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Trends in on-demand supply chain software
Whether you’re talking about warehouse management or ERP systems, on-demand software systems are taking hold in the supply chain. Accessed over the Internet and paid for on a subscription basis, on-demand applications are especially beneficial to smaller enterprises. This month’s Software Alert takes a look at the emerging market for software as a service.
The on-demand tipping pointHow do you draw attention to a new warehouse management system (WMS) in a crowded market? You might consider throwing out the traditional software licensing model and offer your software on-demand.
Just what is on-demand? Also known as Software as a Service, or SaaS, an on-demand solution is a software application designed from the ground up to be hosted from a central location and accessed by multiple users over the Internet.  Read More
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Building a community of users
In a global economy, it sometimes takes a village to manufacture a product.
On-demand supply chain management tools for that village are increasingly in demand, according to Beth Enslow, a senior vice president at Aberdeen Group and author of The On-Demand Tipping Point in Supply Chain.Read More
Getting ERP and WMS on-demand
In the on-demand world, transportation management and supply chain visibility and collaboration solutions are generating the most interest from end users, according to Beth Enslow, a senior vice president at Aberdeen Group and author of The On-Demand Tipping Point in Supply Chain.
The areas with the least interest are solutions that manage processes inside the four walls of the enterprise, like ERP, warehouse management systems (WMS) and manufacturing planning and scheduling systems.
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