Software

Tesla is allowing even the largest auto companies to use its technology, hoping that it will lead to more electric vehicles making it to the market - Executives from German carmaker BMW and Tesla met this week.

Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they're doing it so 'boringly' that most news outlets aren't covering it - John Oliver and SC24/7 explain the controversy (and cover it!).

What IoE technologies are here to stay? Analysts give their top picks.

RMG Networks Visual Supply Chain provides managers with interactive project management dashboards capable of supporting complex sets of critical real-time information.

Key Issues Facing the Supply Chain Industry to Be Discussed at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2014, May 20-22 in Phoenix and September 10-11 in London.

Mary Meek­er is out with her big annual slide presentation on the state of the Internet. She comes out with one every year, and it really is a great product to click through, filled with charts and stats on all the big trends about the web.

Every year, the entire technology industry stops for an hour to hear what influential analyst Mary Meeker thinks are the most important trends playing out on the Internet - Fortunately for us, Meeker has posted her 164-slide deck to share with the world.

RMG Networks Visual Supply Chain solution provides the real-time performance management tools that companies need for process improvement and employee productivity.

Baljit Dail Named Interim Chief Executive Officer of JDA Software - replaces Hamish Brewer.

A sea change is underway in warehouse management and fulfillment operations. Driven by e-commerce and omni-channel demand and enabled by innovative automation and software solutions, this new model of “fulfillment execution” ushers in an era of real-time adaptive workflow for optimized omni-channel fulfillment.

Enterprises are embracing technology in the way they do business and also as a catalyst to create something new - new markets, new products, and new areas of growth and revenues.

Redefining ROI puts Yard Management Systems at the Top of the Logistics Agenda.

Find out how an automated dock scheduling system solves the scheduling madness in the grocery and food wholesale industry.

The supply chain software market is evolving toward platforms that optimize end-to-end processes and juggle constraints at all levels. Roberto Michel, Editor at Large, talked to a few leading suppliers who are making progress on this vision.

Gone are the days when retailers and wholesalers could allow their warehouse management systems to operate in isolation from their transportation management activities.

Managers are adopting this Internet-centric model to offload the burden of server maintenance and data backup, while expanding access to their system and providing their employees with an intuitive user interface. While some managers might remain skeptical of new technology and question a third-party’s ability to safeguard their data, the early challenges with SaaS have been overcome.

Nearly a year after it was announced, Apple is launching 'iOS In The Car' this week with Ferrari, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz (and possibly Tesla?).

The Big software firms in the supply-chain space – SAP, Oracle, Ariba (now acquired by SAP), JDA Software (acquired by RedPrairie), Manhattan Associates, Infor as well as other best-of-breed firms are embarking on several initiatives that are defining the trends for the future.

The exiting train had a line sufficient for a couple hundred people, and really no “start”. Once you have built a system simulation one can easily run “worst case scenarios” and plan for pain points.

We are moving away from some of the technical questions related to SaaS and looking into the business questions that SaaS can help answer. This is a good thing, because we will be able to move away from the trendy toward the essential.