Demand for Field Service Management (FSM) and Impact of COVID-19……..
The global field
service management market
size is expected to reach USD 4.16
billion by 2025, according to a new report conducted by Grand View
Research, Inc. Various other factors such as improper management of inventory,
increased inventory cycle time, increased holding cost, increased ordering cost
and incorrect information about the stock further increase the cost of business
operations. FSM software helps to fortify the functionality of the service
industry while improving overall profitability.
In order to ensure business continuity amidst
the COVID-19 crisis, business organizations, especially in highly affected
countries are allowing their employees to work from home. The increase in
people working from home has led to a surge in demand for online video viewing,
downloading, and communication through video conferencing, all of which are
leading to increased network traffic and data usage. COVID-19 shall accelerate
the demand for agile and flexible work styles and further push the adoption of
communication services that tend to improve work-life balance. On the flip
side, telecom regulators worldwide have postponed their plans of 5G spectrum
auction amidst the global pandemic. This is expected to have an impact on the
commercialization of commercial 5G standalone deployments and revenue generated
through 5G services. The ongoing pandemic has forced telecom operators
worldwide to test their network resiliency and revisit their planned
investments, especially in 5G technology. The report will account for Covid19
as a key market contributor.
The main forces which are driving the
market include the increase in number of field operations across manufacturing,
oil & gas and construction sector., increase in the use of smartphone
devices, and rising demand for better organizational efficiency and reduced
cost of operations. The advancement of cloud services, supports the integration
of cloud to the FSM software. This is expected to surge the FSM market growth
over the next nine years. Over the forecast period, most of the end use
industries are expected to deploy the FSM software on the cloud rather than on
the premise.
In addition, the software developers
are inching toward better customer service to maintain their position in the
market. At present, some of the global players that provide FSM
solutions include Accenture, Comarch SA, ClickSoftware Technologies, Infor,
Klugo Group, SAP SE, Astea International, Inc., Trimble Navigation Limited, and
Tech Mahindra Limited, among others.
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The market is characterized by
moderate competition with the presence of a few major global players and other
small vendors offering the FSM solutions. The FSM industry is witnessing
mergers and acquisitions as a means of inorganic growth strategy amongst
software development companies. For instance, IBM Corporation acquired Ravy
Technologies Pvt. Ltd and Agile 3 Solutions LLC, both of which work in the
information security domain. These acquisitions have enabled IBM to provide
better security features to their FSM solutions.
The global field service management
market is anticipated to witness a high growth over the forecast period. The
high presence of smartphones and tablets are playing an important role in the
overall growth of the FSM industry globally. FSM solutions are also compatible
with next generation smartphone operating systems, further boosting their
importance across the competitive landscape.
Further key findings from the report
suggest:
·
The mobile field execution
solution provided by the FSM software is the most preferred solution by the end
use industries which helps in execution and maintenance of field work by technicians,
reporting status, receiving alerts, gain visibility to individual performance.
·
Most of the end use industries
such as utilities, healthcare, IT among others are moving from on-premise
deployment to cloud deployment of the FSM software as it enables faster
deployment speeds and reduces upfront costs.
·
As compared to the small and
medium enterprises, the large enterprises are increasingly adopting the FSM
software for the management of large on field technicians and employees who
work on field.
·
The FSM software is being
increasingly adopted across the construction industry due to the rapid
industrialization and increasing population particularly in developing
countries such as China and India.
·
The FSM market is in the
developing stage in the regions of Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and
Latin America due to their increase in investment in IT sector and increased
focus on digital workplace
transformation initiatives.
·
The key purveyors in this
industry comprise Accenture, Cisco Systems, Astea International, Inc., Comarch,
ClickSoftware Technologies, Klugo, Infor, SAP, ServiceMax, Trimble Navigation
Limited, among others.
The global Field Service Management
market size was valued at USD 1,725.8 million in 2016 and is expected to
witness a significant growth with an approximate CAGR of 10% due to the growing
number of field operations across different end-use industries such as telecom,
oil & gas, construction and energy & utilities. Furthermore, the rapid
adoption of FSM solutions by different small & medium enterprises is also
expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period.
In
an organization, enhanced productivity leads to an increase in profitability.
With this software, there are better lines of communication between the front office,
management, and technicians. Since technicians and field workers spend less
time in coordinating logistical tasks, they have more time for client work. The
development of technologies including cloud, big data, and advanced analytics
support the integration of mobility and cloud with FSM software. Several cloud
technology service providers offer an enhanced level of FSM solutions that
cater to the needs of small, medium, and large enterprises, and are expected to
drive the field service management market growth in the coming years.
The
FSM software provides various solutions for the execution of fieldwork. It also
helps gain visibility into the individual performance of field workers and
technicians. FSM solutions assist in the management and execution of service
contracts made with customers, vendors, partners, and employees. The service
contract management process broadly deals with processes such as travel,
tooling, sub-contracting, document maintenance, help desk service, and contract
renewals.
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The
FSM software offers various solutions to all the user types including small,
medium and large enterprises. The adoption of the FSM software is higher in
large enterprises as compared to small & medium enterprises. Large
enterprises are extensively adopting the software owing to the presence of a
large workforce. It assists in maintaining employee records, their individual
performance statistics, sub-contracting, contract renewals, and document
maintenance, among others. The FSM software makes use of mobile computing to
improve communication with field workers, streamline work processes, and
enhance productivity.
Small
and medium enterprises consist of fewer employees as compared to large
enterprises. However, these enterprises are increasingly adopting the FSM
across their organization. The adoption is growing rapidly across small and
medium enterprises in response to proven business results from projects and
technology developments in Software as a Service (SaaS), mobility, and machine
learning. The software assists in dispatching technicians to customer locations
for providing different services such as repair & maintenance and the
installation of customer-owned equipment or systems.
Grand View Research has segmented the
global field service management market on the basis of solution, deployment,
service, enterprise, application and region:
Field Service Management Solution Outlook (Revenue, USD
Million; 2014 - 2025)
·
Mobile Field Execution
·
Service Contract Management
·
Warranty Management
·
Workforce Management
·
Customer Management
·
Inventory Management
·
Others
Field Service Management Deployment Outlook (Revenue, USD
Million; 2014 - 2025)
·
On-premise
·
Cloud
Field Service Management Service Outlook (Revenue, USD
Million; 2014 - 2025)
·
Implementation
·
Training & support
·
Consulting & advisory
Field Service Management Enterprise Outlook (Revenue, USD
Million; 2014 - 2025)
·
Small & medium enterprises
·
Large enterprises
Field Service Management Application Outlook (Revenue, USD
Million; 2014 - 2025)
·
Energy & Utilities
·
Telecom
·
Manufacturing
·
Healthcare
·
BFSI
·
Construction & Real Estate
·
Transportation & Logistics
·
Others
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