In order to gather both qualitative and quantitative insights, supply-side and demand-side stakeholders were interviewed during the primary research process. CEOs, VPs of Product Development, chief digital officers, and heads of global manufacturing solutions from EMI software providers, industrial automation firms, and system integrators were examples of supply-side sources. Chief manufacturing officers, plant directors, VP of Operations, digital transformation leads, and IT directors from discrete manufacturing, process industries, automotive OEMs, aerospace & military, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, and energy & utilities sectors were among the demand-side sources. Market segmentation, product roadmap timescales, and insights on MES/MOM integration patterns, cloud vs. on-premise deployment trends, and cybersecurity considerations in factory analytics were all corroborated by primary research.
Primary Respondent Breakdown:
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Category Segment Percentage
By Company Tier Tier 1 (>USD 10B revenue) 38%
Tier 2 (USD 1B-10B) 30%
By Designation C-level Primaries 40%
Director Level 25%
Others (Managers, Specialists) 35%
By Region North America 32%
Europe 30%
Asia-Pacific 28%
Rest of World 10%