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More Than Half of Enterprises Now Living in the Cloud
More than half of businesses have moved their enterprise software applications to the cloud, and 76% expect AI to play a key role in their supply chains by 2026 says a report from Loftware.
AI Simulation Helps Supply Chains Predict the Future
AI simulation is able to generate possible outcomes in the supply chain, going beyond what traditional AI and machine learning is currently capable of, says Cosmo Tech CEO Michel Morvan.
Cleo Announces New Supply Chain Management Tools for Integration Cloud Platform
Cleo has announced several new enhancements and functionality options for its Cleo Integration Cloud software.
Warehouse Management System Safety & Security in the Cloud
Find out how a warehouse management system in the cloud keeps your data and business safe and flexible.

Cloud Resources

Ahead in the WMS Cloud
How moving your warehouse management system to the cloud improves your supply chain operations.
WMS Safety: In-House vs. Cloud Security
A cloud-based WMS means experts automatically maintain your digital infrastructure so you can focus entirely on keeping operations,...


Cloud News

The Promise and Pitfalls of Big Data
Implementing a Big Data project might make sense for your organization. But before you start investing in the time and resources required, make sure the effort will ultimately enable you to differentiate between the beneficial “signals” and the distracting "noise.”

The Visibility Imperative in the Massively Multidimensional Supply Chain
This Market Spotlight combines past research with current thinking about the challenges that continue to face manufacturers. It also discusses how visibility defined, and then enabled through cloud-based collaborative networks, can be a powerful tool in both solving existing business problems and anticipating new ones.

What is the Value of 5 Minutes of Labor in Your Supply Chain?
Performance improvement through effective labor management is critical to the success of any labor-driven operation and effectively managing your labor expense is often the single biggest opportunity for performance improvement and cost reduction in your distribution center, manufacturing plant, retail store and/or delivery operation.

7 Actions to Boost Distribution Labor Productivity
Logistics organizations are expected to make additional contributions to the bottom line by continually eliminating costs and increasing workforce productivity.

Maximize the visibility and value of your Cloud deployment
Savvy business decision makers know that the Cloud presents a new wealth of possibilities to improve business agility and revenue through better analytic capabilities.

Crossing the Atlantic: Thoughts on our Series D Funding
Okta Secures $27 Million to Accelerate International Expansion - Sequoia Capital Leads Series D Round; Okta Appoints Philip Turner As New GM For European Operations.

Building a Well Managed Cloud Application
Addressing these customer requirements and providing a well-managed application for your customers will be crucial to your success as a vendor and to the success of cloud computing in general. It gives customers the ability to centralize authentication, and user and access management of your application

Five Trends That Will Dominate Supply Chain Software Spending in 2013
Gone are the days when the priorities of a few high-tech startups determined the pace of business technology development. Today, innovators come in all shapes and sizes, and they're all looking to maximize the return on their technology dollars by embracing more flexible and powerful solutions. In the year to come, these X trends will dominate the discussion and set the pace for global technology leadership.

Cloud ERP Selection and Planning Guide
As host to the largest Microsoft Dynamics customer base in North America, and the leading provider of Dynamics ERP in the cloud, Tribridge created this guide to help decision makers choose the right deployment model for their accounting and ERP solution, including key considerations and steps specific to cloud ERP.

Redefining Dynamics Business Solutions in the Cloud
Tribridge Concerto Cloud Services helps companies grow by providing cost-effective integrated Microsoft Dynamics ERP, CRM and business productivity solutions in the cloud. Concerto transcends traditional one-size-fits-all deployments by giving you access to critical business applications in a private cloud environment.

Cloud Information Technology: A Model for the Networked Company
The best cloud offerings in supply chain will not only provide a platform. They will include tools that the IT team can use to configure the software to meet their unique business needs, gain access to a community of partners, connect seamlessly to other systems, and analyze high quality data from a single information source.

Get Your Head Out of the Clouds
There are so many flavors of cloud, so what really matters is not that you are in the cloud, but how you are using the cloud.

Case Study: Patagonia
“This software allows for a balcony view of the status of shipments and payments. Suppliers are clear…we’re clear. And payment is executed on time. That’s huge. That takes the place of 10-12 emails that aimed to get to the bottom of when they will get paid. It puts a lot of strain on the relationship. Visibility has improved for Patagonia and our suppliers and a byproduct of that is a much better relationship...” Doug Freeman, Vice President...

Holistic Supply Chain Management
There's been a renewal of interest in the past few years around optimizing working capital in the supply chain, and cloud technology makes it easier. Visibility on a cloud-based platform and having standardized, electronic documentation over the network gives managers the tools they need to free up as much cash as possible in the supply chain.

UPS Logistics a Masterpiece of Streamlined Supply Chain Management
Over the past century, UPS has become one of the world’s premier logistics companies. Among its notable strides are its “direct-to-store” delivery model, its forward-thinking embrace of the “cloud” as a new platform for international shipments and its dedication to ensuring that Brown also means green.

Steelwedge S&OP Insight and Why S&OP Belongs in the Cloud
Steelwedge S&OP Insight, a series of high-performance analytics dashboards, delivers actionable intelligence from big business data in a few minutes.

5 Best Practices for Procurement Report
In today’s complex world, the responsibilities of procurement and purchasing have never been higher. Developing a competitive advantage in this critical business area can drive cost savings, free up time, and ensure that suppliers are giving their all for your company.

GT Nexus to Provide Cloud-Based Global Supply Chain Visibility and Logistics Control Platform to HP
GT Nexus will assist HP global operations in accelerating the realization of their supply chain transformation goals with a suite of business applications will deliver supply chain visibility across different HP product supply chains.

Fulfillment by Amazon: A Deep Dive into Amazon’s Global Shipping Network
In this eBook, we outline the benefits of Fulfillment by Amazon for third-party sellers, share tips for getting started and show you how ChannelAdvisor’s latest technology can help.

A Deep Dive into Amazon’s Global Shipping & Fulfillment Network
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is Amazon’s fulfillment service and an incredibly powerful stimulus for the marketplace’s growth. It also offers a myriad of benefits to participating third-party sellers. With this eBook, you'll learn the benefits of FBA for third-party sellers, tips for getting started and how ChannelAdvisor can help.


Featured Companies

GE Transportation
At GE Transportation, we move the world. We are a global digital industrial leader and supplier to the rail, mining, marine, stationary power and drilling industries. Our solutions help customers deliver goods and services with greater speed and greater savings…
Rackspace
Rackspace is the #1 managed cloud company.Its technical expertise and Fanatical Support® allow companies to tap the power of the cloud without the pain of hiring experts in dozens of complex technologies. Rackspace is also the leader in hybrid cloud,…
Plex Systems
Plex is the Manufacturing Cloud, delivering industry-leading ERP and manufacturing automation to more than 500 companies across process and discrete industries. Plex pioneered Cloud solutions for the shop floor, connecting suppliers, machines, people, systems and customers with capabilities that are easy…
Okta
The Okta identity management service provides directory services, single sign-on, strong authentication, provisioning, workflow, and built in   reporting. Okta runs in the cloud on a secure, reliable, extensively audited platform that integrates deeply with on premises applications, directories, and identity…
Ericsson
Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society - a world leader in communications technology and services. Our long-term relationships with every major telecom operator in the world allow people, business and society to fulfill their potential and create…
The MPI Group
The MPI Group is composed of the Management Performance Institute, the Marketing Performance Institute, and the Manufacturing Performance Institute, and is known globally for research and thought leadership that define what it means to be a top performer - for…
Iptor
Iptor Supply Chain Systems is a global leader in supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services. The company helps distribution-focused organisations solve their most complex order management and fulfillment challenges within fast-moving, multi-channel and global supply chains.
BluJay Solutions
BluJay empowers you to optimize your company’s future in the global economy. Does that mean we help make you a superhero? Yes, pretty much. Picture yourself gliding out across the blue sky, an army of 40,000 carriers and supply chain…
Webgistix
The Rakuten acquisition of Webgistix in 2013 continued the momentum behind Rakuten Super Logistics, helping to provide warehouse and order fulfillment services to US-based Rakuten.com Shopping merchants while also providing key components to Rakuten globally. Webgistix will continue to empower…
Pivotal
Pivotal, the company at the intersection of big data, PaaS, and agile development, helps companies transform into great software companies. It starts with Pivotal CF, a turnkey platform-as-a-service, powered by Cloud Foundry, solution for agile development teams to rapidly update…
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Unified Control System - Intelligent Warehouse Orchestration
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