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Supply chain software: Will we soon see an on-demand Tier 1 WMS from RedPrairie?
November 6, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
This week, RedPrairie and NetSuite announced an agreement that represents a potentially interesting development in the world of on-demand, or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), solutions for supply chain execution software.
I say potentially because, according to my contact at NetSuite, the goal is for RedPrairie to eventually offer a variety of supply chain execution solutions on demand (that’s the interesting part), but this is still in the preliminary stages. RedPrairie, meanwhile, is limiting its comments for now to what was contained in the press release.
Here’s the background:
...Read MoreSupply chain management: Oracle and E2open partner to turn a product into a solution
November 3, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)
I’m not the smartest guy in the world, but every once in a while I notice that I'm hearing the same sort of thing from a couple of vendors, put two and two together, and come up with a trend. Of late, I’ve noticed something I’m calling “from product to solution.” In fact, it’s going to be one of our lead features in the December issue.
The trend is this: For years, materials handling equipment manufacturers made and sold products. They were conveyor manufacturers, rack manufacturers, conveyor and sortation providers or AGV suppliers. It was up to you and your consultants to figure out how to make best use o...Read More
Supply chain management: The last mile
October 30, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)
When it comes to the supply chain, inventory management stops at the distribution center dock door for most companies. Yes, a retail chain may have an inventory management program to track the inventory inside its stores, but it’s still in a silo. Often, there is a disconnect between the inventory in the store and the inventory in the warehouse.
In recent years, a couple of supply chain ...Read More
Supply chain management: Tough year in the 3PL market, but better days ahead
October 26, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
Every year around this time, Modern publishes a special report on the top 20 public and refrigerated warehouse providers in the country. This year’s report by Lorie Rogers will be one of the highlights of our November issue. Keep an eye out for it.
Also around this time, Dr. Robert Lieb, a professor of supply chain management at Boston’s Northeastern University, publishes an annual survey of CEOs from the 3rd party logistics industry. For this year’s report, sponsored by ...Read More
Automated materials handling: The new untouchables
October 23, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
I read a column titled The New Untouchables by Tom Friedman in the New York Times the other day. It made me think about what’s next for the materials handling industry.
The short-term outlook for our industry is tough. At the Material Handling Industry fall meetings in Amelia Island two weeks ago, MHIA predicted a continued slowdown through the first half of 2010. Anyone counting on a Christmas bonus – or a Memorial Day bonus – should probably count again. We’re not out of the woods yet.
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