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FusionOps’ business analytics products have been getting quite a bit of attention lately. The general consensus on their offerings—which integrate with users’ existing ERP platforms—is that they are fine products, but in many ways they could potentially threaten the companies FusionOps wants to partner with. Just last month they launched a new metrics delivery dashboard, aptly named FusionOps Insight, and we’re going to take a look at it here.

Insight is being marketed as a Performance Management application, but it’s really an analytic dashboard environment that delivers metrics on inventory management, procurement and spending, supply chain management, and supplier performance. Customers can download a trial version of the support software, then grant FusionOps read-only access to SAP ERP information, and from there the data is uploaded and customers are notified when particular metrics and reports are available online. Some are considering it business intelligence rather than business performance management because the data supplied by the dashboard is not focused on a company’s strategic goals.

FusionOps Insight works alongside another on-demand service, FusionOps Streamline, which automates supply chain and procurement processes for SAP and Oracle ERP environments (Insight for Oracle will be available in future). Streamline was launched in January of this year, and as a SaaS ERP product, it has been lauded for it cost-effectiveness and speedy deployment times.

While FusionOps (which is not related to Oracle Fusion…this confused me at first)offers a lightweight product and good ROI, it’s tough to disagree with critics pointing out that the company will have some difficulty staying afloat if they continue running on a partner system. Oracle and SAP both have business intelligence and analytics modules, so the idea that they’d give FusionOps that business for very long is doubtful. But only time will tell.

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DEACOM produces ERP Software that provides special functionality that simplifies many process for pharmaceutical manufacturers. With new tracking functionality, pharmaceutical companies are more easily able to fulfill regulatory requirements and stay in compliance.

This new tracking functionality provides many benefits for pharmaceutical companies, including the ability to manage inventories and create customized reports that highlight all aspects of a company’s business operations. With these tracking features, companies can trace raw materials as they work their way through the system as well as streamline existing processes to achieve increased efficiency and maximize productivity.

Hand-held scanners and data labels assist companies with the tracking process. By simplifying tracking and making it convenient, companies can enjoy the full benefit of tracking all aspects of their supply processes. For more information on this exciting new functionality from DEACOM ERP Software, you can read the full article here.

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Fuelquest is the leading software provider for the energy industry, with the main focus of its software geared towards fuel retailers. The high demand and limited supply of fuel has led to increased volatility within the market. The recent volatility in the fuel industry has led to the need for better optimization of the fuel supply chain to limit inefficiences in the industry.

The increased volatility within the industry has led to pressure on retailers to adapt and optimize their supply chain in order to maximize their earnings in a time when costs are increasing and profit margins are decreasing. Fuelquest Fuel Management Software is a supply chain management solution that is geared towards people in all parts of the fuel industry from the suppliers to the buyers. This Fuel Management Software tool helps companies track all aspects of the supply chain. This allow companies to monitories all parts of the process ensuring that every aspect of the supply chain is optimized and inefficiencies are eliminated.

For more information on Fuelquest Software and how it can help optimize the fuel industry, you can read the full article found here.

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As companies continue to grow and extend themselves, company processes are not as easily governed and monitored. This may cause problems as vulnerabilities within the system open up and companies can become a target of criminal activity such as fraud and theft. In order to control and limit these possible vulnerabilities, it makes it important for companies to implement effective supply chain management solutions to ensure efficient allocation of resources and oversight of company processes.

LG has paid close attention to its Supply Chain processes as they work to decrease any inefficiencies and potential vulnerabilities within their business. With an effective Supply Chain Management system in place, LG could increase productivity drastically just by enabling its business to run more smoothly and efficiently. In doing so, the company can lower costs and improve their business performance. Supply Chain Management has become all the more critical to a business success as companies continue to grow larger and expand farther. LG and other big companies are keeping a close watch on their SCM systems, thus allowing them to continue to prosper.

For more information regarding this, the full article can be found here.

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Supply Chain Optimization is something that companies who want to cut costs should look into. Companies that are interested in optimizing their supply chain processes can look into a number of solutions. Also, companies such as Next Generation Logistics, provide supply chain optimization related consulting services which can help reduce costs.

NGL provides many companies with consulting services that help reduce costs associated with various supply chain processes. In providing companies with information and data regarding their business process, companies can make sound business decisions and cut costs where they feel expenses are unnecessary. The critical information provided by companies such as NGL can allow companies to maximize profit as well as ensure an efficiently run business.

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The market for SCM Software continues to grow as the number increased from 2006 to 2007. It is expected that the Supply Chain Management Software Market will continue to grow up to the year 2010 and even later. All aspects of SCM Software showed growth with companies showing more interest in Supply Chain Software.

The top Supply Chain Management Vendors did however remain largely unchanged as SAP, Oracle, and Infor were three ERP vendors who remained in the top 20. With few mergers and acquisitions as well as few technological advancements in the sector, SCM providers maintained relatively similar positions in the rankings as companies focused on improving their current offerings rather than providing newer technological features.

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