Benchmark survey aims to identify supply management activities and organizational trends leading to adoption of SaaS model
Boston June 5, 2006 Software as a service (SaaS) has been generating a good deal of hype recently, but what are the real implications for supply chain management, and what do supply chain executives need to know about this technology trend?
Those are the questions due to be addressed in a new benchmark survey being conducted by technology research firm AberdeenGroup.
"In this benchmark, we will examine various supply management activities and organizational trends that are leading enterprises to consider the SaaS model for supply management," said Sudy Bharadwaj, vice president and practice director at AberdeenGroup. "The benchmark will identify the best practices and processes to achieving the highest value from this model."
The Wikipedia defines SaaS as "a model of software delivery where the software company provides maintenance, daily technical operation and support for the software provided to their client."
According to Aberdeen, the current study will explore the key differences executives need to review with the conventional model of licensing solutions versus SaaS, help determine what areas of supply management are more "SaaS-able" than others, and expose how supply management can take advantage of "Web 2.0" concepts.
Each respondent who participates will receive a free copy of the resulting report.
In addition, participants who complete the survey will receive a code that entitles them to discounted attendance at the CPO Summit being co-hosted by Aberdeen November 16-17. Survey participants will receive a further $100 off the early bird discount price of $550.
The survey is available at http://www.aberdeen.com/survey/smaas.
Boston June 5, 2006 Software as a service (SaaS) has been generating a good deal of hype recently, but what are the real implications for supply chain management, and what do supply chain executives need to know about this technology trend?
Those are the questions due to be addressed in a new benchmark survey being conducted by technology research firm AberdeenGroup.
"In this benchmark, we will examine various supply management activities and organizational trends that are leading enterprises to consider the SaaS model for supply management," said Sudy Bharadwaj, vice president and practice director at AberdeenGroup. "The benchmark will identify the best practices and processes to achieving the highest value from this model."
The Wikipedia defines SaaS as "a model of software delivery where the software company provides maintenance, daily technical operation and support for the software provided to their client."
According to Aberdeen, the current study will explore the key differences executives need to review with the conventional model of licensing solutions versus SaaS, help determine what areas of supply management are more "SaaS-able" than others, and expose how supply management can take advantage of "Web 2.0" concepts.
Each respondent who participates will receive a free copy of the resulting report.
In addition, participants who complete the survey will receive a code that entitles them to discounted attendance at the CPO Summit being co-hosted by Aberdeen November 16-17. Survey participants will receive a further $100 off the early bird discount price of $550.
The survey is available at http://www.aberdeen.com/survey/smaas.
