In the area of strategic enterprise management, Enterprise Analytics comprise planning and simulation tools for enterprise applications such as the balanced scorecard. Supply Chain Analytics, which include applications such as supplier evaluation, spend optimization, demand aggregation, strategic sourcing, inventory analysis, and manufacturing analysis. Marketplace Analytics are to give the provider insight about usage of marketplace offering through bidding, auctioning, and traffic analysis. Demand aggregation allows for the reduction of procurement costs for collaborating buyers. Durable goods orders fall.
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