Logistics Management - January 6, 2009
Even though capital expenditures are being reduced or kept at current levels due to the shaky economy, one core competency that shippers are still investing in is IT. And according to a report from AMR Research this expenditure is not likely to abate anytime soon, with the firm predicting an annual 7 percent compound annual growth rate through 2012..."We are getting to a point where [a lot of SCM] software is maturing," said Dr. C. John Langley, professor of supply chain management, Georgia Tech. "And a lot of shippers are involved with multi-year SCM IT endeavors, where it can be hard to pull the plug. Many of these expenditures are projected over a certain period of time