Will 2005 Validate Global Trade Management and Unify Financial and Physical Supply Chains?
P.J. Jakovljevic - June 14, 2005

The Pain and Gain of Global Trade

The Internet has enabled a networked world creating a communication infrastructure and ensuing enterprise applications, all which have opened the door for global trade. This, in turn, demands multi-enterprise services and software to automate the transportation and Internet-based logistics management needs of a global trading network. As the global trade management (GTM) space continues consolidating, it is becoming clear that market leadership belongs to companies that understand that, to truly improve global trade, one must be able to manage both the physical and financial supply chains...