SmartTurn in the News

• Supply & Demand Chain Executive Announces Its 2009 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 Supply & Demand Chain Executive - June 25, 2009“"Our readers turn to Supply & Demand Chain Executive to learn about solutions and best practices for enabling the supply chain to weather the current economic storm in which we find ourselves, and also to position themselves for growth when recovery takes hold." explained Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "The corporate executives and line-of-business leaders who rely on the magazine want to know what the different supply chain solution and service providers are doing to help them meet these critical, corporate 'life-or-death' challenges."”   
• Associated Global Systems Strives for Supply Chain Success with SaaS WMSSupply & Demand Chain Executive - June 24, 2009“"As we expand our business with new services, SmartTurn WMS 2.0 technology not only addressed our needs but those of our customers," said Norman Freeman, president of AGS. "SmartTurn's ability to quickly be deployed to multiple sites in a short period of time enables us to serve our not only our existing customers but gives us an advantage in a competitive marketplace as we move our business forward."”   
• Any Epidemic or Crisis Can Sicken Your Supply ChainSupply & Demand Chain Executive - May 6, 2009“Your supply chain has taken a lot of hits in the past few months, with the prolonged recession, the Somali pirates of the high seas, and now the emerging swine flu epidemic. While the supply chain is the economic lifeline of any business, the frightening thought is that most companies don't have a clue about its health or its vulnerabilities. The swine flu or any other outbreak could be the watershed moment that your business either weathers successfully or stumbles over and suffers irreparable damage.”   
• The Swine Flu: Your Supply Chain Moment of Truth?IndustryWeek - May 4, 2009“Think of the supply chain as the heart of any business operation with many different areas feeding into it (e.g., partners or customers). Conversely, the supply chain is a source of nourishment for others in terms of products and services. With the recent piracy incidents off the African horn and now the swine flu outbreak, the supply chain is under attack, and the risks have never been greater to organizations. The key to addressing this is simple in principle but difficult in practice: real-time inventory visibility and ongoing collaboration across the supply chain.”   
• Saas: Too Good to be True? World Trade Magazine - May 2009“The 'ah-ha' moment for Rick Franklin came shortly thereafter when he was at a conference in Atlanta. He happened by a booth whose banner read: Web-based WMS. "And I said, 'What are they talking about?'" he recalls. "I started chatting with the guy in the booth, who turned out to be Jim Burleigh, CEO of SmartTurn, an on-demand service provider for WMS. After about two minutes, I turned to my business partner and said, 'This is it. This is what we've been looking for.'"”   
• “Path Finders”Beverage World - May 2009“Small to medium distributors don't realize they can get such an advanced system so cheaply. They're used to the traditional software model where they have to pay US$40-$50,000 up front plus probably an equal amount to install and maintain the environment around it. They don't realize for $3,000 to start up and about $800 a month they can solve the problem and really leap into the future of logistics capability and technology.”   
• “Saas: the "Other" Option”WERC Sheet - May 2009“"SaaS is gaining widespread corporate acceptance and adoption because it overcomes many of the inadequacies of traditional, legacy on-premise software products and 'hosted' or 'managed' applications," according to Jeff Kaplan, managing director of THINK Strategies”   
• Top 100 Logistics IT ProvidersInbound Logistics - April 2009“Reflecting the diverse needs of IL readers, and the frenetic pace of growth of the market segment, it includes well-known companies, a smattering of Logistics IT niche providers, and newer companies offering specialized logistics services.”   
• Filling the Black Holes in Your Supply ChainGlobal Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies - April 2009“Merchandisers can no longer afford to attack the problem by flooding the channel with product. 'Push-based' systems, in which supply levels are dictated by guesswork instead of actual knowledge of demand, don't meet today's need for mass customization and shorter product runs. We have to expose the dark spots.”   
• On-Demand WMS Could Rock DistributionDC Velocity - April 2009“One of
  SmartTurn's
  customers, a first-time WMS user, reportedly is saving $10,000 to $15,000 a month through use of the software. That customer, a third-party logistics service provider called Argent Associates, attributes the savings to higher inventory turns, more accurate shipping and receiving, and more efficient tracking.”   
• Grayling marries 3PL, software to create streamlined inventory modelPurchasing Magazine - March 12, 2009“The decision to implement this inventory system came at perhaps the perfect time, given the struggles of many companies to adjust inventories to current demand.”   
• Startup Targets Warehouse Inventory à la Salesforce.comSan Francisco Business Times - March 6, 2009“Nobody could touch what
  SmartTurn
  could deliver. I wouldn't take a canned program and put it in here if they gave it to me. I feel fortunate we found them.”   
• Deep Dive: Are You Willing to Bet Your Supply Chain?Managing Automation - March 2009
  SmartTurn
  provides real-time inventory visibility to customers such as Grayling Industries so they can better manage their supply chain.   
• Reduced IT Budgets Favor Small Projects, On-Demand ModelsGlobal Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies - March 2009“The on-demand delivery model has more recently extended to warehouse management systems, which traditionally have been available only as install-on premises solutions. "WMS traditionally has been associated with big, expensive systems," says Greg Aimi, AMR Research. "But with new on demand systems like
  SmartTurn
  , businesses don't have to think of it that way anymore.
  SmartTurn
  gives full control over inventory very effectively and dynamically without big upfront costs."”   
• Lean SolutionsSupply Chain Solutions - Winter 2009“WMS 2.0 is a leap forward combining the best enabling technologies provided for the Internet, the social or participatory culture or behavior it encourages, and the disciplines of managing inventory within a warehouse or across a global supply chain.”
• Honda Logistics Adds SaaS Link To Supply ChainInformationWeek - February 25, 2009“Because of the excellent results Honda Komyo has experienced, American Honda has begun evaluating
  SmartTurn
  for possible use within its business as well, Rick Franklin said [of Honda Komyo], which is a move he heartily endorses: "I told SmartTurn that there's a whole world out there of companies that can't afford $100,000 or $200,000 for a WMS, and with the fair prices you guys are charging, you're creating a whole new change in how this type of business is done."”   
• DB Schenker Canada Looks Into Real-time Inventory VisibilitySupply & Demand Chain Executive - February 24, 2009“Schenker Canada said it determined that SmartTurn's on-demand solution offered reliability comparable to traditional enterprise software with dramatic cost savings.”   
• Best New Supply Chain and Logistics Products of the Past YearSupply Chain Digest - February 19, 2009“
  SmartTurn
  has a unique approach in two areas: (1) its very low and straightforward pricing model, and (2) its strategy of trying to convince many companies, not only traditional distribution centers, that they should look for all the places they have inventory and try to increase their level of visibility and control over it.”   
• Today's Economy Requires New Supply Chain Thinking: WMS 2.0IndustryWeek - February 6, 2009“Without a WMS, inventory visibility, and supply chain visibility remains spotty with many "dark spot" warehouses throughout the supply chain. WMS 2.0 provides businesses an option that was previously out of reach: access to a world-class system with real-time inventory visibility and collaboration.”   
• SmartTurn Proves a PointWorld Cargo News - February, 2009“The SaaS model gives
  SmartTurn
  true economies of scale and while the company needs more customers to be profitable, it has grown rapidly and has a market of over 500,000 warehouses in the US alone to target. A key part of
  SmartTurn's
  appeal is its very low cost; the monthly fee for a basic system starts at US$500 and for an enterprise system US$800.”   
• Deep Dive Collaboration: Web Technology Ups the Collaborative AnteManaging Automation - February, 2009
  SmartTurn's
  on-demand WMS is based on Web 2.0 technology where information can be accessed through a variety of Web-based applications and promotes collaboration and information sharing with customers and partners.   
• Leveraging On-demand Warehouse Management Solution to Win New BusinessSupply & Demand Chain Executive - January 29, 2009“My life is made easier with
  SmartTurn
  . It used to take me a whole day to bill clients; now it only takes me 30 minutes. Billing is a snap, no more typing; just a click does the job. We can bill on a daily basis now instead of monthly...and it works!”   
• A Green Supply Chain Strategy Today Will Spearhead Tomorrow's Business GrowthManufacturing & Logistics IT - January 15, 2009“More than half of the warehouses in North America and Europe still rely on paper rather than an automated system. Essentially, companies lack inventory visibility, suffer operating inefficiencies and waste resources within the supply chain.”   
• Connecting The DotsForbes.com - January 12, 2009“The average junior high school student uses better communications and Internet technology than a good-sized warehouse. There's a big need to learn from the social networking world and learn from Web 2.0 and apply it back into the supply chain.”   
• Managing Complexity While Reducing CostsFood Logistics - January/February, 2009“When we first started five years ago, all we had was a financial accounting system that was the equivalent of Quickbooks, and the rest of our inventory management was being done with paper and pencil. Now, with
  SmartTurn
  , our on-demand enterprise and warehouse solution, we have software that’s more robust in its ability to handle inventory and kit products.”   
• Can SaaS Ease Software Sticker Shock?Material Handling Management - January, 2009“As barriers continue to be eliminated, more material handling professionals will have an option that was previously out of reach: access to a world-class system with up-to-the-minute inventory control.”   
• Highly Automated Supply Chain Management ToolsCargo Business News - January, 2009“
  SmartTurn™
  Inventory and Warehouse Management System and the
  SmartTurn Inventory Grid™
  are the first true on-demand warehouse management systems to provide enterprise-class functionality for small-to-medium enterprises.”   
• The Last Supply Chain MileeWeek.com - December 11, 2008Inventory visibility has long been an issue for today’s supply chain and with a SaaS approach, it now becomes more affordable to address those dark spots.   
• Food Logistics Announces the 2008 Food Logistics 100 (FL100)Food Logistics - December 2008“Leading Business Magazine Presents Annual Listing of Technology Solution Providers”   
• Green is Here for GoodWorld Trade Magazine - December 2008“Choosing an on-demand solution such as that offered by
  SmartTurn
  versus running a server on company premises is another way to cut costs and run a greener operation. It costs between $900 and $1400 per year just in electricity to run a single PC server in your warehouse.”   
• Little Cost, Big BenefitsDC Velocity - December 2008“Within a couple of weeks,
  SmartTurn
  had completed planning, configuration, and deployment of the inventory and WMS system for both Prologistics and Grayling. The partners then brought Grayling's two largest suppliers into the loop at no cost to them, other than the time required for training.”   
• Warehouse Management StrategiesCargo Business News - December 2008“Jim Burleigh, CEO of
  SmartTurn,
  discusses a new option for today's warehouses—SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) Warehouse Management System (WMS).”   
• SaaS Enables Next-Generation Inter-Warehouse Inventory Visibility for Supply Chain Management and 3PL IndustryOutsourcing Journal - December 2008“Ray Moya, COO and vice president of technology at Argent Associates, says he considered many other products available at the time, but it was 'a no-brainer' to choose
  SmartTurn.
  He says the time to implementation was 'compelling' (30 days versus six months) and was the major driver; the second driver was cost.”   
• Going Outside the Walls: Companies Debate the Merits of Software-as-a-ServiceGlobal Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies - December 2008“SaaS can be a good fit for warehouses that are running in-house legacy systems and lack up-to-date ERP software,” said Richard Yim, Vice President of Products at
  SmartTurn.
  “The option can provide them with real-time visibility into their inventories for the first time, with minimal start-up concerns.”   
• SaaS Reinvents the Supply ChainSandhill.com - November 24, 2008“
  SmartTurn's
  SaaS model WMS ensures greater productivity, reduction in data errors and re-handling, fewer customer service issues and greater customer satisfaction, inventory reduction and lower inventory carrying cost, shipping accuracy, expedited order process, paper reduction, and reduced IT and administrative support costs. For a small or midsize warehouse with $2-$10 million in inventory, these process improvements can amount to $330,000 savings the first year and $230,000 in subsequent years.”   
• The On-Demand InterchangeManaging Automation - November 2008The partnership between
  SmartTurn
  and Boomi integrated Boomi's SaaS B2B integration service with
  SmartTurn's
  on-demand applications using Web services. With the integration, inventory information can easily be shared with customers and partners.   
• SaaS Warehouse Management System Offers Agility for Big OrganizationsSupply & Demand Chain Executive - October 16, 2008“
  SmartTurn Inc.,
  an on-demand inventory and warehouse management system (WMS) provider, said that its system is receiving favorable reviews within large organizations looking for an on-demand, enterprise-class solution that offers reliability comparable to traditional enterprise software with more competitive cost savings.”   
• Fuel Prices Drive Home the Urgency to Rethink Supply Chain Technology StrategiesEyefortransport The Impact of High Fuel Prices on Logistics Newsletter - October 15, 2008“If you don't provide customers with what they want, when they want it, and at a reasonable price, your organization is at risk. The supply chain is more critical than ever to your organization's success. Market demands to improve performance while simultaneously reducing costs is changing the playing field, and highlights the need for technology to support both the agile, fuel-efficient supply chain as well as for socially responsible green initiatives.”   
• SmartTurn expands the online WMS marketModern Materials Handling - October 7, 2008“There are a good 2,000 to 3,000 warehouses out there that need a Tier 1, best-of-breed solution. But in our opinion, the other million or so can do with something less.”   
• A Different Alternative for Warehouse and Inventory ManagementSupply Chain Matters - October 1, 2008“Integration tools to link services with existing applications are broad, providing support for four different levels of integration. Another advantage presented by these integration tools is the opportunity of a quicker deployment. The company claims its average customer implementations range from two to three weeks. So if you're a smaller operation who needs decent warehouse and inventory management software support application, you may want to investigate
  SmartTurn.
  ”   
• Can Warehousing Really, Truly Be Strategic?World Trade Magazine - October 2008“Software as a service (SaaS) is a fairly new offering with great potential, especially for cash-tight businesses. With SaaS, users can access the software they need from an application service provider, when they need it, with the same ease as accessing a desktop application, and only pay for what is actually used. This means that users can access software to build highly complex, dynamic models of their supply chain at a small fraction of the cost of buying the application or the heavy-duty computing power needed to run it. SaaS also avoids the headaches of installing and implementing an application that may be needed once every few years.”   
• Smart Turn: blowing up inventory management costZDNet - September 22, 2008“I like what
  SmartTurn
  is doing. This is a piece of the supply chain pie that has long been ripe for a radical injection of innovation, especially for the beleaguered tier two and under players. Attending to the basics that WMS should address with a saas model that tears down the barriers to adoption while offering collaborative opportunities is a great place to be. It sucks cost out at the point where the chain is mostly likely to be stressed. That's genuine goodness and always welcome.”   
• Warehouse Management on Demand
  Pacific Shipper - August 2008“
  SmartTurn
  brings a new set of warehouse-management systems to the average user of technology and third-party logistics provider or wholesale distributor. 'Technology is a scary, risky and expensive proposition, especially for the smaller company. With a multi-tenant on-demand system that can cross geographic and corporate boundaries, you have the opportunity, at about one-tenth or even less of the cost of a traditional system, to put a high-quality WMS in place.'”
• SmartTurn releases new WMS reportEye For Transport - July 31, 2008“
  SmartTurn
  has published its recently commissioned report on Warehouse Management Software: Five key capabilities for every distribution centre. Independently produced by the Aberdeen Group, this 22-page report identifies the five key characteristics that are common for Best-In-Class warehouse performance for logistics companies and shippers.”   
• SaaS WMS Aims to Eliminate Dark Spots from Enterprise SolutionsSupply & Demand Chain Executive - July 28, 2008“'The
  SmartTurn Inventory Grid
  will allow us to create what the industry has never offered: an industrial marketplace with real-time, accurate inventory down to the physical warehouse level,' said Joe Ruef, CEO and co-founder of Verical. 'This goes beyond just a way to access software at a lower price point. The impact of multiple companies using the same set of software and data has just created a leap of value for all our customers, not just the largest ones.'”   
• Small Business Logistics: One Good TurnInbound Logistics - April 2008“
  SmartTurn's
  on-demand model meshes well with Osteogenics' fast growth. SmartTurn doesn't charge us for additional users or support. We continue to grow, but our cost stays the same.”   
• SmartTurn: The Salesforce.com of warehouse managementTheDeal.com Tech Confidential - March 7, 2008“Software-as-a-service by its nature is green. Instead of people buying servers, you just access the Internet. Everything involved with maintaining software is done away with. You get rid of manuals, transportation, servers—everything is utilized in one spot. You need a lot less total processing capability, so you use lower resources at all levels. We have one customer who thinks it's a godsend. They had to support multiple users around the country, shipping laptops to install software. Each time, that is another drop of fuel, another bit of packaging”   
• Trickle-down TechnologyDC Velocity - October 2007“
  SmartTurn
  says its solutions are typically implemented in two days and require little training. White House Custom Colour was able to configure the solution to fit its needs and deploy RF-enabled handhelds using phone support alone. The WMS has streamlined the warehouse's operations, easing the administrative load, reducing the need for physical inventory counts, improving stock visibility, cutting down on stock-outs, and boosting accuracy. 'We've had huge savings in the warehouse, and we're saving a great deal of time just doing everything online as opposed to paper forms.'”   
• Working with on-demand WMSModern Materials Handling - July 2007“Our warehouse stores and ships all the consumables used by our lab. Prior to this system, I was doing inventory every morning, and maintaining the record on Excel spreadsheets that had to be updated three times a week. As soon as I pulled an order, the inventory was out of date.”   
• Boomi Goes "On Demand" with Integration SoftwareITJungle.com - June 12, 2007“Boomi CEO Bob Moul emphasized the need for affordable integration solutions in the SaaS world. 'We've been watching it [SaaS] quite closely, and what got us interested was a lot more SMBs are interested in SaaS.'”   
• Navis introduces on-demand WMS for small-to-medium-sized businesses Logistics Management - June 20, 2006“Navis, an enterprise software solutions provider for supply chain execution, launched
  SmartTurn
  Warehouse Management System (WMS) at DC Expo.”   
• Paying by the Drink at DC/ExpoInboundlogistics.com - June 2006“In the next 5 to 10 years, the majority of core software sold—that is, software that is not highly customized—will be delivered on-demand,” predicts Jim Burleigh, vice president, products, for Navis, which was on hand at D/C Expo to debut
  SmartTurn,
  its new on-demand WMS.   
• Thought Leaders for Manufacturing & Supply Chain ManagementARC Advisory Group - May 1, 2006“I've heard other WMS companies say that On Demand would never fly in this market. It may be time to rethink that notion. Navis has executives that came over from SalesForce.com, the company that really has done more to prove the viability of this model than any other vendor. [
  SmartTurn
  ], unlike some past attempts at On Demand in this market, is architected the correct way - it has a multi-tenant architecture. It has a very low price, $500 per month.”