Hypatia Research Reveals Growth in Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment as a Service

Nov. 20, 2008 - PRLog -- BOSTON, MA – Hypatia Research, LLC today released a report entitled “Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment: Vendor Selection Guide for Services” outlining strategies, techniques, vendor solutions and services utilized by leading companies.

Wal-mart, Liz Claiborne, Motorola, Best Buy, BJ’s, CVS, Dell, Proctor & Gamble, Tyson Foods, Walgreens, and General Motors are prominent brands that engage with service providers for CPFR® solutions.

Since publication of “Business@ the Speed of Thought”, organizations have sought to attain greater economies of scale, reduced costs or TCO, persistent and reliable communications networks, operational flexibility and agility, and industry expertise from vendors and service providers.  Software as a service [SaaS] or software + managed services enable organizations to focus on core competencies while reducing implementation and internal resource expenditures. Not surprisingly, the ability to scale standard collaboration processes without incurring costs for additional resources, operational down-time, or training was found to be a compelling value proposition for many organizations.

“Commerce without borders” is driving companies to adopt IT strategies that allow business partners to collaborate by sharing visibility via a shared information access [portal] infrastructure” stated Leslie Ament, Managing Partner at Hypatia Research, LLC.  “Moreover, our research found consolidation and integration of legacy data marts, applications, and systems, enabled by SOA architecture and SaaS delivery models to be a top priority for many enterprises.”

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Hypatia Research, LLC http://www.HypatiaResearch.com  delivers high impact market intelligence, industry benchmarking, best practice, and vendor selection research for how businesses use technology and service providers to capture, manage, analyze and apply customer intelligence to enhance performance and to accelerate growth.  Coverage areas include: CRM, Business Intelligence, Customer Analytics, Marketing Automation, Database Marketing, and Customer Data Integration and Quality.  Since 2001, clients have relied on us for industry insight, expertise and independent research for guidance in assessing various technology and service options.  

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Hypatia Research, LLC http://www.HypatiaResearch.com delivers high impact market intelligence, industry benchmarking, best practice, and vendor selection research for how businesses use technology and service providers to capture, manage, analyze and apply customer intelligence to enhance performance and to accelerate growth. Coverage areas include: CRM, Business Intelligence, Customer Analytics, Marketing Automation, Database Marketing, and Customer Data Integration and Quality. Since 2001, clients have relied on us for industry insight, expertise and independent research for guidance in assessing various technology and service options.