1. © Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. World Supply Chain Management Software Market Efficient Interoperable IT Infrastructure Necessary to Fine-tune SCM Industrial Automation Group “With more and more software vendors forming alliances to attract customer base, the issue of interoperability should be resolved and better infrastructure is likely to be installed.”

2. © Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Features Frost & Sullivan Provides: Detailed insights into recent developments and trends Opportunities, challenges, and strategic demand recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging opportunities in the supply chain management software market Market sizing and in-depth end-user analysis Market forecasts and analysis by product segment and geographic region

3. © Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Industry Trends Demand for radio frequency identification device (RFID) based applications acting as major driver across industry verticals Collaborations in product design, forecasting, and demand Companies innovating to drive down costs by efficiently managing inventory in real time The SCM market for software currently fragmented and swamped with products offering different value propositions With increasing complexities in the supply chain, the components such as supply chain planning (SCP), supply chain execution (SCE), and supply chain coordination (SCC) required to work in tandem to achieve supply chain optimization

4. © Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What We Offer Coverage: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest-of-the-World Proven methodology encompassing extensive primary and secondary data and research Accurate information and analysis for business planning and strategic decision-making Comprehensive and reliable information on industry dynamics, existing and emerging applications and market and technological trends Critical insights into related industries covering the entire gamut of participants

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6. © Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Aditi Technologies AgileSoft Ariba, Inc. Categoric Software Demand Solutions Demantra, Inc. The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. Exe Technologies High Jump Software i2 Technologies, Inc. Key Market Participants Interactive Business Systems, Inc. IFS World Manhattan Associates, Inc. Manugistics, Inc. Oracle Corp. PeopleSoft, Inc. RedPrairie SAP AG SSA Global Technologies, Inc. TechAdexa Yantra Corp.

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