Category: E-Commerce
E-Commerce market research reports by IDC
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Hardcopy Vendor Financials, 2Q23: Supply Chain Recovery Finally Complete, Shipments Impacted by Weak Economy
Hardcopy Vendor Financials, 2Q23: Supply Chain Recovery Finally Complete, Shipments Impacted by Weak Economy This IDC Market Perspective contains excerpts from public financial disclosures by leading hardcopy vendors and details the impact of inflation, economic uncertainty, and supply chain issues ... Read More
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The Convergence of Supply Chain and Procurement
The Convergence of Supply Chain and Procurement This IDC Market Perspective examines the interrelationship between supply chain design and direct procurement."If supply chains do look to reevaluate and shift their global sourcing strategies in 2024 and beyond, or even rethink where they manufacture/ ... Read More
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Chief Supply Chain Officers Intrigued by the Potential for Automation Generally — and GenAI Specifically
Chief Supply Chain Officers Intrigued by the Potential for Automation Generally — and GenAI Specifically This IDC Market Perspective examines the priorities and challenges facing the chief supply chain officer (CSCO) from IDC's latest Worldwide C-Suite Tech Survey. "Automation sits as the most intri ... Read More
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B2B Marketplaces in Manufacturing
B2B Marketplaces in Manufacturing This IDC Market Perspective outlines the common types of marketplaces that are relevant for B2B manufacturers, the key drivers for their adoption, challenges to address, and key recommendations for technology providers."B2B manufacturers are increasingly leveraging ... Read More
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Supply Chain Planning and Network Design: Creating Supply Chain Oases for Expanding Food and Pharmaceutical Deserts
Supply Chain Planning and Network Design: Creating Supply Chain Oases for Expanding Food and Pharmaceutical Deserts This IDC Market Perspective discusses macroeconomic pressures and societal shifts that are creating new pharmaceutical and grocery supply chain deserts. Survey data from the life scien ... Read More
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Charting the Journey from Point Control Towers to True Supply Chain Orchestration
Charting the Journey from Point Control Towers to True Supply Chain Orchestration This IDC Market Perspective highlights supply chains' maturity journey from linear-based management to end-to-end supply chain orchestration. This requires advancements in tools, capabilities, and organizational skills ... Read More
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Tech4Food: Why We Should Care
Tech4Food: Why We Should Care This IDC Perspective defines the concept of Tech4food and its main challenges that encompass all stakeholders in the value chain: production, distribution, and consumption. Engaging all industries is the road to gain efficiencies and other expanded benefits for the supp ... Read More
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The Continued Prevalence of Paper-Based Thinking
The Continued Prevalence of Paper-Based Thinking This IDC Market Perspective examines the persistence of paper-based thinking in manufacturing operations and supply chains. "The reasons that transformation efforts have not borne fruit are varied, but one that IDC hears repeatedly is that while opera ... Read More
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Fleet Management: Optimizing Mobile Assets in Pursuit of an Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain
Fleet Management: Optimizing Mobile Assets in Pursuit of an Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain This IDC Market Perspective examines the importance for logistics service providers to integrate fleet management technologies into their global operations to better optimize asset utilization, improve b ... Read More
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Asia/Pacific Logistics and Transportation Management Applications Market Shares, 2022: Currency Fluctuation Hits Revenue, Supply Chain Appetite Rises
Asia/Pacific Logistics and Transportation Management Applications Market Shares, 2022: Currency Fluctuation Hits Revenue, Supply Chain Appetite Rises This IDC Market Share offers insights into the shares of logistics and transportation management applications in APJ. Despite the challenges, this mar ... Read More
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Generative AI for B2B Customer Engagement in Manufacturing
Generative AI for B2B Customer Engagement in Manufacturing This IDC Perspective analyzes the key drivers, potential use cases, and challenges in the use of generative AI for B2B customer engagement in manufacturing organizations."B2B customer engagement in manufacturing is complex and goes beyond tr ... Read More
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The Impact of Geopolitics on Asia's Semiconductor Supply Chain: Trends and Strategies
The Impact of Geopolitics on Asia's Semiconductor Supply Chain: Trends and Strategies This IDC study analyzes the status and impact of geopolitics on the semiconductor market. In recent years, the world has faced unprecedented tensions, and geopolitics has become a key factor for the semiconductor i ... Read More
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Inventory Control Towers and Their Role Within the Supply Chain
Inventory Control Towers and Their Role Within the Supply Chain This IDC Perspective discusses inventory control towers and their role within the supply chain. The future of inventory control towers represents a seismic shift in supply chain management. These digital command centers will empower or ... Read More
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Azentio Software Unveils ONEERP Cloud: Enterprise Resource Planning Transition to Industry Cloud with Enhanced Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Financials, and User Interface
Azentio Software Unveils ONEERP Cloud: Enterprise Resource Planning Transition to Industry Cloud with Enhanced Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Financials, and User Interface This IDC Market Note analyzes Azentio Software's go-to-market strategy through the transition of its ONEERP solution into industr ... Read More
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Telco Talent Management: Colt Technology Services Profile
Telco Talent Management: Colt Technology Services Profile This IDC Market Perspective covers Colt Technology Services' talent management strategy and its industry leadership in this area. As telcos face a decade of disruption, many are challenged to refresh, retain, and reinvigorate their workforce ... Read More
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Tanium's SBOM Enhancements Drive Risk Reduction from Third Party to Nth Party in the Software Supply Chain
Tanium's SBOM Enhancements Drive Risk Reduction from Third Party to Nth Party in the Software Supply Chain This IDC Market Note highlights the initial market impact of Tanium's announcement of the company's major enhancements to its software bill of materials (SBOM) capability and support for ARM-ba ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Omni-Channel Order Fulfillment to Transform the Customer Experience
IDC PlanScape: Omni-Channel Order Fulfillment to Transform the Customer Experience This IDC PlanScape focuses on the technology that can enable effective and efficient omni-channel fulfillment to deliver on customer promises while maintaining retailer profitability. "Most retailers still face hurdle ... Read More
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Marketplaces to Monetize the 5G B2B Opportunity
Marketplaces to Monetize the 5G B2B Opportunity This IDC Market Perspective identifies the key basic types of marketplaces for 5G monetization (data, models, applications, and vertical-specific marketplaces) and their key characteristics, also providing best practices, key recommendations, and chall ... Read More
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B2B Digital Commerce in Industrial Manufacturing: Maturity, Investment Drivers, Emerging Trends, and Challenges
B2B Digital Commerce in Industrial Manufacturing: Maturity, Investment Drivers, Emerging Trends, and Challenges This IDC Market Perspective analyzes the maturity levels, investment drivers, trends, and challenges around B2B digital commerce in industrial manufacturing."At a time of accelerated disru ... Read More
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Nearshore/Onshore Strategies: A Hedge for Supply Chain Disruption or a New Problem?
Nearshore/Onshore Strategies: A Hedge for Supply Chain Disruption or a New Problem? This IDC Market Perspective discusses nearshore and offshore strategies in the supply chain. If you're wondering whether implementing nearshoring/onshoring strategies will add benefits to your supply chain or create ... Read More
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Computer Vision: Accelerating Data Insights in an Increasingly Digitized Retail Ecosystem
Computer Vision: Accelerating Data Insights in an Increasingly Digitized Retail Ecosystem This IDC Perspective investigates the current and future role of computer vision within the retail industry. This includes a deep dive into computer vision — what it is, how it works, and the approaches for dev ... Read More
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Sonepar: Creating a Global B2B Omni-Channel Platform
Sonepar: Creating a Global B2B Omni-Channel Platform This IDC Perspective analyzes how Sonepar (a B2B distributor of electrical products, solutions, and related services) embarked on an ambitious transformation journey to introduce a global omni-channel business model through the implementation of a ... Read More
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Worldwide Application Vulnerability Management Market Shares, 2022: Securing Multi-Environments, Software Supply Chains, and Emerging Threats
Worldwide Application Vulnerability Management Market Shares, 2022: Securing Multi-Environments, Software Supply Chains, and Emerging Threats This IDC study analyzes vendor market share for the worldwide application vulnerability management tools for 2022."The digital transformation is driving deman ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Supply Chain Data and Visibility — Practices for Replacing Inventory with Information
IDC PeerScape: Supply Chain Data and Visibility — Practices for Replacing Inventory with Information This IDC PeerScape showcases how Lenovo, LCFC (Hefei) Electronics (LCFC), and Inspur Information have improved their supply chain visibility as well as outlines best practices to emulate. These pract ... Read More
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Worldwide Business-to-Business Middleware Market Shares, 2022: Cloud B2B Accelerates
Worldwide Business-to-Business Middleware Market Shares, 2022: Cloud B2B Accelerates This IDC study looks at the 2022 makeup of the business-to-business middleware market, which includes both business-to-business integration software and managed file transfer software in aggregate. It reviews the co ... Read More