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Managing Your Supply Chain in the Cloud Trends and Benefits

Managing Your Supply Chain in the Cloud Trends and Benefits. Presented by Marc Kalman, CEO. BizSlate Inc. 154 Grand Street New York, NY 10013. Revolutionizing Supply Chains Software-as-a-Service ERP for SMBs. Our Customers’ Customers

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Managing Your Supply Chain in the Cloud Trends and Benefits

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  1. Managing Your Supply Chain in the Cloud Trends and Benefits Presented by Marc Kalman, CEO BizSlate Inc. 154 Grand Street New York, NY 10013

  2. Revolutionizing Supply ChainsSoftware-as-a-Service ERP for SMBs Our Customers’ Customers - Large Retail Chains and Department Stores- Small Boutiques and Mom & Pop Retail Our Customers Small Wholesale Distribution Businesses with 100 Employees or Less “Small and Medium Sized Vendors” Customer Purchase Orders Customers Sales Orders Vendors BizSlate ERP Invoicing Products Shipping Cataloging Fulfillment Inventory Receiving Factory Purchase Orders

  3. BizSlate is Here to HelpStrategic Brand Purpose The BizSlate team creates simple, intuitive and easy-to-use tools that help people at small and medium sized companies more effectively manage and grow their businesses.

  4. BizSlate’s ManagementWe Have Significant Supply Chain Experience Marc Kalman – Founder & CEO Founder and Former CEO of eZCom Software Inc. 19 years EDI and Supply Chain Experience 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Supply & Demand Chains’ Top 100 Pros to Know Former Director of IT for Handbag & Accessories Manufacturer/Distributor

  5. So What is ERP Anyway?Comprehensive Software to Run Your Enterprise What Is an ERP System? An ERP system is an integrated information management system that manages the flow of information among different functional modules in an enterprise. The following are the most common ERP modules: • Financial Management • Human Capital Management • Manufacturing Management • Project Management • Supply Chain Management • Customer Relationship Management • Supplier Relationship Management • Product Lifecycle Management

  6. And Now the Cloud…PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS…Oh My! Cloud Computing is a metaphor used by Technology or IT Services companies for the delivery of computing requirements as a service to a homogeneous community of end-recipients. - Wikipedia • Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) • A cloud-based environment allowing programmers to develop marketable applications • Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) • Allows businesses to deploy and manage network, server, and storage capacity • Low monthly fee compared to purchasing on-premise software • Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) • Offers businesses and individuals access to capabilities in applications otherwise unattainable • Multi-tenant systems • Low monthly subscription

  7. And Now the Cloud…PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS…Oh My!

  8. “Cloud” ERPIs it For You? • Cloud-Based ERP • Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) • Provider hosts application on servers • Takes responsibility for all maintenance • Generally same as On-Premise system • Requires additional application to access • Lower monthly payments • Software-as-a-Service ERP • Software designed for Internet • Multi-tenant design • Features kept more up to date • Support and Maintenance included • Access via a web browser from any computer • Low subscription pricing ? ? ?

  9. Hosted Options for ERPSaaS vs. Cloud-based Software-as-a-Service Providers Cloud-based Providers

  10. ERP Market Growth ProjectionsA Rapidly Expanding Opportunity Total Enterprise Application Software delivered as SaaS is expected to exceed $15 billion by 2014, of which $3.5 billion will be ERP and SCM (Combined total of 23%) - Gartner

  11. ERP Market for SMBsA Rapidly Expanding Opportunity • “Our 2010 Routes-to-Market Study reveals that more than 25% of small and 12% of medium businesses now use collaboration, customer management, online marketing and business analytics as cloud-based services.” • - SMB Group 2011 Top 10 SMB Technology Market Predictions

  12. Increased Interest in the CloudA Rapidly Expanding Opportunity 55% of respondents considering SaaS ERP is a 56% increase over 2010.

  13. ERP Market Growth ProjectionsA Rapidly Expanding Opportunity “SaaS ERP is approximately $1.3 billion of an overall market of $20.3 billion in total software revenue.” - Gartner Group “We expect SaaS ERP to grow by about 21% annually through 2015, evolving from a revenue footnote to 4% of the total ERP picture.” - Forrester Research’s “State of ERP in 2011” A January 2011 study by the Aberdeen Group found that companies with an ERP system were more successful. - Aberdeen Group “ERP: Much Better Off With than Without”

  14. Problems for DistributionSupply Chain Issues are Similar Across Businesses • Problems • Businesses are Understaffed • Employees Work Long Hours • Each Employee Responsible for up to 5 Jobs • Competing Globally • Inefficient Systems Cause Delay and Loss of Business • Significant Bottlenecks Occur Between Ordering and Warehousing

  15. Our DesiresSupply Chain Needs and Wants • Needs • Visibility of Valuable Information Across the Enterprise • Ease-of-Use without Sacrificing Power • Seamless Integration of Everything • Mobility • Flexibility • Efficiency

  16. SMBs Face Significant StruggleNo Surprise that Many Still Use QuickBooks “36% of small and mid-sized business will outgrow their current ERP in less than 8 years.” - Aberdeen Group

  17. ERP Growth Stimulates ChangeWhich Option is Best for You?

  18. Considerations and ConcernsWhat are We Looking for from Our System? • Concerns • Scalability and Elasticity • Security • Reliability and Recovery • Mobility and Accessibility • General Piece of Mind

  19. ERP Selection CriteriaFunctionality, Ease of Use, TCO at the Top!

  20. ERP Costing ExamplesOn Premise, SaaS, Cloud • On Demand is another way of referring to Software-as-a-Service • Hosted is another way of referring to Cloud-based

  21. ERP BenefitsOn Premise, SaaS, Cloud Lower TCO Rapid Deployment Improved Security

  22. ERP TCO ComparisonSaaS vs On Premise IDC shows SaaS TCO less than On-Premise

  23. Let’s Review the BenefitsCloud ERP Offers Much! • Benefits • Mobility, Accessibility, Visibility • Security • Reliability and Recovery • More for Your Money; Scalable • General Piece of Mind

  24. Conclusion of “Cloud ERP” Recap of Trends and Benefits • Rapidly Gaining Popularity • Options Offer Businesses More • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is Less • Consider if/how Cloud or SaaS Fits

  25. BizSlate Inc. Revolutionizing the Supply Chain for Small and Medium Sized Businesses Question & Answer Marc Kalman Chief Executive Officer 646.368.8167 marc.kalman@bizslate.com 154 Grand Street New York, NY 10013

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