Trade Compliance Becomes Strategic (2008 Year In Review)

Posted by Nathan Pieri on December 20, 2008

Another interesting trend in 2008 is the maturing of the global trade compliance market (also known as Global Trade Management). Born in the mid-90s as ITC (international trade compliance), the category has grown up with demonstrable success from early adopters and a recent surge in interest from the "early majority". And, the analyst community has started to ramp up coverage with various reports that attempt to dimension the category and identify the leaders.

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Topics: Global Trade Management Software, Global Trade Management

Supply Chain Visibility Hits its Stride (2008 Year in Review)

Posted by Nathan Pieri on December 4, 2008

Having been involved in the supply chain visibility market for over ten years, 2008 was one of the most impressive years in terms of number of projects. It seems that the generalization that SCV is simply "a feature of every application" is being tempered with the realization that a specialized information system is needed to manage complex global supply chains. Not visibility in your TMS. Not visibility in your WMS. And, not that visibility that comes packaged with your ERP but doesn't connect to any data sources outside the four walls of your enterprise. What is to deliver true global supply chain visibility are purpose-built solutions that exhibit the following characteristics:

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Topics: Supply Chain Visibility, Data Quality Management

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