tier 1 wms in the cloud

WMS in The Cloud Ready for Prime Time

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Agenda

What is The Cloud?

Cloud Benefits

Tier 1 WMS Vendors in the Cloud

The Cloud Decision

How to get started


Software is installed and

serviced offsite with

updates and security

patches as required

Similar to SaaS, but instead

of providing software it

provides a development

environment for the

creation of software.

Providing the cloud

infrastructure on demand:

servers, operating system,

storage. Can be public cloud,

private cloud or hybrid

What is The Cloud? ‘Cloud’ is the concept of having the hardware, software

and varying degrees of managed services hosted and managed.

Business process as

a service delivered

via the cloud

services model.

IaaS

BPaaS

PaaS

SaaS

Public Cloud the application and

infrastructure is

shared and remotely

hosted.

Private Cloud the application and

infrastructure is NOT

shared and is remotely or

locally hosted.

Hybrid Cloud Some applications are

public, some are private

Hosting

SLAs

Multi-tenant

Web-based

Public Subscription

Configuration

Outsource

Services

Software

Content


4 Main Features of Cloud Services

MANAGED

SERVICES ‘Managed Services are

symbiotic with reliability’

A ‘WMS tailored’

approach provides a

strong value proposition

to the WMS in the Cloud

customers who can

decide what resources

(internal or outsourced)

will provide the services

based on their

preference, level of

application expertise and

price point.

SECURITY

Each organization has its

own policy on security

and Cloud offers some

strong and often superior

protection

Cloud providers have to

meet the security

standards for many

companies. This may

allow your company to

benefit from a more

rigorous security plan

without internally

managing.

SCALABILITY

All application instances

can scale easily both

vertically or horizontally

Application Instances

can be brought up or

down when required for

cost savings.

RELIABILITY

Encompasses

performance and speed

(response time).

WMS in the cloud has to

deliver to business the

service level they’ve

come to rely on or

maybe even do better.


Agenda

What is The Cloud?

Cloud Benefits


The Cloud Decision

How to get started


The biggest benefits of Cloud Computing

Trade Capital Expense

for Variable Expense

Lower Variable

Expense than

Companies Can Do

Themselves

Increase Speed

and Agility

Increase Innovation

when Experimentation

is Rapid and Low Risk

Stop Spending Money

on Undifferentiated

Heavy Lifting

Go Global in Minutes


Agenda

What is The Cloud?

Cloud Benefits


The Cloud Decision

How to get started


Early Adopters of Cloud WMS

JDA WMS – has established a set of customers deploying JDA WMS in the cloud with a variety

of deployment scenarios.

United Facilities (UFI) is a Third Party Logistics (3PL) company with 5 distribution centers. UFI wanted to

replace their in house, unsupported WMS/WFM solution to provide world-class services to a new key

partner, General Mills. The overhead to manage a centralized WMS was their single largest cost and

distracted from their core vision. Solution increased inventory accuracy and visibility for their customers and

drove 40% margin growth

Manhattan Associates – has made a move to cloud with both WMS and TMS and has added

‘tapping into the Cloud’ as way for on premise applications to leverage the collaborative aspects of the

Cloud community

With RedMart's technology strategy already leveraging Amazon Web Services' (AWS) cloud-based

infrastructure, Manhattan SCALE was deployed in the AWS cloud. RedMart worked closely with the

Manhattan team to optimize performance and ensure there were no latency issues for on premise devices

including printers and scanners. RedMart reported zero issues related to AWS or Manhattan's ability to

deploy in this manner’.

SAP EWM – provides a program to get your deployment quickly started in the Cloud and then

move all or part to on premise when you get your servers ready.

Papyrus is one of the leading merchants in Europe for paper products, industrial packaging and facility

supplies. They selected an EWM rapid-deployment partner solution instead of the classical project

implementation approach. Deploying the rapid-deployment solution into their own environment reduced

blueprinting, customizing, and testing effort overall by 60%, minimizing delta work to a great extent.


Agenda

What is The Cloud?

Cloud Benefits


The Cloud Decision

How to get started


The Cloud Decision Matrix

The decision needs to be per business process, solution, or per software application

What SLA do We need?

– What uptime do we expect (availability), backup policy and data retention needs, when do we expect

patches, when is the solution upgraded and can I control those decisions.

Regulations / Compliance

– Government regulations that may apply such as FDA validation, special data protection rules such as

PCI Compliance or security rules beyond the standard.

Predictability of the Solution

– Focuses on how the solution functions, and how predictable it is. Do we need more computing power

for month-end, will we have unpredictable bursting such as a promotional website or even a

temporary environment that may have unpredictable growth.

When to move to the cloud?

– Although a move to the Cloud is a step toward getting out of the IT business, adjustments to your

infrastructure still need to be planned as part of the process. Areas here are around network security,

ability to connect in the Cloud, and reviewing the integration points between systems.

Financial Decisions

– Current leases, value of owned technology assets, datacenter layout today and labor costs to reduce

the footprint, and possible changes around software licensing due to the migration.

People

– Impact on your employees. Adapt from hands-on management to a governance model.

– Changes in roles, processes and procedures


Is Cloud Computing a good option for your WMS?

Operations

Profile

Full pallets in/out

Moderate volume

No automation

Predictable volumes

Standard pick/pack/ship

Moderate volume

Minimal automation

Multi-channel

High transaction volume

High seasonal variability

Automation

Value added services

Industry Profile

FMCPG

White Goods

Big-box Retail

Service Parts

Fashion Retail

Pharmaceuticals

Good

Candidate

Less Favorable Candidate

A hybrid option may also be considered for companies with diverse distribution

footprints such as regional/national DCs plus local service centers.


Consider This – Split servers between Cloud and On Premise

This is a fast and cost effective option to get a project started. The Training and

Development environments are made available early in the project. This helps

effectively demo the product features and make the participants in Future State

and Design sessions more informed on how the product functions.

The infrastructure team will now have more time to spec, buy and build out the

Test, QA and Production environments as those are needed.

Training Development Test

On Premise

QA

You can also split the apps in the same manner. Labor Management and Slotting can be

deployed in the Cloud while the core WMS and reporting elements are On Premise.

Production


Cloud hosting of servers for WMS implementations is a viable option for

companies to consider

Tier 1 WMS vendors are continuing to build out their Cloud offerings

Amazon Web Services offers any WMS vendor the opportunity to host in a Cloud

environment

Companies can transition their current environment over to the Cloud

Any business performing a new implementation of WMS or an upgrade should

consider Cloud hosting.

Conclusion


Contacts

Rishi Raina

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Joe Vernon

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Bob Hood

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