Archive for Software-as-a-Service
I recently spoke with Jeff Kastning, Senior Manager of Logistics and Distribution at Brooks Sports, about the company’s recent implementation of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) labor management system (LMS). Brooks Sports, headquartered near Seattle, Washington, designs and markets high-performance men’s and women’s running shoes, apparel and accessories.
The company operates a 140,000 square foot distribution center (DC) that carries 12,000 SKUs and ships more than 6 million units… Continue reading
First, nearly everyone in the business believes that we are living in, yes, a pre-9/11 era when it comes to the security and resilience of electronic information systems. Something very big—bigger than the Google-China case—is likely to go wrong, they said, and once it does, everyone will ask how we could have been so complacent for so long.
This was one of the key points raised in a very interesting… Continue reading
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is researching how software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions and cloud computing are being used and deployed today and how these technologies will evolve in the future. Because SaaS is so prevalent in the transportation management systems (TMS) and mobile resource management (MRM) markets, I thought it would be worthwhile to dive into NIST’s research and writings on this topic.
My first reaction… Continue reading
Before we get started, a quick request: We’re conducting a brief web survey on “Mobile Technologies in Supply Chain.” The goal of the survey is to understand the current state of mobile technology use (e.g., GPS, cellular, RFID, sensors, smart phones) in supply chain management operations. All responses will be kept confidential; only aggregate results will be reported. The survey findings will be included in an upcoming report, which survey respondents… Continue reading
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
Monday was a holiday here in the U.S., so this week went by fairly quickly. Here is the news that caught our attention this week:
- Descartes Reports Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Financial Results
- Descartes Unveils Mobile Resource Management 2.0 Initiative and Solutions
- March 2010 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 37.0 Percent from March 2009
- National Mediation Board Declines to
The big news this week was IBM’s planned acquisition of Sterling Commerce. We shared our viewpoint on this news earlier this week, so today we’ll focus on other interesting developments.
- Federal Highway Administration Launches New Technology Tool to Pinpoint Freight Congestion
- U.S. Small Businesses Can Seize Opportunities Using Lessons Learned from their Exporting Peers
- SAP and the Greening of a Service
This was a relatively quiet week, but here are some items that caught our attention:
- SAP Underpins On-Demand Strategy With the Proven Power of Partners
- New Release of SAP® Business ByDesign™ Gives Customers In-Memory Analytics, Support for Mobile Devices, and Customizable User Interfaces
- CDC Software Acquires TradeBeam, a Leading Cloud-Based Provider of Global Supply Chain Visibility and Trade Management Solutions
- UPS
