Mobility Has High Awareness and Forecasted Growth
Mobility for Asset Management applies to those people in maintenance and field service whose daily workflow makes it impractical to use a stationary workstation. These people include technicians, crafts people, dispatchers, maintenance, and other personnel who physically move about the facility or among customers.
Mobility provides the bi-directional exchange of data for an application including information display, data entry, and confirmation. Mobility includes work orders, data collection, and documentation while the technician is at the location of the asset.
The Mobility for Asset Management market covers applications including in-plant maintenance, field service management, facilities management, fleet maintenance, condition monitoring, and environmental, health & safety.
Thirty plus suppliers of mobility solutions were carefully researched for this market outlook study. Specific business models determine the scope of their software solution and the sales engagement process.
Strategic Issues
Even though many IT projects are being delayed, users are still tackling the business process, workflow, and productivity improvements available with mobility.
- What are the key market drivers and how can suppliers increase their value?
- What application areas and industries offer the best opportunities?
- What is the market impact as multiple mobility technologies converge?
- Which government programs are driving market growth opportunities?
- How are today’s smartphones changing users’ expectations?
