The supply chain planning (SCP) systems integrator (SI) market is composed of consultants and service providers that can configure, integrate, implement and upgrade SCP applications. SCP solution SIs may offer additional services, including management consulting, business process outsourcing (BPO) services, and additional assistance with data governance and AI/ML capability development around SCP. SIs can make recommendations, help design and drive process changes to guide vendor selection, and offer a variety of implementation services.
Supply chain strategy and planning consulting is a subset of corporate strategy consulting. Gartner defines the latter as “strategic advisory services that analyze risks and opportunities for clients, working with them to develop a detailed strategic roadmap.” Supply chain operations consulting is a specialized form of business operations consulting, which Gartner defines as “transformation advisory services that improve quality and efficiency for business operations in an organization.” These services focus on improving operations in functions that have physical assets, such as manufacturing, warehousing and logistics.