Report

November 2000

• Firms set their sights on outward-facing supply chain apps.
• Integration challenges hamper apps growth.

• US license and service fees will reach $6.2 billion in 2005.
• Supply network services eclipse supply chain apps by 2005.

• Learn to expose information in interchangeable ways.
• Retool performance metrics to enable hands-free business.

• Large firms create outsourced manufacturing spin-offs.
• Competition forces today's vendor pairs to part.

• Figure 1.  Packaged Supply Chain Application Categories
• Figure 2.  By 2003, Firms Dramatically Increase Use Of Outward-Facing Apps
• Figure 3.  Buy And Make Categories Lead In 2000 And 2003
• Figure 4.  Key Factors Impede Supply Chain App Effectiveness
• Figure 5.  Supply Network Apps Differ From Existing Supply Chain Apps
• Figure 6.  Supply Network Apps Will Eclipse Supply Chain Apps In The US
• Figure 7.  Supply Network Apps Growth Differs By Apps Category In The US
• Figure 8.  Supply Network Apps Growth By Industry In The US
• Figure 9.  Supply Chain Apps Market Will Go Through A Three-Phase Shakeout

 

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