Small suppliers are fastest growing segment in supply chain software

The smallest suppliers of products to retailers may spend the least amount of money on supply chain software, but they represent the fastest growing segment of the business, reports AMR Research Inc. While the total market for supply chain software grew only 1% last year, the amount the smallest suppliers spent grew 8% while spending by the largest shrank by 1%, AMR says.

Many of the small suppliers are now following their larger brethren into web-enable supply chain system.

Here’s what AMR reports:

Size of company, 2001 spending, growth from prior year
Less than $30 million: $131 million, 8%
$30-249 million: $342 million, 2%
$250-999 million: $532 million, 3%
$1 billion or more: $1,046 million, -1%
Total: $2.05 billion, 1%