Time-to-value is among the most important criterion companies look for today when investing in software. It is one of the main reasons why software-as-a service (SaaS) has gained so much traction in recent years, especially in the transportation management systems (TMS) market. And during this recession, as customers have become more risk adverse and more focused on quick ROI, even traditional enterprise software vendors like SAP have aligned their product… Continue reading
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Poor hospital management is one reason why health care costs in the U.S. are the highest in the world. According to a 2009 Boston Globe article by Scott Allen, “hospitals have overtaken prescription drugs as the main reason insurance bills go up each year.” But better logistics practices, particularly in the area of how patients are flowed through a hospital, could lead to significant improvements.
If hospital executives… Continue reading
I recently read a great business school case study by Terry Tremwel (Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas), Dan Lynch (Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University), and Jim Crowell (Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas) called “Phoenician Phoods, Breakfast Cereal Manufacturer and Distributor.” The case focuses on a business executive at a fictitious food company that has to make a tough decision involving SKU… Continue reading
Well, the Celtics lost against the Lakers last night. Let’s see how the U.S. soccer team does against Slovenia this morning. Now, on to the news…
Last night, Descartes announced its acquisition of Routing International, a privately-held provider of route planning solutions based in Belgium. Descartes has a long history in the route planning market, and several years ago it acquired Cube Route, a software-as-a-service vendor in this space. So, why acquire another related company?
I spoke this morning to Chris Jones, EVP Solutions and Service at Descartes, to get more details. Here… Continue reading
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