Category: Software

  • Let's be clear–middleware (or iPaaS, if you prefer the more modern term for platform integration) has been a key part of supply chain management for decades. B2B communications surrounding orders, freight bills, shipment status, invoices, etc. across the supply chain between retailers, distributors, manufacturers, suppliers, and others have been conducted using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

  • Let's contemplate the world of supply chain optimization for a few minutes. Optimization tools underlie most of our decision-making in both supply chain planning and execution. We in supply chain management could not do what we do without the tools we use every day. But are we really getting the most out of our execution…

  • Fresh Vegetables Supply Chain, Assam Style! (Photo credit: Koshyk) Here is an interesting startup in Seattle, building tablet apps to better manage supply chain networks. In their own words, "We created Mercury to fix what was limiting suppliers, manufacturers and retailers. As we see it, all products and players in the supply chain need to…