Even though the cloud
SCM or on-demand software accounts for just over 25% of the overall market, organizations nowadays prefer on-demand over on-premise traditional
SCM applications because the total deployment costs of on-demand are much less than on-premise.
In such a case, the service provider would fail to qualify for
SCM because its sole business would be the providing of such services.
Insofar as implementing the "M" in
SCM, several technologies and IT approaches are becoming more commonplace.
Code and content have converged and companies must make sure their
SCM and WCM infrastructure is up to the challenge.
Traditionalists conceive
SCM as a strategic aspect of purchasing, with emphasis on supplier development, and partnerships with first- and second-tier suppliers.
Led by senior line executives,
SCM optimizes information and product flows from the purchase of raw materials to the delivery and consumption of finished goods.
The report by TechNavio Insights forecasts the size of the Global SaaS-based
SCM market over the period 2009-2013.
Are covered by adequate books and records--Permanent records must be maintained to permit verification of pertinent costs, including a description of the services, various information and documentation, and a statement evidencing the taxpayer's intention to apply the
SCM.
The IV & I Project will establish one set of data exchange standards for the supply chain and its users, including the vendors providing
SCM software, the trade exchanges, and even those enterprises writing their own
SCM software in-house.
More information on the 2002
SCM market is provided in the Gartner Dataquest Alert "Worldwide
SCM Market Declines in 2002.
To reduce costs, companies are moving their manufacturing facilities to off-shore locations, creating a need for an end-to-end
SCM solution that allows them to gain visibility and manage their global drug supply chain.
The DoD's decision to base its security initiative on smart card technology is a significant endorsement for the industry as a whole," said Jason Schouw, vice president, Americas, for
SCM Microsystems.
