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Boston, MA — June 4, 2007 — With increasing globalization of supply and more customer-specific fulfillment mandates, the need for supply chain technology is accelerating year over year, according to a recent report from Aberdeen Group.

In analyzing the plans of 210 enterprises in early 2007, Aberdeen found that supply chain executives are actively seeking technology areas for getting immediate return on investment, the analyst firm reports in "The Supply Chain Innovator's Technology Footprint 2007."

In fact, the researchers found that five times as many companies are planning to spend more on supply chain technology in 2007 as were planning to spend less on such technology.

In the report, Aberdeen divides companies into one of three categories based on their supply chain ambitions and how they will be investing in supply chain technology:

• Strivers: Companies striving to reach industry average with their supply chain technology roadmap.


• Best Practice Seekers: Companies seeking to adopt industry best practices and supporting technology.


• Innovators: Companies looking to create brand new supply chain innovations.

Companies defined as "innovators" were one-and-a-half times more likely than all others to indicate that globalization was their top driver for supply chain improvements, Aberdeen reported.