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Findings from ChainLink's 2010 Supply Chain Priorities Survey
The "Great Recession" of 2008-2009 has imposed some of the most severe economic conditions ... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Ariba LIVE 2011 in Nashville was well attended, with over 1600 attendees. Here are some highlights from the show.... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Ford buys steel for its entire supply base. In the process, it has been able to rationalize the materials specifications for all of that steel resulting in consolidated spend, more efficient use of in... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Throughout much of its history, Ford was a vertically integrated company, owning its own supply chain assets all the way back to raw materials facilities such as steel mills and rubber plantations. An... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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As we end 2012, cloud in the supply-chain market is skyrocketing in growth . . .... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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The Integration, Contagion and Growth concept, which was part of Nolan's six stages of technology growth model, posited that we never roll-back from IT use; it perpetually grows and every seven years ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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These are dynamic times for Ariba, as SAP figures out its Business Network strategy. Ariba Live provided a chance to see the key role Ariba plays in driving innovation forward for SAP.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Recently Barry Briggs, the CTO for Microsoft IT, spoke at MIT about Cloud Computing in general and Microsoft's foray into Cloud with its Azure service offering. Here we discuss the broader framework f... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Ann Grackin presented a webinar on EDI/Middleware and File Transfer at MSDynamicsWorld.com.... (more information)
by Speaker: Ann Grackin
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Stevie Wonder, Will.i.am, and other experiences from Salesforce.com's annual Dreamforce conference. ... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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With huge structural challenges confronting us, agility becomes a prime characteristic of the enterprise to acquire. But agility, change, etc. are terms that are ephemeral - hard to nail down. And mos... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Product design, marketing, supply chain, fulfillment and aftermarket service can all be part of the Channel Management relationship. Companies spend time in process management, but with the channels, ... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Users buy a lot of Transportation Management technology, but do they use it?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Marketing and Selling On-Demand vs. License: An uncomfortable truth.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Cloud cost drivers provide insights on how Total Cost of Ownership for users will change.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Comparison from year to year shows user acceptance. Here's why . . .... (more information)
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Last but not least, Manufacturing becomes big business in the cloud.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Now that the end-user market seems to be accepting the cloud option, the major players are stepping up their game. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Social Networks, Teleconferencing, and anywhere that technology opens new challenges in Collaberation.
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by By Ann Grackin
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Lessons from eBay, Facebook, LinkedIn and other Social Networks - What traditional business management can learn from Social Networks.
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by By Ann Grackin
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How Concur is both changing SAP and leveraging SAP's strengths.
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by Bill McBeath
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Creating the vision for a transformed healthcare environment through second decade (cloud and wireless applications) technologies is what draws this group of partners to Fargo each year. Here are some... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Well, actually, it's not in the Warehouse. SaaS WMS Solutions show Market Momentum.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Standards groups are known for glacial speed, but Dash7 moves with faster frequency.
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by By Ann Grackin
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A new demographic is shopping - across channels and across the globe - and they're getting their information from a myriad of sources: from the old familiar flyer inserts in the Sunday papers to mobil... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Cynicism still rules for manufacturers and their forecasting attitudes - at their peril. Statements about forecasting practices such as, "The forecast is always wrong," or "We just use last month's fo... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Last week, TAKE Solutions afforded their customers and invited guests an opportunity to spend two days thinking about the future, where they discovered that disruptive events can create interest in di... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are
provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.
Cloud, SaaS, O... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Social networking in the enterprise is on the rise in surprising and obvious places.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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At the annual user conference of Epicor Software, aptly called Insights, we saw their strategy for bringing along their customers as they continue to modernize their rich portfolio of mid-market enter... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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ERP websites that purport to give you a list of the 'top ten,' or only list ERP leave us cold. And they confuse the software buyer. And as ERP providers keep adding more and more software into their p... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Integrating logistics, all the way from the source plant through the DC onto the store shelf, reduces errors, exceptions and transit times.... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Cloud Computing continues to generate new and innovative business opportunities, especially when combined with Marketing Automation, for the CEO, CFO, and Supply Chain, not just the Marketing Departme... (more information)
by By Barbara Angius Saxby, Accelent Consulting
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Having attended my first Bridges in 2004 in San Francisco and seeing it again ten years later, it is impressive to see the growth. Ten years -- ten times the growth. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Convergence - Unified Applications and Devices for the Second Decade.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Last week's Ariba LIVE conference clarified SAP's cloud strategy, highlighted the importance and future plans of Ariba's Business Network, and further cemented the central role of HANA as the foundati... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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This year at Descartes' annual conference, they launched their new Descartes Community, highlighted myriad new solution capabilities, and showcased a number of interesting customers and use cases. ... (more information)
by Bill McBeath and Ann Grackin
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From new Omni-Channel capabilities, to integrated Service Resource Planning, great customer stories, and more, there were a lot of sweets at SuiteWorld. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin and Bill McBeath
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The latest technology and updated UX/UI are needed to attract a new generation of supply chain professionals. But they are also benefitting everyday users.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Infor provides a great example of ongoing reinvention of a software firm: taking a collection of decades old applications, leveraging the deep and rich functionality developed and lessons learned over... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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At Inforum, we got a good sense of the energy, innovation, and ability to evolve that is keeping Infor competitive.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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RFID Live exhibitions go beyond hardware demonstration solutions. As the device market matures, the focus is on the business solutions, while electronics sets new records in performance.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Private vs. Public and Internal vs. External Clouds, security concerns and more from a panel discussion at MIT.
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by By Bill McBeath
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Hybrid environments (cloud + on-premises) will be a reality for decades to come. Tools which manage environments that mix together legacy infrastructure (e.g. data centers, licensed applications) with... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Manufacturers with complex MES requirements have a pure-SaaS option in IQity combined with NetSuite.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Revised CPG Retail Footprint - from Merchandising to Supply Chain - Part 1 of 3.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Customer Engagement - Customer Segmentation Beyond the Numbers... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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'Cloud' dominates JDA's latest strategy announced at Focus 2012. But it is more about selling their expertise than a different software delivery model. Here we discuss what their cloud strategy actual... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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As usual, there was a plethora of thought leadership at Focus, JDA's annual conference. It seems they also realize thought leadership only counts if people actually implement it. They are increasingly... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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The web has become the dominant force in supply chain operation and technology. In this series we will discuss how it's evolving.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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The acquisition trail in B2B leads to a more integrated footprint through mergers and acquisitions: EMANIO/DiCentral; Liaison and Hubspan; Cleo; 1Sync and SA2 make 1WorldSync. ... (more information)
by The ChainLink Team
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Labor Management joins the Cloud with Next View's launch of On-Demand Subscription solution.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Lessons from American Eagle's devastating e-commerce site failure.
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by By Bill McBeath
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What true cloud-based manufacturing systems are out there, what can they do, and what types of manufacturers are they good for?... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Marketing Automation solutions and services are already in a new generation. Solution providers have specialized and deepened their offerings, taking marketing from an art to a science, with quantifia... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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What is Marketing Automation, and who will smash the traditional market concepts of marketing and sales solutions?... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Observations from the MercuryGate User Conference.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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There is LOTS of data in the cloud. Here are some thoughts on how Microsoft is responding.... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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How ERP enables end-users to move off of the old software and move up to new platforms.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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In Part 1 we provided an overview and some history of how the ERP market got to where it is today.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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A fundamentally different architecture and a network of pre-connected partners are needed to suitably address processes that are inherently multi-party and inter-enterprise. ... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Hear how wholesale distributors are using NetSuite to grow their businesses.... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Retailers want to provide a great omni-channel experience. This requires a foundation of precise, real-time inventory visibility all the way from the supplier to the end consumer and everywhere in bet... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Last year, we predicted a migration path for the types of On-Demand applications that would be attractive to adopt. Some, obviously, have already happened--CRM, Supply Management, and Transportation ... (more information)
by John Boyne
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On Demand Now
How On Demand is Radically Changing the Enterprise Software Industry
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There is an end-user revolution going on. Enterprise Software customers are fed up with over-promising and under-delivering by vendors -- key functionality that was in the sales deck or demo but never... (more information)
by Neil Singhal & Bill McBeath
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"The Cloud" - everyone is talking about it, and as more and more vendors pile on using the term, it seems to have . . . ... (more information)
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A new generation of broadband, or "gigabit networks," can mean significant benefits to the United States, but our nation must act promptly to ensure that such an infrastructure is ubiquitous and avail... (more information)
by IEEE-USA CCIP
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How three intelligent cloud platforms extract value from sensors and RFID.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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NetSuite has seen healthy growth since they were acquired by Oracle. At SuiteWorld, we heard about their strategy to continue to accelerate that growth, leveraging Oracle assets, ongoing micro-vertica... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Cyber Security, Compliance, Privacy, Supply Chain, Import Security, Anti-Counterfeiting, Critical Infrastructures and scary threats like fraud and piracy, ID theft, fraudulent checks, skimmers, phishi... (more information)
by By Grackin, West, and the ChainLink Team
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The universe of SaaS/Cloud offerings just got bigger. Today's announcement of Epicor Express means a full-featured SaaS solution is available to small manufacturers who have had almost no SaaS options... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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In this second part we discuss the current pricing in the SaaS market.
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by Ann Grackin
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Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Application Service Providers (ASP), and traditional licensed models are all available today. Selecting the right software application involves evaluating not only the f... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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SAP announced today the availability of Business One as an on-demand service. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin and Bill McBeath
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SAP's just-announced new business unit is aspiring to deliver simplicity, choice, and rapid ROI to small and mid-sized companies. ... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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SAP has had a reputation (especially as painted by their competitors) of being monolithic, painful to implement, difficult to use, hard to upgrade, and just not all that innovative. While some of that... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Non-payroll jobs continue to rise (albeit slowly), manufacturing is up, auto sales are way up, and several software firms are predicting a return to reasonable growth for 2010. Many of our clients hav... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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At this year's SuiteWorld, NetSuite announced key architectural changes, their version of an omni-channel strategy, many new capabilities by vertical industry, and a new IDE for their SuiteCloud platf... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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One of the main themes at SuiteWorld 2013 was NetSuite's commitment to building out its capabilities for manufacturers beyond what they have already done. ... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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NetSuite's success can be traced in no small part to the customizability of their solution. Here are some short customer stories, mostly in Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution, highlighting their... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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How some hot new innovative manufacturers and retailers are making NetSuite's cloud ERP and ecommerce work for them. ... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Modern networked technology platforms are quietly revolutionizing the way businesses work with their suppliers. By allowing companies to rapidly find, assess, validate and integrate with suppliers, th... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Supply Chain Network: technology provider or business partner?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Supply Chain inter-enterprise platforms support end-to-end transactions and collaboration.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Salesforce is no longer about sales, in case you didn't notice . . .... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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The merger of Airclic and AirVersent, two leaders in vertical industry/process-specific mobile supply chain applications, is a sign of the maturing of mobile platforms and the beginning of a strong gr... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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There are many ways to integrate enterprise applications. Which is the best for your company?... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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New networked technology platforms are co-evolving with new networked business models, together enabling companies to rapidly find, assess, and integrate with trading partners in order to swiftly crea... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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TMS solutions can be created through assembling modules or a single platform. What is a TMS single platform? ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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The supply chain market continues to grow, but is changing in the types of technology that users are interested in and the value they require...... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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UNIT4 has a great growth story to tell for their customers.
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by Ann Grackin
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Google, Salesforce.com, MaaS Platforms, Marketing Automation, Relationship Management domain leaders... Who's got the edge in Marketing and Relationship Apps?
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by By Ann Grackin
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Wholesale Distributors represent approximately $4 trillion in trade, just in the US, alone! They are a powerful segment of every economy. The speed of business and increased competition powered by the... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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