Inspirage Named as Major Player in Supply Chain Planning IDC MarketScape Vendor Assessments

BELLEVUE, Wash., April 10, 2018 -- Inspirage has been positioned as a Major Player in two recent IDC MarketScape Worldwide Manufacturing Supply Chain vendor assessments in Supply Chain Planning.

The first report, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Manufacturing Supply Chain Planning Strategy Consulting 2017 Vendor Assessment is a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the characteristics that explain a vendor's success in the manufacturing supply chain planning (SCP) strategy consulting marketplace and can help assess current and anticipated performance in the marketplace.¹

Inspirage was assessed on capability and business strategy against other organizations with broad competencies in the manufacturing supply chain planning strategy consulting market. Based on IDC’s comprehensive framework and set of parameters expected to be most conducive to success in providing manufacturing organizations with guidance and advice on critical supply chain planning strategies in both the short term and long term, Inspirage was positioned as a Major Player in this IDC MarketScape for worldwide manufacturing supply chain planning strategy consulting, 2017. “The deep expertise and capabilities, relative to Oracle, make Inspirage a vendor to consider for manufacturers using or planning to use Oracle supply chain management applications.”²

“The strategic challenges for the supply chain are broad and deep and ideally require an external business partner to help to think through the right opportunities and approaches," says Simon Ellis, global VP for IDC Manufacturing Insights' Supply Chain Strategies Practice.³

Inspirage is also identified as a Major Player in the second related report IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Manufacturing Supply Chain Planning Business Process Outsourcing and IT Integration 2017 Vendor Assessment, “All Inspirage supply chain planning consultants are supply chain consultants with deep expertise. The firm has a management consulting practice that seamlessly links with its Oracle Solution Team.”⁴

Srini Subramanian, Inspirage CEO stated, “We are pleased to be recognized and named as a Major Player in both IDC MarketScape reports for Supply Chain Planning this is tremendous recognition for the accomplishments and efforts of our consulting team. We continue to position our customers to achieve an integrated supply chain, and as such, have made major investments in the shift to the cloud, recertifying all our consultants in cloud technologies, as well as developing our own IP to support digital. I would like to thank all of our employees for the service they provide our clients and the IDC MarketScape for this recognition.”

About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis 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.

About Inspirage
Inspirage is the integrated supply chain specialist firm solving business critical challenges from design to delivery. The company delivers end-to-end consulting and implementation solutions that link Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain Management and Logistics Management. Inspirage partners with their customers to break down information silos and optimize performance to accelerate innovation, fuel growth and achieve operational excellence.

Inspirage is a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and has been recognized by Oracle with numerous awards, including the 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 Oracle Excellence Award for Specialized Partner of the Year. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the company has global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

^{1, 2, 3} IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Manufacturing Supply Chain Planning Strategy Consulting 2017 Vendor Assessment Doc #US43310317, December 2017
⁴ IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Manufacturing Supply Chain Planning Business Process Outsourcing and IT Integration 2017 Vendor Assessment Doc #US43309817, December 2017

For further Analyst or Public Relations Contact: 
Celeste White, Inspirage
855-517-4250 | [email protected]