AMR Research has released a study that estimates the supply chain management technology market will grow 7% annually for the next five years, despite current economic conditions. The market is currently at $6.5 billion. AMR Research says: The supply chain, and the technologies that support it, will play an important role in helping companies deal and thrive in an economy that is going to be quite unlike anything we’ve seen in the post-war era.”
The five major forces at work, and how technology will help, according to AMR:
- High inflation – Inflation will force supply chain managers to play an important role in protecting product and company margins through cost control and increased efficiencies in their operations.
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