About the Inventory Management Software Market in Retail Sector
Inventory is a central asset for a company and represents the investment that is involved from the manufacturing to the sale of the product. Mishandling of inventory can lead to significant financial problems and result in either inventory glut or inventory shortage. An inventory control system is the set of guidelines and controls that monitors levels of inventory and regulates what levels should be maintained, when stock should be restocked, and what should be the economic order quantity.
Inventory management is the set of guidelines to keep track of products, items, or assets; evaluate the storage requirements of components; and supervise the amount of finished products.
Technavio’s analysts forecast the global inventory management software market in retail sector to grow at a CAGR of 8.31% during the period 2016-2020.
Covered in this report
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global inventory management software market in retail sector for 2016-2020. In order to calculate the market size, we are considering the one-time licensing cost.
The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:
• Americas
• APAC
• EMEA
Technavio's report, Global Inventory Management Software Market in Retail Sector 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key vendors
• Epicor
• Oracle
• SAP
• Microsoft
• JDA Software
• Netsuite
• Sage Inventory Advisor
• Fishbowl
• Inflow
Other prominent vendors
• Accellos
• Aldata Software Management
• Descrates
• GTNexus
• IBM
• IBS
• Kewill Systems
• Kinaxis
• Lawson Software
• Logility
• Manhattan Associates
• Quintiq
• RedPrairie
• Retalix
• Servigistics
• Totvs
Market driver
• Supply chain inefficiencies and need for transparency
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Market challenge
• High installation costs
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Market trend
• Increased adoption of RFID
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Key questions answered in this report
• What will the market size be in 2020 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?
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PART 01: Executive summary
• Highlights
PART 02: Scope of the report
• Market segmentation
• Vendors
• Review period
• Standard currency conversion rates
• Recommended reading
• Target audience
PART 03: Market research methodology
• Research methodology
• Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
• Key market highlights
• Inventory management
PART 05: Market landscape
• Market overview
• Market size and forecast
PART 06: Market segmentation by deployment type
• Global inventory management software market in retail sector by deployment type
• Cloud
• On-premises
PART 07: Geographical segmentation
• Geographical segmentation of inventory management software market in retail sector
• Americas
• EMEA
• APAC
PART 08: Buying criteria
PART 09: Market drivers
• Increase in omni-channel retailing
• Supply chain inefficiencies and need for transparency
• Increasing e-commerce transactions
PART 10: Impact of drivers
PART 11: Market challenges
• Data security and consumer privacy
• High installation costs
• Mismatch between physical inventory and system data
PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 13: Market trends
• Increasing adoption of RFID technology
• Development of automatic store replenishment systems
• Emerging technologies in inventory management system
PART 14: Five forces analysis
PART 15: Vendor landscape
• Competitive scenario
• Vendor matrix
PART 16: Key vendor analysis
• Key vendor offerings
• Key vendor profiles
• Small and medium-sized vendors
• Other prominent vendors
PART 17: Appendix
• List of abbreviations
• Assumptions
PART 18: Explore Technavio
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 01: Countries covered for market analysis
Exhibit 02: Definitions
Exhibit 03: Purposes of maintaining inventory
Exhibit 04: Reasons for inefficient inventory management
Exhibit 05: Benefits of inventory management software for retailers
Exhibit 06: Overview of global inventory management software market in retail sector
Exhibit 07: Global inventory management software market in retail sector 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 08: Global inventory management market in retail sector by deployment type 2015 (% share)
Exhibit 09: Comparison of cloud-based and on-premises inventory management software
Exhibit 10: Geographical segmentation of inventory management software market in retail sector 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 11: Inventory management software market in retail sector in Americas 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 12: Inventory management software market in retail sector in EMEA 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 13: Inventory management software market in retail sector in APAC 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 14: Buying criteria considered by retailers for inventory management software
Exhibit 15: Drivers of inventory management software market in retail sector
Exhibit 16: Traditional retail supply chain
Exhibit 17: Retail e-commerce supply chain
Exhibit 18: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 19: Challenges of inventory management software market
Exhibit 20: Costs associated with inventory management software implementation (% share)
Exhibit 21: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 22: Trends in inventory management software market
Exhibit 23: Five forces analysis
Exhibit 24: Deployment models supported by vendors
Exhibit 25: Features provided by vendors
Exhibit 26: End-user support provided by vendors
Exhibit 27: Licensing options provided by vendors
Exhibit 28: Geographical presence of vendors
Exhibit 29: Customer size of vendors
Exhibit 30: Service offerings
Exhibit 31: Epicor: Business segmentation
