Report

January 1999

Dynamic Trading Networks

Stephen Cole 		Dynamic trading networks will redefine how companies work with customers and suppliers on-line. A broad sharing of status and future plans will be the norm.
by Stephen Cole with Stuart Woodring, Hayle Chun, Jason Gatoff

INTERVIEWS
  • Packaged apps for the supply chain are in limited use.
  • 69% of today's apps are not suitable for use by partners.
ANALYSIS
  • Efficient businesses will share plans and status in real time.
  • Dynamic trading networks span communication management, dealmaking, and scheduling/logistics.
ACTION
  • Users must invest in a synchronized planning infrastructure.
  • Old secrecy habits must give way to transparency.
WHAT IT MEANS
  • Profitability analysis becomes a competitive weapon.
  • Yield management will become important to all companies.
 
Figures & Data
  • Figure 1.  Users Turn To Packaged Apps To Run Their Supply Chain
  • Figure 2.  Today's Applications Won't Work Across Enterprise Boundaries
  • Figure 3.  Traditional Supply Chains Versus Dynamic Trading Networks
  • Figure 4.  Dynamic Trading Networks Use New Technologies
  • Figure 5.  Enterprise Systems Support Dynamic Trading Networks
  • Figure 6.  The Dynamic Trading Network Self-Assessment
   
RELATED MATERIAL 
  • Companies Interviewed For This Report
  • Vendors Interviewed For This Report
  • Related Research
 
GRAPEVINE
  • Good news, bad news.
  • What is the value of clean data?
  • Betting the farm at IMI.
  • A new direction for Syncra?
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Ratings and Comments
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