Cloud & On-Demand Systems

TZA Updates ProTrack Labor Management System

May 13, 2013

TZA, a vendor of software to track and enhance labor performance across the supply chain, has released a new version of its cloud-based ProTrack Labor Management System.

CargoSphere Debuts Quote-Refresh Tool for Logistics Service Providers

May 13, 2013

CargoSphere

CargoSphere, a vendor of cloud-based applications for ocean and air freight-rate management, has introduced Floodgate Quote Refresh.

GHX Offers First Supply Chain Solution for Implantable Devices

May 10, 2013

Fort Mill Times

GHX has announced Case Xpert and Order Intelligence, reportedly the healthcare industry's first end-to-end supply chain solutions for managing and tracking implantable medical devices, including the physician preference items (PPI) used in operating rooms.

JDA Issues New Version of Transportation & Logistics Management App

May 7, 2013

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has released a new version of JDA Transportation & Logistics Management, the vendor's transportation-management system (TMS) software.

Commercial Building Automation Market Sees Growth, More SaaS Applications

May 7, 2013

ABI Research

A drive for cost savings and energy efficiency has brought a wave of new players and capabilities into the commercial building automation market. Rather than competing directly with the giants of the established building automation system (BAS) market, these new entrants are bringing additional managed data services to help drive greater efficiency.

How to Derive Value from Applications in the Cloud

May 2, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

The cloud is here to stay. Tom French, chief executive officer of Supply Chain Coach, outlines the benefits and opportunities contained within this means of conveying key software applications to global supply chains.

Pole Star Unveils Cloud-Based Indoor Positioning Platform

April 24, 2013

Pole Star

Pole Star, a provider of indoor location technology, has released NAO Cloud.

Though Traditional Supply Chain Collaboration Is Dead, Technology Can Help

April 18, 2013

Greg Brady, CEO, One Network Enterprises

A recent Deloitte survey of 600 executives at manufacturing and retail companies found that 63 percent were highly concerned about risks within the extended supply chain comprising vendors and customers, ranking it among their top-two concerns. The executives surveyed also cited "lack of acceptable cross-functional collaboration" as the number one obstacle to managing risk effectively. While these survey results indicating a serious lack of collaboration and coordination among trading partners are certainly worrisome, should they really come as a surprise?

Widespread Adoption of Web-based TMS 'Only a Matter of Time'

April 11, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

While it can't be said that every company has tapped into web-based transportation management systems, such applications have been around long enough to no longer qualify as new - and their presence in the enterprise is growing. Is it fair to say that traditional TMS software has been overtaken by web TMS? Perhaps not, but such online, hosted or on-demand systems are proliferating. They are quick to deploy in most cases, they are highly scalable and the faster-time-to-ROI argument hasn't hurt web-based TMS adoption either.

Gartner Predicts End of Current Sourcing Model by 2015

April 9, 2013

Cloudtech

Gartner's been gazing at its crystal ball again, and has forecast that service-led solutions - software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and so forth - will displace more traditional sourcing methods by 2015.

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.