thoughtleaders When Gartner analyst C. Dwight Klappich talks about the supply reason for that. The supply BY JAMES A. COOKE, EDITOR AT LARGE THE DC VELOCITY Q&A
chain software market,
people listen. There’s a
chain’s systems
INTERVIEW WITH C. DWIGHT KLAPPICH
WHEN C. DWIGHT KLAPPICH TALKS SUPPLY
chain software—what’s hot, what’s not, where the
market’s headed—people tend to listen. That’s no
surprise. Not only has he followed the business for
over a decade as a logistics technology analyst, but
he’s also spent time on the inside. Earlier in his career,
Klappich worked for such software developers as
Ross Systems (where he was vice president of manufacturing marketing), LPA Software (which has since
been acquired by Servigistics), Manugistics, and
Distribution Management Systems.
Today, Klappich serves as a vice president of
research at Gartner, where he continues to keep a close
eye on IT trends. He joined Gartner in 2005, when the
Stamford, Conn.-based research firm acquired his
Klappich recently spoke with James Cooke, DC
VELOCITY’S editor at large and Tech Watch columnist,
about emerging software trends, the leading players
in the market, and the next big thing in transportation management systems.
QAre there any trends in the supply chain execu- tion software market that bear watching in 2011?
AAs the economy hopefully starts to improve, we’ll see continued sales growth in transportation management software (TMS), more in the mid
market than the high end of the market, which we
define as $100 million a year shippers and above.
