Special report from D/C Expo
Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 7/1/2002
- Subscribe to your ERP system
- McHugh becomes RedPrairie
- LIS extends supply chain visibility
- Planning the global supply chain
- Gillani showcases enterprise solution
- i2 moves into warehouse management
- TECSYS releases new enterprise-class applications suite
Blinco Systems Inc., a provider of global ERP systems for mid-market firms, announced a new application service provider (ASP)/subscription-style pricing model."
"We implement the system at the customer's site like a traditional ERP system. But they pay for the system over time like an ASP subscription or lease to own model," said Julia Hidy, director of communications.
The pricing model was developed to reduce the risk of implementation for CIO's and IT directors who are concerned about whether their ROI will materialize after they go live.
McHugh becomes RedPrairieWhat's in a name?
Everything if you're McHugh Software, which after 27 years announced a new name: RedPrairie.
The change reflects not just a new name, but a new strategy for selling supply chain execution software solutions, said John Jazwiec, formerly the CEO and now company results leader.
In place of a traditional licensing fee arrangement, RedPrairie will offer clients the option of paying the software provider based on measurable and quantifiable results from their solutions.
"Too many companies are dissatisfied with the results of their IT investments," Jazwiec said. "We're taking the risk away from our customers and shifting it to us. We will be measured and compensated by how much money we're saving on behalf of the customer."
"We're so confident in the breadth and quality of our solutions, that we're willing to guarantee results," Jazwiec added.
LIS extends supply chain visibilityLIS a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, released VirtualView, a Web-enabled command and control tool to view the breadth of supply and distribution networks.
According to Bob Carver, vice president of sales and marketing, LIS has also enhanced its Dispatcher-WMS with real-time alerting technology.
Planning the global supply chainAs business goes global, supply chain and logistics managers face more complicated questions than ever about where to manufacture, test, ship, and distribute their products.
That's why LogicTools introduced a new advanced strategic planning program for the design of global supply chains.
"Where to locate plants, how to size distribution facilites, and how to serve customers are critical decisions that require sophisticated, high-performance modeling tools," said Mike Watson, vice president of business development for LogicTools.
The LogicTools solution allows users to model scenarios such as where to locate kitting centers, and whether to open or close warehouses, plants, and production lines across a global network.
Gillani showcases enterprise solutionVersion 8.1 of iDistribute software, an end-to-end enterprise solution from Gillani provides a combination of order management systems and financial management systems comprised of several integrated modules, which can also be implemented as stand-alone applications.
Gillani will host the site from its headquarters in Richardson, Texas.
Syed Kamal, president, also unveiled the Endura Community Web site for users of Endura iDistribute and FourGen CASE Tools.
i2 moves into warehouse managementSoftware vendor i2 Technologies announced an extension of its strategic relationship with EXE.
Razat Gaurav, i2's director of solutions marketing for transportation and distribution management, said his company will "rebrand and resell" EXE's WMS solution as "i2's warehouse manager."
"We're integrating EXE's WMS solution with our transportation solution to create an end-to-end transportation and distribution solution," said Gaurav.
i2 also said it will create an order fulfillment package, which will be a combination of its transportation, inventory management, order management and event management products in conjunction with EXE's WMS and Vastera's trade packages.
TECSYS releases new enterprise-class applications suiteTECSYS Inc. announced the latest release of its enterprise-class suite of applications for distribution-centric organizations - EliteSeries 7.0.
The new version brings to market an advanced Web-browser user interface, supported by a fundamental shift towards metadata driven applications architecture.
According to company president Peter Brereton, "Release 7.0 is the first-to-market SCM suite that brings Web services to distributed order fulfillment environments. It will permit businesses to seamlessly connect to their customers, suppliers and employees."
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