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Defining The Business Value Of Technology
Consumer Goods: A Year In Review
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Food & Beverage Processing:
INSIDE COMPANIES
Average portion of revenue spent on IT
2%
Companies using radio-frequency identification
8%
Companies globally sourcing products and supplies
69%
HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR I.T. BUDGETS
Hardware purchases
14%
IT Services or outsourcing
14%
Research and development
2%
Salaries and benefits
37%
Applications
19%
Everything else
14%
INDUSTRY FINANCIALS
Average year-over-year revenue change
7%
Average year-over-year net income change
19%
INSIDE COMPANIES
Average portion of revenue spent on IT
2%
Average percentage of industry applications and business processes that
have Web-based front ends
24%
Companies with real-time business processes in place
76%
HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR IT BUDGETS
Hardware purchases
14%
Services or outsourcing
17%
Research and development
4%
Salaries and benefits
30%
Applications
21%
Everything else
14%
INDUSTRY FINANCIALS
Average year-over-year revenue change
3%
Average year-over-year net-income change
21%
INSIDE COMPANIES
Average portion of revenue spent on IT
1%
Average percentage of industry applications and business processes that
have Web-based front ends
26%
Companies with real-time business processes in place
59%
HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR IT BUDGETS
Hardware purchases
15%
Services or outsourcing
14%
Research and development
3%
Salaries and benefits
36%
Applications
19%
Everything else
13%
INDUSTRY FINANCIALS
Average year-over-year revenue change
-1%
Average year-over-year net-income change
128%
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