Frontstep Ups The .NET Ante
Part 2: Challenges and User Recommendations
P.J. Jakovljevic - September 24, 2002

Challenges

Although Frontstep has got rid of a big part of its burden by delivering the SyteLine 7 offering on the single platform, the major task of translating it into its users genuine needs (and consequently a demand for its products) only now has to start in earnest. Frontstep’s focus shift to value chain management matches the shift in e-commerce focus from indirect materials procurement to areas such as strategic sourcing, channel management, and supplier enablement. Given its customers are mid-size manufacturers, by also enabling them to streamline the entire manufacturing functional processes (e.g., planning, order management, scheduling, etc.), Frontstep is aiming at rendering its customers indispensable to their customers...