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User Survey Analysis: U.S. Retail Spending on IT Is Down, but Opportunities Remain for TSPs
6 July 2009
 
Jeffrey Roster  

Technology service providers must look beyond their focus on Tier 1 retailers and gear their offerings more to Tier 2 and Tier 3 retailers. Double-digit growth in new projects should return within two years, and the 12- to 24-month future holds opportunities for cost optimization applications.




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Table of Contents


    
 Key Findings and Recommendations

    
 Key Findings

    
 Warehouse Management Systems
    
 Transportation Management Systems
    
 Inventory Planning
    
 Demand Planning
    
 Sourcing
    
 Recommendations

    
 Introduction and Survey Objectives

    
 Methodology Statement

    
 Gartner Recommendations Based on Findings

    
 Data Insights

    
 Uncertainty Strangles New Project Startups for Supply Chain

    
 A Cautionary Note
    
 Warehouse Management Systems
    
 Transportation Management Systems

    
 Potential Hurdles to TMS
    
 Inventory Planning
    
 Demand Planning
    
 Sourcing Applications
    
 Vendor-Managed Inventory

    
 Methodology

    
 Recommended Reading


List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Supply Chain Adoption Profile by System Type
 

Figure 2. 
 WMS Adoption by Tier and Segment
 

Figure 3. 
 WMSs by Adoption Profile
 

Figure 4. 
 TMS Adoption by Tier and Segment
 

Figure 5. 
 TMSs by Adoption Profile
 

Figure 6. 
 Inventory-Planning Adoption by Tier and Segment
 

Figure 7. 
 Inventory Planning by Adoption Profile
 

Figure 8. 
 Demand-Planning Adoption by Tier and Segment
 

Figure 9. 
 Demand Planning by Adoption Profile
 

Figure 10. 
 Sourcing Adoption by Tier and Segment
 

Figure 11. 
 Sourcing by Adoption Profile
 

Figure 12. 
 VMI Adoption by Tier and Segment
 

Figure 13. 
 VMI by Adoption Profile
 



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