A company’s journey towards the optimal IT solution takes them past various supply chain software vendors.

The Supply Chain Media subway map presents a clear (and interactive) overview of the complex (under) world of IT.

Different types of software

Each line on the map represents a different type of (supply chain) software.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Cross-functional enterprise system driven by an integrated suite of software modules that supports the basic internal business processes of a company.
Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Primarily aims to control the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse and process the associated transactions, including shipping, receiving, put-away and picking.
Transport Management System (incl. route scheduling & optimization)
Designed to manage and optimize inbound and/or outbound transportation operations through automated routing and rating, shipment consolidation and load building and transportation cost visibility and allocation.
Shipment & Transport Execution Platforms (incl. Freight Management)
Software platform to select carriers and manage shipments of packages, pallets and containers by using booking, tracking, accounting and reporting capabilities (also called Freight Management).
Global Trade Management (incl. customs & duty regulations)
Software that automates key import, export, global logistics and trade agreement management processes customs clearing and duty regulations

The IT Subway Map explained

News

Rossmann Relies on PSIwms for New Omnichannel Warehouse in Hungary

Rossmann Relies on PSIwms for New Omnichannel Warehouse in Hungary

8 May 2024

Dirk Rossmann GmbH (Rossmann) has commissioned PSI with the delivery of the warehouse management system PSIwms and the Warehouse Automation Control PSImfc module for its new distribution center in Hungary. Rossmann has been operating 250 stores in Hungary since 1993 and sells its products both through brick-and-mortar stores and via the Internet. Around 1 million … Read More

Hardis Group opens a subsidiary in Italy

Hardis Group opens a subsidiary in Italy

26 April 2024

Hardis Group, a French consulting and IT services company, Salesforce pure player, and logistics software publisher, announces that it has acquired a majority stake in Hardis Italia, an integrator partner for its Reflex software suite founded in 1995. The deal, which is fully aligned with Hardis Group’s international expansion strategy, sees the creation of a … Read More

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