Gartner defines the market for cloud database management systems (DBMSs) as the market for software products that store and manipulate data and that are primarily delivered as software as a service (SaaS) in the cloud. Cloud DBMSs may optionally be capable of running on-premises, or in hybrid, multicloud or intercloud configurations. They can be used for transactional and/or analytical work. They may have features that enable them to participate in a wider data ecosystem. They typically persist data using proprietary components in a durable manner, enabling a full range of create, read, update and delete operations.
Gartner defines cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) for product-centric enterprises as a market for application technology that supports the automation of operational activities for the manufacturing, distribution, delivery and servicing of goods. Cloud ERP for product-centric enterprises is delivered under a SaaS license model (with frequent mandatory updates), where application support, infrastructure provisioning and management are the responsibility of the vendor.
Competitive and market intelligence tools allow organizations to track, collect, store, analyze and disseminate information and insights — collected from internal and external sources — about competitors, markets and customers. These sources include, but are not limited to, news, social media, websites, industry databases, syndicated research and financial filings. These tools provide a centralized platform for all market and competitive intelligence, which can be used by a range of stakeholders within an organization for their specific needs (e.g., corporate strategy, product strategy, differentiated messaging or sales enablement).
Computer-Aided Design software is used by designers, engineers, architects, and drafters across several industries to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional models. These 2D and 3D models can be used to explore design ideas, visualize concepts and simulate the physical behavior of a design in the real world. The software provides in-built templates such as flowcharts, mind maps, wireframes, network diagrams, and org charts to create quality as well as detailed design models. The software also allows for instant changes to models enabling collaborative work between team members.
Gartner defines a data science and machine learning platform as an integrated set of code-based libraries and low-code tooling. These platforms support the independent use and collaboration among data scientists and their business and IT counterparts, with automation and AI assistance through all stages of the data science life cycle, including business understanding, data access and preparation, model creation and sharing of insights. They also support engineering workflows, including the creation of data, feature, deployment and testing pipelines. The platforms are provided via desktop client or browser with supporting compute instances or as a fully managed cloud offering.
Enterprise asset management (EAM) is a business application used most comprehensively by asset-intensive industries to execute, track and optimize inspections, maintenance and repair of industrial plants and equipment. Examples of these industries are heavy discrete and process manufacturing industries, oil and gas, rail, and power and utilities. An alternative term used for EAM is “computerized maintenance management system (CMMS),' which generally consists of small-scale, single-site applications with less functionality around parts management and resource scheduling.
Labeling and artwork management is both a discipline and a network of applications that governs product packaging and product content data. It creates compliant artwork and labeling that can be viewed on traditional product packaging, online or in the supply chain. Gartner defines the market for LAM software applications as “pure-play, on-premises or cloud applications that digitally link individuals, functions and organizations involved in product packaging, artwork and labeling processes with existing business processes across the entire supply chain. The digital applications support the functional roles involved in the processes, automating traditionally manual activities, and digitizing the content for visibility, speed, accuracy and quality.” LAM consists of three distinct categories that may have overlaps, but all integrate with the product content data: * Enterprise labeling * E-labeling * Artwork management
Manufacturing process management (MPM) and model-based manufacturing (MbM) bridge the gap between the virtual design realm and the physical product/process manufacturing realm as part of an organized software architecture. These technologies are not only applied within the four walls of a plant or a corporation's multiple manufacturing sites. They can be applied holistically, with workflow to manage multiple recipe variants and labeling change/requirements, and/or handle certificates of compliance (CoCs) and certificates of analysis (CoAs) from suppliers.
Gartner defines manufacturing execution systems as a specialist class of production-oriented software that manages, monitors and synchronizes the execution of real-time physical processes involved in transforming raw materials into intermediate and/or finished goods. These systems coordinate the execution of work orders with production scheduling and enterprise-level systems like ERP, product life cycle management and quality management systems. MES applications also provide feedback on process performance, and support component and material-level traceability, genealogy and integration with process history, where required.
Gartner defines the product life cycle management (PLM) software market in discrete manufacturing industries as a philosophy, process and discipline. It is supported by software to manage product data and related processes throughout their entire life cycle, from concept through recycling/retirement. It applies to products that are assembled or constructed.
Gartner defines the market for quality management system (QMS) software as the business information management system that manages quality policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs). This may include, but is not limited to, customer requirements, quality documents, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) requirements, manufacturing capabilities, robust design, auditing procedures and protocols, nonconformance/risk management activities, testing criteria, and industry-specific regulations (for example, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA] or the Federal Acquisition Regulation [FAR] requirements).
Gartner defines supply chain planning (SCP) solutions as platforms that provide technological support to enable a company to manage, link, align, collaborate and share its planning data across an extended supply chain. An SCP solution supports planning, ranging from demand planning through detailed supply-side response planning, and from strategic planning to execution-level planning. It is the planning decision repository for a defined end-to-end supply chain. It is also the environment in which end-to-end-integrated supply chain decisions are managed. It establishes a single version of the truth for planning data and decisions, regardless of the underlying execution technology environment.
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