| Is spending thousands of dollars to purchase supply | | | | distractions.o SaaS provides real-time global supply |
| chain software draining your cash flow? Is your | | | | chain information with on-demand reporting.o SaaS |
| software becoming out-of-date quickly after | | | | improves mobility. Desktop / Laptop compatible, no |
| purchasing it? | | | | mainframe computer needed.o SaaS saves |
| Are you investing too much time programming supply | | | | deployment time. Get the entire company and all |
| chain software to make it work right? Are you | | | | overseas offices upgraded instantly at the same |
| continually having problems keeping software updated | | | | time.o SaaS allows immediate access to the latest |
| and working with different versions? | | | | software innovations, logistics supply chain tools and |
| Are you having difficulties creating the supply chain | | | | regulatory compliance.o SaaS encourages supply chain |
| collaboration and visibility you desire with global | | | | coordination and collaboration. Company departments, |
| customers, partners, logistics providers, sales, | | | | customers, vendors, logistics providers and partners |
| operational centers and administrative departments? | | | | can contribute and collaborate in real time. And, |
| Are you frustrated not getting the results you were | | | | eliminate duplicate data entry at your different locations |
| promised from your supply chain software provider? | | | | and departments.o SaaS helps control confidentially. |
| Are you tired of hearing about why the software | | | | Allocate access permissions based on who needs to |
| program doesn't work? | | | | know what information. Give your top executives full |
| If you are nodding "YES" to these concerns, don't feel | | | | end-to-end visibility to track and trace, quote pricing, |
| lonely as most supply chain management executives | | | | generate performance reports, ensure regulatory |
| agree. | | | | compliance, create what-if scenarios and much more.o |
| Each year exporters, importers and service providers | | | | SaaS improves network security protection. Built-in |
| invest millions of dollars and employ thousands of | | | | global security to defend against malicious threats, |
| software and hardware technicians hoping to | | | | hacker attacks and harmful viruses.o SaaS allows |
| improved productivity and achieve better supply chain | | | | redistribution of IT budget and eliminates tedious |
| management collaboration. Most companies never | | | | paperwork. More time and money available to focus |
| realized their supply chain management goals. And, | | | | on sales, marketing, customer service improvements |
| rarely does a company attain ROI value from their | | | | and profit to the corporate bottom line.o SaaS can be |
| software technology investment before it becomes | | | | integrated into other company software applications |
| obsolete or needs extensive re-programming. One | | | | and provide seamless end-to-end visibility into your |
| main reason is over-the counter software packages | | | | business performance and profitability metrics.o SaaS |
| and in-house programmed software is comprised of | | | | provides immediate real time information, statistics and |
| bits and pieces fitted together without a | | | | reporting. Enables supply chain management by key |
| comprehensive end-to-end business visibility plan. | | | | performance indicators KPI's.o SaaS does not require |
| According to Forrester Research, an independent | | | | a large capital expenditure. Pay-as-you-go. Variable |
| technology and market research company, the current | | | | monthly fee based on usage.o SaaS offers scalability. |
| global economic crisis will reduce spending on IT | | | | Big and small companies. You can quickly deploy |
| products and services by three per cent in 2009. It | | | | logistics applications and regulatory compliance |
| may not sound much but perhaps this tightening of | | | | applications that are urgently needed now to improve |
| budgets is what supply chain management executives | | | | your competitive edge and visibility. Add more SaaS |
| need to take a serious look at what benefits they are | | | | features and modules as your requirements expand.o |
| attaining from their current supply chain management | | | | SaaS can be customization. Quick adaptation to your |
| software and at what total cost to their company's | | | | specific operational, sales, administrative and |
| productivity and competitiveness. | | | | accounting requirements. Screen views, reports and |
| The affordable, sustainable solution to supply chain | | | | communication mimics how you want to manage your |
| management software is Software-as-a-Service, | | | | business and logistics supply chain. |
| know as SaaS. Software-as-a-Service offers four | | | | SaaS Software-as-a Service offer the best supply |
| immediate benefits that makes it very attractive in | | | | chain management technology at a cost you can |
| these economic times: 1) Quick to Implement; 2) | | | | afford delivering the results you need to sustain |
| Pay-As-You-Go Variable Cost; 3) Scalability to your | | | | productivity, visibility and profitability. If your current |
| Requirements; and 4) No Capital Expense. | | | | supply chain software isn't providing you the tools you |
| Consider these Software-as-a-Service benefits that | | | | need to manage on-demand; or not creating the |
| will add value to your supply chain management and | | | | coordination and collaboration you desire; and is more |
| company profitability:o SaaS saves money. No more | | | | of a distraction and problem than the results, perhaps |
| software installation or maintenance headaches.o | | | | it's time to explore Software-as-a-Service Supply |
| SaaS reduces IT staffing, technology spend, and | | | | Chain Management. |