Cloud & On-Demand Systems

Linking the Physical and Financial Supply Chains

February 22, 2013

Electronic invoicing isn't new, writes Nigel Taylor of GXS. It started over 40 years ago with business-to-business (B2B) electronic data interchange (EDI) within private networks. With the advent of the internet in the '90s, e-procurement portals appeared and sparked a frenzy of investment into online industry communities. The e-procurement portals focused on sourcing and purchasing activities, and this narrow focus inevitably led to internet portals dedicated to payables processing.

Middle East to Up Cloud Spending

February 21, 2013

Procurement Leaders

The Middle Eastern and Northern African public cloud services market will see strong growth in 2013, experts predict. The increase in spending will represent a 24.5-percent increase from 2012, with revenue forecast to reach $462.3m in 2013, according to Gartner. The Middle Eastern and Northern African public cloud services market is forecast by the research group to grow 13.4 percent in 2012 to total $371.2m, compared to $110bn worldwide.

Descartes Offers Cloud-Based Messaging to OneView Customers

February 20, 2013

Descartes Systems Group

Descartes Systems Group is extending its cloud-based Air Messaging service across all OneView customers.

TradeCard Issues Platform for Building Supply-Chain Apps in the Cloud

February 15, 2013

TradeCard Inc.

TradeCard Inc. has made generally available its new AppXpress platform.

Are You Ready for Supply Chain Management-as-a-Service?

February 14, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Doug Colbeth, chief executive officer of Kinaxis, delves into the new idea of supply chain management as-a-service, examines the state of cloud-based applications, and suggests a new term to replace "supply-chain management."

Coping with the Ever-Changing Supply Chain Environment

February 8, 2013

Steve Jordan, Director of Supply Chain Solutions, Axway

Integrating Planning & Execution: Supply Chain's Holy Grail

February 6, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Integrating supply chain planning and execution is vital to today's businesses, but 80 percent of the data that most companies need to achieve this integration lies outside their four walls. Mark Cosway, vice president of industry sales at GT Nexus, explains a new approach to solving this problem.

Agentrics Changes Name to NeoGrid

February 5, 2013

NeoGrid

Agentrics, a vendor of cloud-based applications to support supply-chain collaboration, has changed its name to that of its parent company, Brazil-based NeoGrid.

When Will Cloud ERP Take Off?

January 31, 2013

Pat Garrehy, President & CEO, Rootstock

Most can agree that cloud ERP, and certainly manufacturing cloud ERP, is in its infancy. Interestingly, while analysts project that the adoption rate for cloud HR is more than 60 percent and for cloud CRM over 75 percent, the present adoption rate of cloud ERP for manufacturers is less than 10 percent (versus 90 percent of on-premise ERP). Yet, there is a general consensus that by 2023 most of the installed MFG ERP systems will be cloud-based.

How to Justify the Cost of a TMS by Automating Freight Audit and Payment

January 28, 2013

IBM

Many companies that employ an on-demand transportation management system (TMS) to automate their transportation processes realize double digit savings on their total transportation spend within the first year.

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.