Cloud & On-Demand Systems

Vinimaya Creates Cloud-Based App for Supplier Management

January 13, 2014

Vinimaya Inc., a vendor of applications and services for procurement and catalog management, has released Vinimaya vTransport.

GEP Partners With Hubwoo on Joint Procurement Offering

January 6, 2014

Hubwoo

Hubwoo and GEP have entered into a partnership to provide a cloud-based source-to-pay service.

The Role of Geographical Information Systems in the Supply Chain

December 27, 2013

Wolfgang Hall, Global Industry Manager, ESRI

Motorola Tightens Bond With Suppliers, Customers Through Collaborative Execution

December 26, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

To serve its demanding government and business customers, the company needed to find a way to resolve any potential service problems in the quickest and most cost-effective manner possible.

Prediction: A Fourth of Today's Cloud-Services Providers Will Disappear in Next Two Years

December 23, 2013

CIO

Cloud adopters face serious risk in the next two years because of the strong possibility that their provider will be acquired or forced out of business, according to Gartner.

Infor Updates ERP Software for Multi-Site Users

December 11, 2013

Infor

Infor has developed version 9.00 of Infor SyteLine, the company's enterprise resource planning (ERP) application for manufacturers.

Accellos Acquires Software Provider for Home Goods Retailer

November 27, 2013

Accellos Inc.

Accellos Inc. has acquired PROFITsystems, a provider of hosted software for small and medium-sized home-goods retailers.

Descartes Debuts Optimization Tool for Same-Day Delivery

November 20, 2013

Descartes Systems Group

Descartes Systems Group is offering a new optimization application to help retailers and distributors make deliveries on the same day that an order is taken.

Foxfire Releases Inventory-Tracking Tool for Mobile Devices

November 15, 2013

Foxfire

Foxfire, a vendor of warehouse-management system (WMS) software, has made available Foxfire Inventory Pro.

A Structured Approach to Assessing, Selecting Enterprise Software

November 7, 2013

Lorne Goloff, Vice President, Selection Services, Technology Evaluation Centers

Cloud & On-Demand Systems

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions for cloud, software as a service (SaaS) and on-demand systems and their impact on supply chain management. New technologies in cloud computing are transforming the way companies do business — and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving operations through their strategic use of cloud computing and on-demand systems for supply chain management.