News: Cloud Control from Barloworld Supply Chain Software
Barloworld Supply Chain Software is helping businesses
run more efficiently by offering all its software solutions on the
cloud, with maintenance and support, to help free up time for its
clients and their IT departments.
"Running supply chain planning software on the cloud has become a
more efficient and lower cost method of operating" explains Kevin
Boake, Managing Director of Barloworld SCS. "Providing our support
service and software solutions hosted on the cloud, as opposed to
on the client's own server and platform, means we can take on some
of the strain from the business in maintaining the software and
monitoring the data."
Supply chain planning software is critical to the day-to-day
business of Barloworld SCS's customers, but sometimes the in-house
IT departments are not equipped to support it. Providing its
software via the cloud, Barloworld SCS offers a robust alternative
solution.
In the event of a client server failure Barloworld SCS reduces the
recovery time, using the cloud. Where the server and platform would
usually need to be restored, potentially taking hours to recover, a
remote server on the cloud can be up and running again in
just a couple of minutes, with no rebuilding or restoring
required.
"Our software is essentially a 'bolt-on' solution for companies
looking to improve their supply chains and when problems arise,
more than 90% of the time it is because the client's IT department
does not have the resource, time or knowledge to support it" says
Kevin Boake.
Remote hosting in the cloud also means the system is monitored
24/7, backed up regularly and is highly scalable, the hardware is
always up to date and usage of the software is optimised.
The client can access the system and data remotely from any
location at any time and Barloworld SCS consultants can log in to
the system remotely to provide further support in supply chain
planning strategy.
"For hosting we have a dedicated System Administrator and scalable
hardware, with continued investment in the latest technology" adds
Kevin. "We maximise availability, monitor data and maintain
databases to ensure business continuity."
Barloworld Supply Chain Software (SCS) offers SaaS on the cloud
with its entire suite of smart software solutions. Optimiza Inventory
and Demand Planner
software is used for forecasting and managing the required
quantities of inventory, while CAST software helps businesses
plan the supply chain network, identifying the ideal locations for
warehouses and distribution centres. The CINO software
product offers a combination of inventory and network optimisation.