Friday, January 30, 2009

The Secret SaaS

A new benchmark report, "The Secret SaaS: On-Demand Supply Chain Management" from Aberdeen Group explores whether a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application deployment is a long-term, viable option to enable different process areas of supply chain management. In the report 5 process areas are benchmarked and discussed: B2B Connectivity, Sourcing and Procurement, Supply Chain Execution, Supplier/Customer Collaboration, Supply Chain Planning/Manufacturing.

In the current economic climate with increasing supply chain complexity, new application investment decisions are met with a high degree of scrutiny. In addition to upfront and ongoing costs, the ability to integrate the application with current processes and extend it into the extended supply chain, as well as the need for simple integration and non-complex process architecture are top factors in the decision making process.

To view the full article, visit SupplyChainBrain at http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/technology-solutions/saas-on-demand-systems/single-article-page/article/the-secret-saas-on-demand-supply-chain-management/