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2 The Evolution of Supply Chain Management Software On this page, Evan Armstrong of Armstrong & Associates, Inc. provides a brief overview of how the marketplace is evolving. In the pages that follow, we list 100 of the major logistics and supply chain software providers. Building on AMR Researcher s annual list of top Supply Chain Management companies, we ve come up with a list of top logistics and software providers. Our goal is to provide you with a resource to better understand the increasingly complex software market. The Editors Growth of supply chain systems has been rapid since The major focus of growth has been on enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, warehouse management systems (WMS), and to a lesser extent transportation management systems (TMS). While the economy has slowed outlays for systems over the last two years, it has not stifled development of a growing array of solutions and their increasing functionality. Now more than ever the focus is to select solutions with sufficient capabilities that can be easily implemented and provide a quick return on investment. The internet has been a major facilitator for this. In the process it has forced the industry to adapt more flexible pricing arrangements. With the emergence of internet systems providers in the 1990's, we saw a migration to more transactional based pricing mechanisms and a corresponding flood of traditional software companies developing webenabled solutions. System functionality and requirements vary greatly for potential users. Too often, providers focus only on the largest companies with the most sophisticated systems needs. However, required systems capabilities vary widely by customer size and supply chain complexity. A Fortune 100 company with a global supply chain network has dramatically different systems needs than a small manufacturer with one shipping facility. Most Fortune 100 companies with complex supply chains already have implemented an ERP system, a WMS, and in many cases a TMS. These systems have either been purchased directly, or, in the case of TMS and WMS, obtained by contracting with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) to supply the solution. In contrast, a small manufacturer may have an internal order management and accounting system, a capable manual warehousing operation, and only moderate needs for a decent TMS solution. Many systems solutions have been available for large companies for the past fifteen years. Thanks to increasing competition and the internet the number of systems available to medium and small companies is on the rise. Over the last three years, we have also seen an emergence of systems developed by 3PLs offering a variety of solutions such as a TMS that can be purchased and used via the web as a hosted solution, or TMS that costs under $100,000 developed for medium and small 3PLs and shippers. Some 3PLs have developed excellent supply chain systems for their own operations, although those are usually not available as unbundled systems. Because of the in-depth knowledge gained by 3PLs performing day-to-day order and shipment execution operations, we expect those companies, which we will call Supply Chain Network Execution Providers (SNEPs), to continue to develop robust systems. Up-and-coming S.N.I.P's are creating new competition for more established providers. They offer a broad selection of functions such as mode optimization, load tendering, contract file maintenance, and freight bill payment. Others offer systems that can process orders through multiple warehouses for multiple customers from a single database. Systems can interface with radio frequency scanners, provide error detection, and e-commerce order management. Others have developed that focus on international shipping, providing such features as a portal for online booking and shipment visibility, transportation management through private networks, exception alerts, and customized reports. In this new marketplaces, many traditional software companies have done well. With the internet and new entrants, the market for supply chain management systems is continuing to evolve and companies are being driven to continually think in non-traditional terms. Those that can are succeeding and gaining in market share. 66

3 1. i2 Technologies 828 Supply Chain Management, 2. SAP 466 Supply Chain Management 3. Manugistics 319 Supply Chain Management, 4. IBS 288 Supply Chain Management 5. Epicor 171 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 6. Manhattan Associates 152 Supply Chain Management 7. J.D. Edwards 119 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 8. EXE Technology 96 Supply Chain Management 9. Aspen Technology 91 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 10. Swisslog 87 Supply Chain Management 11. Retek 81 Supply Chain Management 12. Descartes 80 Supply Chain Management 13. PeopleSoft 71 Supply Chain Management 14. RedPrairie (formerly McHugh Software) 62 Supply Chain Management 15. Vastera 62 Supply Chain Management 16. Vertex Interactive 52 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 17. IBM E-Commerce Business Unit 50 Supply Chain Management 18. Syspro 47.3 Enterprise Resource Planning, 19. ILOG 47 Supply Chain Management 20. Industri-Matematik International (IMI) 44 Supply Chain Management 21. Prophet Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 22. Adexa 40 Supply Chain Management 23. SCT 39 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 24. Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions 36 Supply Chain Management 25. Optum 35 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 26. Transentric 35 Supply Chain Management 27. Viewlocity 35 Supply Chain Management 28. Pitney Bowes Supply Chain Solutions 35 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System, 29. JDA 33 Supply Chain Management 30. Integrated Warehousing Solutions 33 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 31. Catalyst International 33 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System, 32. Irista 32 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System, 33. NxTrend Technology 32 Supply Chain Management 34. Logility 30 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 35. LIS 30 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 36. Xelus 30 Supply Chain Management 37. Intentia International 30 Supply Chain Management 38. QAD 9 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 39. Oracle 28 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 40. Demand Management 28 Supply Chain Management 68

4 41. Provia Software 26 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System, 42. IFS 24 Supply Chain Management 43. SoftBrands Manufacturing 24 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 44. SynQuest 24 Supply Chain Management 45. HighJump Software 23 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 46. NextLinx 22 Supply Chain Management 47. TXT e-solutions 22 Supply Chain Management 48. TECSYS 22 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System, 49. BAAN International 21 Supply Chain Management 50. Exact Software 21 Supply Chain Management 51. Yantra 20 Supply Chain Management 52. MARC 18 Supply Chain Management 53. ClearCross 17 Supply Chain Management 54. ClearOrbit 16 Supply Chain Management, 56. daly.commerce 15 Supply Chain Management 57. Armature 15 Supply Chain Management 58. Geac 15 Supply Chain Management 59. Schneider Logistics 14 Supply Chain Management, 60. G-Log 14 Supply Chain Management 61. TMW Systems 14 Supply Chain Management, 62. SofTechnics 12 Supply Chain Management 63. Mercia Software 12 Supply Chain Management 64. MA-system 12 Supply Chain Management, 65. SupplySolution 12 Supply Chain Management 66. webplan 11 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 67. Gemmar Systems International (GSI) 10 Supply Chain Management 68. Cayenta 10 Supply Chain Management 69. NONSTOP Solutions 10 Supply Chain Management 70. Greycon North America 9 Supply Chain Management 71. Precision Software 9 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 72. Cambar Software 9 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 73. WorldChain 9 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 74. AquiTec International 9 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 75. Syngistix 8 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 76. Logistics.com 8 Supply Chain Management 77. V3 Systems 8 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System, 78. Profile Systems 8 Supply Chain Management 79. Interlink Technologies 7 Warehouse Management System 80. RiverOne 7 Supply Chain Management 81. divine 6 Supply Chain Management 82. Demantra 6 Supply Chain Management 83. Vizional Technologies 6 Supply Chain Management 70

5 84. BridgePoint 6 Supply Chain Management 85. Arzoon 6 Supply Chain Management, 86. Radcliffe Systems 5 Supply Chain Management 87. Vigilance 5 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 88. Zethcon 5 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System, 89. ecvision 5 Supply Chain Management 90. VerticalNet 5 Supply Chain Management 91. TCI Solutions 5 Supply Chain Management 92. Propack Data 5 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 93. Syncra Systems 4 Supply Chain Management 94. Categoric Software 4 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning 95. Robocom Systems 4 Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management System 96. Prescient Systems 4 Supply Chain Management 97. ALK Technologies IDS Scheer -- Supply Chain Management 99. Lilly Software -- Enterprise Resource Planning, Warehouse Management System 100.New Breed -- Supply Chain Management 72