Cloud & On-Demand Systems

Three Benefits of Automating Accounts Payable

March 1, 2021

Automating accounts payable and procure-to-pay (P2P) processes can help cut costs, optimize cash flow and provide real-time visibility into outstanding payables or potential disruptions.

The New Normal Will Require New Digital Skills

February 7, 2021

Shubho Chatterjee, SCB Contributor

COVID-19 has accelerated digitization of the workplace without much time for the workforce to react, learn and progress.

Five Problems With Today’s Demand Planning — and How to Solve Them

February 2, 2021

GEP

With the coronavirus pandemic and its lingering effects, companies have now experienced how challenging it can be to plan and maneuver their supply chains around uniquely disruptive, once-in-a-lifetime events. But the unfortunate truth is that less severe events overwhelm or undermine supply planning all the time. Legacy tools are no longer up to the task of getting supply where it is needed most.

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Is Stepping Down as CEO

February 2, 2021

Bloomberg

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos will step down from his post in the third quarter of 2021 and be replaced by Andy Jassy, the head of the company’s cloud computing unit.

From Bricks to Clicks: Pivot to E-Commerce Fulfillment With a Warehouse-in-a-Warehouse

February 1, 2021

Microlistics

A warehouse-in-a-warehouse provides a pathway to quick e-commerce fulfillment without the undertaking of a time-consuming and costly integration.

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A Cloud-Based Approach to Supply-Chain Resiliency

February 1, 2021

Gregory L. Schlegel, SCB Contributor

In a time of lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic, in-person workshops, seminars and consulting engagements are at a standstill. In response, many forward-thinking companies are beginning to offer online assessment tools and action plans across all disciplines.

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Watch: Are Warehouses Ready for a SaaS-Delivered WMS?

January 5, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Chad Kramlich, chief revenue officer of Open Sky Group, explains the difference between applications delivered in the cloud and those via software as a service (SaaS), and how the latter model applies to modern-day warehouse-management systems (WMS).

The Great IT Debate: Best-of-Breed or Single Suite?

January 3, 2021

Tom Hennessey, SCB Contributor

Should your manufacturing business choose a single enterprise system, or adopt a best-of-breed strategy for enterprise systems selection?

COVID-19 Delivers a Wakeup Call for Supply-Chain Risk Management

January 1, 2021

Riskmethods

The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on global risk-management strategies. Many companies learned in 2020 that their supply chains weren’t prepared for a disruption of such massive scale. Now, they’re determined not to get caught short again.

Five Supply-Chain Finance Trends Coming This Year, and How to Prepare

January 1, 2021

Sush Koka, SCB Contributor

What will the new year bring, and how should we prepare?

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.