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 Planning (SCP) market research delivers current market analysis plus a five year market and technology forecast. The study is available in multiple editions including worldwide, all regions, and most major countries.
Demand for More Agile and Resilient Supply Chain Planning Driven by Global Volatility
From geopolitical tensions and shifting trade policies to ongoing logistics constraints and energy market volatility, organizations operate in an environment of constant uncertainty. As a result, investment in Supply Chain Planning (SCP) solutions is increasingly driven by the need to build agile and resilient supply chains that can respond in real time. This shift is changing how companies view supply chain planning. Today, the focus has expanded toward rapid decision-making under uncertainty, with organizations prioritizing visibility, flexibility, and the ability to adapt at a moment's notice. Planning is no longer a periodic exercise; it is becoming a continuous, event-driven process.
AI is also being used as the foundation to support a more resilient approach to planning. By ingesting real-time data from supplier performance to transportation delays and external risk signals, modern SCP platforms can identify potential disruptions before they fully materialize. This allows companies to assess tradeoffs, such as shifting sourcing strategies, reallocating inventory, or adjusting production plans, with greater speed and confidence.
Supply Chain Planning Strategic Issues
In addition to providing a five-year market forecast, the Supply Chain Planning market research provides detailed quantitative current market data and addresses key strategic issues.
- The Supply Chain Planning market is witnessing steady expansion, propelled by persistent geopolitical instabilities and the integration of artificial intelligence into emerging platform capabilities.
- Oracle, SAP, Kinaxis, and Blue Yonder, the top four leading vendors, now control over half of the total market revenue. However, 09 solutions and RELEX are gaining share faster by delivering on faster time to value and targeted industry-specific solutions.
- The #1 challenge customers face is disconnected systems and poor data readiness. If customers want to unlock the full value of AI and advanced planning, data integration and visibility across systems must be seamless. Solution providers have begun recommending that customers join their end-to-end platforms to mitigate data integration issues for more seamless operations.
The ability to rapidly evaluate tradeoffs, respond to change, and maintain service levels under uncertainty is becoming a critical competitive differentiator. In this environment, supply chain planning is evolving from a cost optimization tool into a strategic capability for resilience and growth.
Market Data Research Available Datasets
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
- Major 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 Revenue Type
- Software
- Services
- Market Shares by Service Type
- Implementation
- Maintenance & Support
- SaaS and Hosting
- Market Shares by Application Type
- Demand Management/Inventory Optimization
- Network Planning
- Supply Planning
- Market Shares by Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Automotive
- Chemical
- Electronics & Electrical
- Food & Beverage
- Household & Personal Care
- Logistics
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Medical Products
- Metals
- Oil & Gas
- Pharmaceutical & Biotech
- Retail
- Semiconductors
- Wholesale/Distribution
- Market Shares by Customer Tier
Market Forecasts and Histories
- Total Supply Chain Planning Business
- Shipments by Region
- North America
- Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
- Shipments by Revenue Type
- Software
- Services
- Shipments by Service Type
- Implementation
- Maintenance & Support
- SaaS and Hosting
- Shipments by Application Type
- Demand Management/Inventory Optimization
- Network Planning
- Supply Planning
- Shipments by Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Automotive
- Chemical
- Electronics & Electrical
- Food & Beverage
- Household & Personal Care
- Logistics
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Medical Products
- Metals
- Oil & Gas
- Pharmaceutical & Biotech
- Retail
- Semiconductors
- Wholesale/Distribution
- Shipments by Customer Tier
Industry Participants
The research identifies all relevant suppliers serving this market.
Regional Research Focus Areas
Strategic Analysis
Competitive Analysis
- Leading Suppliers in Region
- Industry Shares in Region
- Country Shares in Region
- Leading Suppliers by Industry
Market Forecast and History Analysis
- Market History & Forecast by Country
- Market History & Forecast by Industry
Industry Participants
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