This IDC study examines the supply chain, services operations, and workforce management analytic applications market and vendor shares for the period 2004–2006. Worldwide market sizing is provided for 2006, with trends from 2005.

"In 2006, the supply chain, services operations, and workforce management analytic applications market grew 9.1%. IDC expects the market to maintain this level of growth for the foreseeable future with the continued potential for slight upside improvements," said Brian McDonough, research manager, Business Analytics. "The strong growth is due to a large and fairly mature underlying applications market that generates significant amounts of critical data for analysis and a diverse group of recognizable software suppliers."