Top 11 Priorities for Supply Chain Information Technology

April 13, 2011

First on the list -- make investments now.

Make some supply chain IT investments now.
Decide whether to replace or upgrade.
Get a handle on Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud computing.
Establish the next steps in your warehouse management system strategy.
Find transportation management systems that can help reduce your supply chain costs.
Enable supply chain IT through product extensibility.
Handle regulatory compliance mandates in an efficient manner.
Put data to work through supply chain/business intelligence.
Contend with the talent gap.
Keep a global perspective by taking advantage of global trade management solutions.
Close the open checkbook by establishing stronger vendor-client relationships.

Source: Tompkins Associates

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Dave Blanchard | Senior Director of Content

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During his career Dave Blanchard has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. He also serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2010), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its second edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.