SupplyChain Magazine November 2015 | Page 18

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Which delivery models do you offer ? If you want to minimise the resources required to manage and maintain the solution ( or focus on your core business while your vendor takes care of your IT ) and if it ’ s important that start-up costs are kept in check , then you should be looking at a cloud-based solution . Conversely , if you have a well-developed IT infrastructure and large multi-country operations , an on-premises model may be the preferred delivery option for your business . Either way , make sure the vendor has a solid track record of offering and successfully implementing that model .
How quickly can I expect to realise benefits from the solution ? Ask the vendor to provide you with timelines based on its deployments with other freight forwarders . And do your due diligence by checking
18 November 2015