Study: How SCM software helps businesses improve operation
Software Advice analyzed 200 of these interactions to help other buyers understand what those trends are, and how they can improve their business’s operations with a new software solution.
Software Advice, Austin, Texas, surveyed hundreds of supply chain professionals from a variety of industries seeking to implement new software for their business to gain insight into the broader trends in supply chain management (SCM). Then, Software Advice analyzed 200 of these interactions to help other buyers understand what those trends are, and how they can improve their business’s operations with a new software solution. Results were outlined in its latest “Supply Chain Management Buyer Report – 2016.”
It’s a familiar tale—a small third-party logistics (3PL) or manufacturing firm has been getting by using pen and paper, clunky spreadsheets or outdated software. But now, they’re at a crossroads and must either upgrade their IT infrastructure or languish. Even though manual methods worked in the past, the business has either grown or is facing tougher competition, and these methods are no longer sustainable.