Plex Systems Positioned as a Major Player in Four New IDC MarketScapes for Supply Chain Planning

Plex Systems, a Rockwell Automation company and a leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, has been named a Major Player in four recently released IDC MarketScape reports for Supply Chain Planning:

• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Holistic Supply Chain Planning 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc # US49578717, September 2022)
• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Inventory Optimization 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc # US49568517, September 2022)
• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Sales and Operations Planning 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc # US49568417, September 2022)
• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Demand Planning 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc # US47619722, September 2022)

This announcement comes on the heels of Plex recognition as a Major Player earlier this year in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Manufacturing ERP Applications 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc # US49047922, May 2022) and IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Operational ERP Applications 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc # US46733721, May 2022) as well as the honor of receiving IDC 2021 SaaS CSAT Customer Satisfaction Award for ERP in January.

With massive supply chain disruptions impacting businesses for the past several years, companies are increasingly moving toward technology to ensure planning is agile, transparent, and relies on data to navigate the new normal. The continued pace of change further drives the importance for businesses to adopt a modern, full-function, digital supply chain planning solution, like Plex DemandCaster, to keep pace with the competition and disruptions.

“We are proud that the IDC MarketScape is recognizing Plex as a Major Player in four Supply Chain Planning areas,” said Ara Surenian, Vice President, Product Management, Plex. “Throughout these turbulent times of demand fluctuation, inflation, and labor and raw material constraints, supply chain planning operations continue to be mission critical for business continuity as indicated in the latest 2022 State of Smart Manufacturing report.”

Learn more about Plex’s position as a Major Player in IDC MarketScapes here.

IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.