The Financial Supply Chain Could this be the next corporate paradigm after ERP ?

from dso-news.info

The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) movement of the last 20 years has made significant inroads into reducing companies’ cost of inventory. ERP proved that with better supply chain management it is possible to reduce the uncertainties that encourage hedging through higher stockholdings and consequently reduce the cost of stockholding itself. I believe there are direct parallels between the success of ERP and the potential success of a new concept in corporate automation - the Financial Supply Chain.

Shannon Systems/B2BGateway Partners With Inovis

from prnewswire.com

ATLANTA, BOSTON, LONDON and DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb 6 /PRNewswire/ –Inovis, a leading provider of supply chain communication solutions, andShannon Systems/B2BGateway, a global leader in integrated EDI solutions,today announced a new partnership through which B2BGateway will useInovisworks(TM), the company’s Value-Added Network (VAN), to service itsgrowing base of global retailers and suppliers.

ModusLink Discusses Innovation in Supply Chain Outsourcing

from businesswire.com

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ModusLink Corporation, a subsidiary of CMGI, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI) and leading provider of global supply chain management solutions, today announced an overview of its participation in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) for High Tech & Electronics Conference taking place in Berlin, Germany February 12-13, 2007. The Conference brings together industry leaders to explore new opportunities to drive stronger financial and operational performance through supply chain innovation.

ModusLink’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Lorcan Sheehan, will be presenting a case study entitled, “Effective Outsourcing Models to Drive Greater Efficiency throughout the Supply Chain,” which will be accompanied by a case study of a Blue Chip client.