at a glance” what decisions to make to optimize processes. The technology must be able to connect to the data easily, be deployed effortlessly, be easily scalable and have flexible yet usable functionality, and adapt easily to new innovative technologies and applications that are available now or will be available in the future. Overall, the software must be easy to deploy, easy-to-use, and intuitive–so that training is minimized.

Market Data Research Available Datasets

This in-depth market data research is split into two key modules: Market Growth Outlook and Competitive Analysis.  Each of these modules is further configured into several sub-modules to meet the needs of executives as well as marketing, sales, and product development managers.  All of these modules and sub-modules may be purchased as a bundle or separately.  A brief description of these modules, sub-modules, and their use cases is included below.

Market Growth Outlook

ARC’s market growth outlook service delivers an in-depth market opportunity analysis including five-year market and technology forecasts and 3-year history trend lines where available. Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.  

This service is designed to help accelerate your organization's ability to understand an up-to-date view of the market opportunity provided by your current product portfolio and analyze how your company’s market opportunity would change if you were to acquire or divest a particular product line. The service will also help you identify and capitalize on emerging markets, whether these markets are based on an emerging technology, region, vertical industry, or application. Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying the opportunities provided by emerging trends. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of market growth opportunity analyses for nearly four decades also provides greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market growth outlook services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.  

In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet your specific needs.  For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.

ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market opportunities designed to help executives quickly identify key trends and market opportunities around the world.  In-depth market opportunity analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific market information to plan marketing and product development strategies.  The following table shows more specific information included in each version.

Market Growth Outlook AnalysisUse CasesTarget Role
Worldwide Market Growth Outlook by Industry & Region with 3-year history where availableIn-depth technology-specific strategic growth planning across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industriesProduct & Marketing Managers
Worldwide Industry Growth Outlook by Region with 3-year history where availableStrategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industriesIndustry Managers
Regional/Country Market Growth Outlook by Technology & Industry with 3-year history where available (includes country data)Strategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple world regionsRegional & Country Sales Managers
Market Growth Outlook Executive ViewStrategic Total Available Market (TAM) growth planning dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regionsExecutives
Market Competitive Analysis

ARC’s Competitive Analysis services deliver in depth competitive analyses across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries.  Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.  

This service is designed to help product and marketing managers identify their company’s market positioning across multiple views within their Serviceable Available Market (SAM). Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying how their company’s market position would change if the company were to acquire or divest a particular product line or technology. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of competitive market benchmarking for nearly four decades lends greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market competitive services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.  

In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet the specific needs of our clients.  For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.

ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market competitive analyses designed to help executives quickly assess their SAM by world region, technology, or vertical industry. In-depth competitive market analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific benchmarking information to plan marketing and product development strategies.  The following table shows more specific information included in each version. 

Competitive AnalysisUse CasesTarget Role
Worldwide Competitive Analysis by TechnologyIn-depth competitive market analysis that quantifies how your company’s market position has changed over time across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industriesProduct & Marketing Managers
Worldwide Competitive Analysis by IndustryStrategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industriesIndustry Managers
Regional/Country Competitive Analysis by IndustryStrategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple world regionsRegional Sales Managers
Competitive Analysis Executive ViewStrategic Serviceable Available Market (SAM) analysis dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regionsExecutives

Worldwide Research Focus Areas

Strategic Analysis

  • Executive Overview
  • Market Trends
  • Buyer Strategies
  • Supplier Strategies
  • Growth Contributors and Inhibitors

Competitive Analysis

  • Market Shares of the Leading Suppliers
  • Market Shares by Region
    • North America
    • Europe, Middle East and Africa
    • Asia
    • Latin America
  • Market Shares by Revenue Category
    • Software
    • Services
  • Market Shares by Revenue Type
    • Consulting Services
    • Implementation Services
    • Maintenance/Support Services
    • Software as a Service
    • Subscription (Non SaaS)
  • Market Shares by Functional Category
    • Plan and Schedule
    • Operate
    • Inform
  • Market Shares by Industry
    • Aerospace & Defense
    • Automotive
    • Electronics & Electrical
    • Fabricated Metals
    • Household & Personal Care
    • Machinery
    • Medical Devices
    • Plastics & Rubber
    • Printing & Publishing
    • Semiconductors
  • Market Shares by Deployment
    • Hosted
    • Cloud
    • On Premise
  • Market Shares by Customer Size
  • Market Shares by Sales Channel

Market Forecasts & Histories

  • Total MES for Discrete Business
  • Shipments by Region
    • North America
    • Europe, Middle East and Africa
    • Asia
    • Latin America
  • Shipments by Revenue Category
    • Software
    • Services
  • Shipments by Revenue Type
    • Consulting Services
    • Implementation Services
    • Maintenance/Support Services
    • Software as a Service
    • Subscription (Non SaaS)
  • Shipments by Functional Category
    • Plan and Schedule
    • Operate
    • Inform
  • Shipments by Industry
    • Aerospace & Defense
    • Automotive
    • Electronics & Electrical
    • Fabricated Metals
    • Household & Personal Care
    • Machinery
    • Medical Devices
    • Plastics & Rubber
    • Printing & Publishing
    • Semiconductors
  • Shipments by Deployment
    • Hosted
    • Cloud
    • On Premise
  • Shipments by Customer Size
  • Shipments by Sales Channel

Industry Participants

The research identifies all relevant suppliers serving this market. 

Regional Research Focus Areas

Strategic Analysis

Competitive Analysis

  • Leading Suppliers in Region
  • Industry Shares in Region
  • Country Shares in Region
  • Leading Suppliers by Industry

Market History & Forecast Analysis 

  • Market History & Forecast by Country
  • Market History & Forecast by Industry

Industry Participants

List of countries & currencies included in each region

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