Global manufacturers braced for IoT: But lack of ownership sees varied progress

The transition to IoT is well underway for global manufacturers according to the findings of a new survey, launched by Infor, a provider of business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud. In fact, 10 percent of manufacturers claim they already have an established IoT project underway, with 22 percent either running a pilot or planning a project within the next 12 months. Well over a third (38 percent) claim to be investigating its potential.
The research, which polled manufacturers across 12 different countries, including North America, UK, Germany, France, Italy, China and India, also reveals that IoT is the single biggest business priority for one in ten manufacturers across the world right now, with 28 percent putting it in their top three. The benefits of IoT are well documented, with new revenue opportunities based on the monetization of information billed as one of the most exciting. However, it seems the majority (55 percent) of the manufacturers polled as part of the research view cost savings from greater operational efficiencies as the greatest opportunity associated with the initiative, with a third envisaging competitive advantage through additional revenue from new services.