Challenges in creating value through digitalization among life sciences 2018

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Conor Stewart,
Mar 7, 2019
This statistic depicts the percentage of life science executives that said they faced select problems in creating value with digital technologies, according to a survey in early 2018. According to the survey, 51 percent of respondents said that inadequate skills within workforce to drive value with digital technologies were the biggest challenge.

Most challenging aspects of creating value with digital technologies according to life sciences executives as of 2018

CharacteristicPercentage of respondents
Inadequate skills within workforce to drive value with digital technologies 51%
Absence of business case to integrate digital technologies 45%
Absence of a clear business strategy to deploy and drive value with digital technologies 44%
Reluctance of workforce to embrace digital technologies 43%
Lack of compatability with legacy systems 40%
Lack of senior sponsorship 37%
Poor digital maturity of business partners 32%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents51%51%45%45%44%44%43%43%40%40%37%37%32%32%Inadequate skills within workforce to drive value with digitaltechnologiesAbsence of business case to integrate digital technologiesAbsence of a clear business strategy to deploy and drive value withdigital technologiesReluctance of workforce to embrace digital technologiesLack of compatability with legacy systemsLack of senior sponsorshipPoor digital maturity of business partners
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June 2018

Region

Worldwide, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Survey time period

early 2018

Number of respondents

900 respondents

Special properties

C-level operating, supply chain and procurement officers and senior/executive vice presidents of manufacturing and supply chain

Method of interview

Online interview

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