PwC named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Smart Manufacturing Service Providers 2021 Vendor Assessment

PwC has been named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Smart Manufacturing Service Providers 2021 Vendor Assessment (June 2021, IDC #EUR147689021). ‘Faced with today's business complexity and the need to balance factory capability with volatile demand across elongated and dynamic supply chains, manufacturers need to harmonize, supervise, and coordinate execution activities across the company's and its suppliers' manufacturing operations — with a greater level of real-time visibility.’

The report states: ‘With PwC's smart manufacturing services growing out of its core operations and manufacturing practice, PwC has a strong, dedicated portfolio of toolkits and proven assessment methodologies (e.g., Standard Smart Manufacturing Delivery Toolkit and Standard Playbook, Human-Centric Design/Design Thinking Toolkit, Digital Operations Maturity Assessment or DOMA) to understand where manufacturing value can be created. Its services focus on tracing smart factory initiatives' impact up to the general ledger level, and on tax-favourable capex investment and footprint optimization strategies.’

Commenting on PwC’s strengths, the IDC MarketScape states, ‘Customers have praised PwC's deep and solid business understanding, paired with a visionary approach that leads to long-term focus on project delivery and execution. PwC seldom engages in "technology only" approaches; it employs a balanced approach in which technology is an enabler of business value.’

Stephen Pillsbury, PwC Smart Factory Services and Solutions Lead. ‘We are proud to be named a leader in this IDC MarketScape. The manufacturing sector has embraced digital innovation and is beginning to cross the threshold of achieving value at scale with applied analytics, factory automation, and new ways of working in the factory.  By naming PwC a leader in Smart Manufacturing, IDC has acknowledged the strategic and technical capabilities of our manufacturing experts, our focus on achieving measurable operational and financial results for our clients, and the power of our digital solutions to address the complex needs of this sector.’   

_{About IDC MarketScape}

_{IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective.}

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