Selected Suppliers of Supply Chain Management Software (In alphabetical order)
Ariba
Under the direction of CEO Bob Calderoni, Ariba's revenues for 2010 were more than $360 million. The company, founded in 1996, has 340,000 customers. Ariba's SCM entry is Ariba Commerce Cloud, a collaborative business commerce software product that enables businesses to manage their inter-enterprise commerce.
CDC Software
Founded in 2002, CDC Software is an enterprise software provider of on-premises and cloud deployments. With revenue of $204 million in 2009, CDC Software delivers industry-specific software to 10,000 customers worldwide. Its Ross Enterprise Supply Chain Planning software enables process manufacturers to plan and forecast, optimize production schedules, minimize inventory investments, and manage distribution operations. CDC Software is led by CEO Peter Yip.
Demand Solutions
With revenue of $42 million and more than 2,000 customers, Demand Solutions is under the direction of CEO Bill Harrison. The company, founded in 1985, is a provider of supply- and demand-planning software for enterprises of all sizes. Demand Solutions' SCM entry, named for the company, is a full-spectrum supply chain management software suite.
Demand Works
Originally founded in 1993 as Advanced Planning Systems, Demand Works provides supply- and demand-planning software for forecasting, coordination, and asset deployment. Demand Works' SCM software is called Smoothie. This statistical forecasting tool synchronizes forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation and among multiple hierarchies. The CEO of Demand Works is Bill Tonetti.
E2open
E2open is led by President and CEO Mark Woodward. The company has 120,000 users. E2open, founded in 2000, provides a cloud-based suite of SCM software, services, and business process templates for end-to-end visibility and collaboration across the supply chain. Brand owners and global manufacturers with complex supply chains use the company's B2B integration services and process management software to maintain alignment of supply and demand.
Epicor
Founded in 1984, Epicor is led by CEO George Klaus. With revenue of more than $440 million (FY 2009), the company has over 20,000 customers worldwide. Epicor SCM capabilities are built within a single business platform, based on a service-oriented architecture. Epicor’s SCM product features purchase management, sourcing and procurement, inventory management, advanced material management, and warehouse management, and is complemented by the order- and demand-management capabilities of Epicor Sales Management.
HighJump Software
Led by CEO Russell Fleischer, HighJump Software is a provider of supply chain management software that streamlines the flow of inventory and information from supplier to store shelf. Founded in 1983, HighJump currently has more than 4,500 customers worldwide. The company's SCM software is called HighJump Supply Chain Advantage Suite, which includes Warehouse Advantage, Transportation Management, Manufacturing Advantage, Data Collection Advantage, and TrueCommerce EDI Platform.
IBS
Founded in 1978, IBS is a provider of distribution management software. Led by CEO Johan Berg, the company currently has more than 4,000 customers worldwide. IBS Enterprise is the company's SCM product. The software automates a wide range of supply chain processes -- from inventory planning, purchasing, and supplier management through warehouse optimization, value-added services, demand management, and returns processing.
inFlow
Founded in 2005 and led by CEO Louis Leung, inFlow has 4,000 customers worldwide. The company's SCM software is called inFlow Inventory Software, and it is designed for small to midsize businesses. inFlow tracks inventory, takes customer orders, reorders stock, and generates reports, among other functions.
Infor Global Solutions
Infor Global Solutions, founded in 2002, is a privately held software company that specializes in enterprise applications. Under the leadership of CEO Jim Schaper, the company’s revenue is approximately $2 billion annually. Infor has more than 70,000 customers worldwide. The company offers three products: SCM Warehouse Management, Infor Supply Chain Planning, and Infor Sales & Operations Planning.
JDA Software Group
Founded in 1985, JDA Software Group is a provider of supply chain management software with revenue of more than $107 million. The company, led by President and CEO Hamish Brewer, has more than 6,000 customers. In 2010, JDA acquired i2 Technologies, which enabled JDA to expand its market reach to include discrete manufacturing. The company had previously acquired Manugistics in 2006 to expand its end-to-end supply chain offering. Today, JDA's Supply Chain Now software combines speed of deployment with advanced supply chain management capabilities, delivered via the JDA Private Cloud.
Kinaxis
Founded in 1995 and led by CEO Doug Colbeth, Kinaxis is an on-demand supply chain management software service provider. Kinaxis delivers an SCM offering, RapidResponse, that enables manufacturers to manage their supply chain, sales, and operations. RapidResponse is designed to provide coordination of internal and outsourced operations through data analysis and a holistic view of the supply chain. With more than 30,000 users worldwide, RapidResponse is used as a decision-making hub for the broader value chain.
Lawson Software
Lawson Software, founded in 1975, serves nearly 4,000 customers worldwide and reported revenue of $736 million in its 2010 fiscal year. Under the leadership of CEO Harry Debes, Lawson takes an industry-specific approach to its business, providing industry-tailored software. The company's SMC offering is M3 Supply Chain Management, which is designed to increase visibility and improve material flow through the supply chain by managing planning, scheduling, procurement, and fulfillment.
Logility
Mike Edenfield is the President and CEO of Logility, which was founded in 1996. The company has more than 1,250 customers. Its SCM offering is Logility Voyager Solutions, a supply chain management suite built on a performance management architecture for supply chain visibility and productivity in key areas including sales and operations planning, demand planning, and manufacturing planning and scheduling.
Manhattan Associates
Led by Peter Sinisgalli, Manhattan Associates was founded in 1990. The company had revenue of more than $297 million in 2010 and has over 1,200 global customers. The company's supply chain products include Manhattan SCOPE, a portfolio of software and technology that leverages a supply chain process platform to help organizations optimize their supply chains from planning through execution; Manhattan SCALE, a distribution management and transportation management software portfolio built on Microsoft .NET technology; and Manhattan Carrier, a suite of supply chain software specifically addressing the needs of the motor carrier industry.
Oracle
Led by CEO Lawrence J. Ellison, Oracle serves 370,000 customers globally across a wide range of industries. Founded in 1977, Oracle’s annual revenue for fiscal year 2010 was $26.8 billion. For the SCM market, Oracle supply chain applications provide the ability to predict market requirements and align operations across global networks. Oracle provides industry-specific supply chain software packages, including Oracle E-Business Suite Supply Chain Management, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Supply Chain Management, PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management, and JD Edwards World Manufacturing Management.
QAD
Founded in 1979, QAD is led by CEO Karl Lopker. The company had revenue of $215 million in 2010. The company's SCM offering, called QAD Supply Chain, is a comprehensive group of applications that fulfills the diverse materials planning and movement requirements of small or large multi-national companies. QAD Supply Chain delivers functionality and capabilities that help manufacturers align demand and supply to support the delivery of products.
Quintiq
Founded in 1997 in the Netherlands, Quintiq focuses on supply chain planning, scheduling, and optimization through a single platform. The company is led by CEO Victor Allis. Quintiq software provides financial-based planning and factory-level scheduling as well as dispatch and real-time event management.
RollStream
RollStream is a privately held, venture-backed company under the direction of CEO Kristin Muhlner. RollStream, founded in 2006, offers software that addresses B2B trading partner relationship management. The company has more than 75 customers in a variety of industries. RollStream's SCM offering, named for the company, enables users to gain control over trading partner information and automate inefficient processes.
SAP AG
Founded in 1972, SAP AG is the world’s largest business software company. Its 2009 revenue was more than €10.6 billion. The company has more than 95,000 customers in over 120 countries. Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe are co-CEOs. SAP SCM is part of the SAP Business Suite, which gives organizations the ability to perform business processes with modular software that is designed to work with other SAP and non-SAP software. Organizations in all sectors can deploy SAP Business Suite software to address specific business challenges. SAP SCM can help transform a linear, sequential supply chain into a supply network in which communities of customer-centric, demand-driven companies share knowledge, adapt to market conditions, and respond to shorter, less predictable life cycles.
Scout
Eric Luoma is the owner and CEO of Scout, which was founded in 2002. The company has approximately 500 customers. Scout's SCM offering is topShelf WMS, which includes features that enable companies to manage their supply chain transactions from the field to the warehouse.
Smart Software
Founded in 1984, Smart Software provides enterprise-wide demand forecasting, demand planning, and inventory optimization software. The company's flagship product, SmartForecasts, is used by companies to plan for demand and drive supply chain efficiencies. Smart Software is led by CEO Charles Smart.
Syncron
Founded in 1999, Syncron, a privately held company, is led by CEO Andres Grudén. Syncron is a supply chain management software company focused on supporting manufacturing and distribution companies. Syncron's SCM product, Global Inventory Management, is designed to provide order management, global price management, and master data management functionality.
TAKE Solutions
Led by Ram Yeleswarapu, TAKE Solutions, founded in 1984, has 300 supply chain customers. The company’s supply chain offering, X.PC, is tightly integrated with Oracle’s e-business suite and with SAP. X.PC is designed to automate, streamline, and extend visibility into a manufacturer's complex value chain network.
Valogix
Valogix is a privately held company that was founded in 2001. The company, led by CEO Richard Vaccaro, has more than 400 customers. Valogix's SCM entry, Valogix Inventory Planner, automatically forecasts future demand, sets stocking levels, creates replenishment orders, and optimizes inventory.
(Editor’s Note: This select list of Supply Chain Management Software suppliers is based on market research reports, analyst reports, and company information.)