This in-depth market data research is split into two key modules: Market Growth Outlook and Competitive Analysis. Each of these modules is further configured into several sub-modules to meet the needs of executives as well as marketing, sales, and product development managers. All of these modules and sub-modules may be purchased as a bundle or separately. A brief description of these modules, sub-modules, and their use cases is included below.
This Supply Chain Management market research delivers current market analysis plus a five year market and technology forecast. This supply chain research covers Supply Chain Planning Software, Transportation Management Systems, and Warehouse Management Sytems.
The Supply Chain Solutions Market Is Driven by Continued E-Commerce Growth
ARC Advisory Group finds that the continued growth of e-commerce from the initial surge during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased customer expectations and new fulfillment models for supply chain solutions. The supply chain planning software market grew at a double-digit rate over the last several years, even during the pandemic. It is unusual for a mature, multibillion dollar market to grow so fast. The transportation management systems market grew steadily in 2023. Coming out of the pandemic, the TMS market was poised for growth as the economy rebounded. Part of this is the nature of TMS and the industries it serves, such as CPG and food & beverage in particular. Direct-to-consumer (e-commerce/omni-channel) fulfillment requirements remain the greatest factor contributing to the growth of the global warehouse management systems market. Furthermore, the need for expedited delivery has encouraged companies to adjust fulfillment capabilities or even relocate facilities closer to consumers, further contributing to the demand for WMS’ functional enhancements.
Supply Chain Strategic Issues
In addition to providing a five-year market forecast, the Supply Chain Management market research provides detailed quantitative current market data and addresses key strategic issues.
Beware the Digital Twin Hype
A digital twin is a virtual representation that serves as the real-time digital counterpart of a physical object or process. The term “virtual representation” in SCP means a model. We should not be speaking of a digital twin, singular, but digital twins, plural. Different types of models are good for solving different kinds of problems. The demand model is different from the supply model. In terms of supply modeling, many companies will find that they need one model for supply chain design, another for tactical planning, and another for operational planning. Models are getting broader and deeper, and this is to be applauded. Where a supply network model used to consist of a model of multiple factories and warehouses, today we are seeing models that include a much broader set of constraints: purchase agreements, store replenishment, transportation, ESG, and others as well. These broader models are better models. Finally, these should be “living models”–models that get broader and deeper over time.
Embrace Demand Sensing and other Data Sources
Traditional demand forecasting is based on the presumption that history repeats itself. Even in the best of times, this method has limitations. During the pandemic, it completely failed. For companies trying to predict demand in March of 2020 as the world was descending into lockdown and everything was being turned upside down, what happened in March of 2019 had little to no relevance. The pandemic created seismic changes in customer behavior. Companies that made use of planning systems that combined demand sensing–the use of multiple, real-time signals (like sales in a particular store or shipments from a retailer’s warehouses to their stores)–and machine learning, produced more accurate forecasts in almost all instances. In times of dramatic swings in demand, demand sensing forecasts are even better–they adjust to the swings in demand much more quickly. Demand sensing applies mostly to short-term demand forecasts. But industry and government data can be used to improve long term strategic forecasts for demand, component availability, and other key inputs to a strategic plan. Again, machine learning can improve the accuracy of these kinds of forecasts.
Think Holistically
WMS suppliers have been competing based on a platform strategy for a number of years. This has allowed many customers to obtain value from synergies across applications. These organizations are deriving value from workflows that cross applications, cross-solution visibility, lower maintenance and upgrade costs, and improved business analytics. A cross-functional evaluation of system requirements can provide organizations with a holistic view of needs and enable them to prioritize and conduct a thorough cost-benefit analysis. Digital transformations are often focused on core company goals that include better customer service, an engaged workforce, and lower costs. A WMS can support these corporate goals.
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Market Growth Outlook
ARC’s market growth outlook service delivers an in-depth market opportunity analysis including five-year market and technology forecasts and 3-year history trend lines where available. Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.
This service is designed to help accelerate your organization's ability to understand an up-to-date view of the market opportunity provided by your current product portfolio and analyze how your company’s market opportunity would change if you were to acquire or divest a particular product line. The service will also help you identify and capitalize on emerging markets, whether these markets are based on an emerging technology, region, vertical industry, or application. Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying the opportunities provided by emerging trends. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of market growth opportunity analyses for nearly four decades also provides greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market growth outlook services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.
In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet your specific needs. For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.
ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market opportunities designed to help executives quickly identify key trends and market opportunities around the world. In-depth market opportunity analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific market information to plan marketing and product development strategies. The following table shows more specific information included in each version.
| Market Growth Outlook Analysis | Use Cases | Target Role |
| Worldwide Market Growth Outlook by Industry & Region with 3-year history where available | In-depth technology-specific strategic growth planning across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries | Product & Marketing Managers |
| Worldwide Industry Growth Outlook by Region with 3-year history where available | Strategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industries | Industry Managers |
| Regional/Country Market Growth Outlook by Technology & Industry with 3-year history where available (includes country data) | Strategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple world regions | Regional & Country Sales Managers |
| Market Growth Outlook Executive View | Strategic Total Available Market (TAM) growth planning dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regions | Executives |
Market Competitive Analysis
ARC’s Competitive Analysis services deliver in depth competitive analyses across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries. Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.
This service is designed to help product and marketing managers identify their company’s market positioning across multiple views within their Serviceable Available Market (SAM). Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying how their company’s market position would change if the company were to acquire or divest a particular product line or technology. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of competitive market benchmarking for nearly four decades lends greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market competitive services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.
In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet the specific needs of our clients. For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.
ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market competitive analyses designed to help executives quickly assess their SAM by world region, technology, or vertical industry. In-depth competitive market analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific benchmarking information to plan marketing and product development strategies. The following table shows more specific information included in each version.
| Competitive Analysis | Use Cases | Target Role |
| Worldwide Competitive Analysis by Technology | In-depth competitive market analysis that quantifies how your company’s market position has changed over time across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries | Product & Marketing Managers |
| Worldwide Competitive Analysis by Industry | Strategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industries | Industry Managers |
| Regional/Country Competitive Analysis by Industry | Strategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple world regions | Regional Sales Managers |
| Competitive Analysis Executive View | Strategic Serviceable Available Market (SAM) analysis dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regions | Executives |
Worldwide Research Focus Areas
Worldwide Research Focus Areas
Strategic Analysis
- Executive Overview
- Market Trends
- Strategies for Success
- For Buyers
- For Suppliers
- Growth Contributors and Inhibitors
Competitive Analysis
- Market Shares of the Leading Suppliers
- Market Shares by Region
- North America
- Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
- Market Shares by Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Automotive
- Chemical
- Electronics & Electrical
- Food & Beverage
- Government
- Household & Personal Care
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Medical Products
- Metals
- Oil & Gas
- Pharmaceutical & Biotech
- Retail
- Semiconductors
- Transportation & Logistics
- Wholesale/Distribution
Market Forecasts and Histories
- Total Supply Chain Management Business
- Shipments by Region
- North America
- Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
- Shipments by Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Automotive
- Chemical
- Electronics & Electrical
- Food & Beverage
- Government
- Household & Personal Care
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Medical Products
- Metals
- Oil & Gas
- Pharmaceutical & Biotech
- Retail
- Semiconductors
- Transportation & Logistics
- Wholesale/Distribution
Industry Participants
The research identifies all relevant suppliers serving this market.
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