Cloud & On-Demand Systems

Kmart Australia's Supply Chain Goes Direct to the Source

August 6, 2012

As part of a program to cut costs and guarantee the lowest prices on the market, the big retailer seeks to boost its reliance on direct sourcing. But the change will require a major overhaul of its IT supply-chain infrastructure for dealing with key suppliers.

Key Strategies for Automating the Import Supply Chain

August 6, 2012

Amber Road

Global Trade Management Technologies Drive Performance Improvement and Cost Savings.

The ROI of Automating Trade Compliance

August 6, 2012

Amber Road

Trade automation software can help reduce total landed costs by streamlining processes and boosting productivity, then a compelling business case for investment can be made in any organization.

Some Nations Not Happy that U.S. Poised to Become Leader in Cloud Computing Technology

August 2, 2012

Computerworld

The U.S. has been shipping application development work offshore for years, but cloud computing may help make America a data center services exporter. Some countries may not like that.

Challenged by Rising Costs, a Solar Energy Business Automates Spend Management

August 2, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

As margins shrink, Advanced Energy Industries Inc. looks to the supplier side of its supply-chain management efforts with a new sourcing solution.

IT Infrastructure, SCM, Sales and Marketing Effectiveness Reports Published

July 24, 2012

Aberdeen

Aberdeen Group has published a slue of new reports from its various practices on such topics as sales and marketing effectiveness, IT infrastructure/storage and virtualization, and supply chain management.

What's the Best Way to Structure Contract with SaaS Provider?

July 19, 2012

CIO

All companies great and small will eventually work with a SaaS provider. In most cases, the standard contract should suffice, but CIOs will never know what they can add (or subtract) if they don't ask.

AEB, SingTel Team Up to Offer Cloud-Based Warehouse Management for SMEs

July 19, 2012

AEB (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd.

AEB (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd. is partnering with SingTel on a cloud-based warehouse-management system (WMS) aimed at the small- to medium-sized business market.

Blue Ridge Debuts Integrated Data-Analytics Tool

July 18, 2012

Blue Ridge Inventory Group, LLC

Blue Ridge Inventory Group, LLC, a provider of optimization and analytics applications in the cloud, has introduced an integrated analytics tool, designed to help supply chains capitalize on data trapped in their software.

IT Spending Expected to Cool, But Investment in Enterprise Cloud Services Should Be Active

July 17, 2012

News Factor

After a boost last year, the worldwide growth in IT spending will settle down to about 3 percent this year. That's a key takeaway from a new forecast by industry research firm Gartner.

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.