The market is competitive, rapidly evolving, and highly fragmented, and one should only expect the intensity of competition to increase in the future. For the present, the biggest challenge remains a lack of awareness of the need for TradeStone's applications.
The Future for an E-sourcing Solutions Builder P.J. Jakovljevic
TradeStone will introduce several planning capabilities that bind existing sourcing and order execution functionality, and featuring significant enhancements to the Finance and Logistics modules, with the idea of fostering rapid adoption and deployment across expanding supply chains. 阅读文章
Web-based Solution Steps Out for Cohesive Retailer Sourcing P.J. Jakovljevic
TradeStone recently announced the commercial availability of its Unified Buying Engine, a technology platform that should enable user companies to streamline all purchasing into a single view and business process. 阅读文章
A Well-designed Solution for Sourcing: Its Technological Foundation and How It Works P.J. Jakovljevic
TradeStone has developed an application that can be quickly configured to shift data in and out of traditional enterprise planning systems. Organizations can thus more easily intertwine basic procurement information with crucial sourcing data such as specifications, schedules, and statuses. 阅读文章
Service Chain Information will Transform the Total Chain Ann Grackin
Moving to a performance-based service business model will have huge implications for the whole value chain. Its principle is to manage for outcomes—procure performance rather than parts and people. It requires total business process reorientation from services and maintenance through procurement techniques, as well as the IT platform for integration. 阅读文章
ERP Systems and the ETO Manufacturing Market
Part Two: ETO versus Repetitive Differences P.J. Jakovljevic
ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge for collaboration across the extended enterprise. It should especially be suited to organizations that seek to maintain complex selling relationships, such as businesses whose procurement and sales functions rely on subcontractors, channel partnerships or a distributed sales force. 阅读文章