Top 10: Supply Chain Cloud Platforms

A supply chain cloud platform is a digital solution that streamlines and optimises the flow of goods, information and finances across a supply chain. 

By leveraging cloud computing, these platforms offer a centralised system accessible from anywhere, allowing companies to manage and coordinate their supply chain activities more effectively. 

Advanced analytics and artificial intelligence can be integrated to predict demand, optimise routes and identify potential disruptions, helping companies make informed decisions and enhance overall supply chain performance.

Here, Supply Chain Digital takes a look at the top 10 supply chain cloud platforms.

10. Descartes Systems

Founded: 1981
Employees: 2,200
CEO: Edward J. Ryan
Revenue: US$572.9m

Descartes offers a cloud-based logistics messaging system called the Global Logistics Network (GLN), which connects more than 13,000 customers in around 160 countries.

It is known as one of the world’s largest logistics networks and each year carries billions of messages around the globe, managing more than 30 million shipping routes.

Businesses across the world use the network to oversee shipping orders, file customs paperwork, comply with security regulations, share information across international supply chains and automate logistics processes.

Descartes also works with the software giant SAP, allowing users of its transportation management software to access the GLN.

9. Körber

Founded: 1946
Employees: 12,800
CEO: Stephan Seifert
Revenue: US$3.2bn

Körber offers the ability to run warehouse, transport, yard management and Distributed Order Management (DOM) solutions from the cloud, freeing businesses from managing on-premises IT infrastructure.

Everything from transportation and yard management to distributed order management and proof of delivery solutions is supported via the cloud platform.

Körber’s cloud solutions protect businesses with comprehensive backup and failover capabilities, ensuring their supply chain solutions remain available in the event of equipment failure or other disruptions.

8. InforNexus

Founded: 1998
Employees: 16,500
CEO: Kevin Samuelson
Revenue: US$3.2bn

As a cloud-based supply chain management platform, InforNexus offers users real-time visibility, advanced analytics and tools to optimise supply chain operations.

By streamlining order management, enhancing risk management and supporting sustainability, businesses benefit from cost savings, improved agility and enhanced customer service.

Thanks to its ability to integrate with existing enterprise systems and scale with business growth, InforNexus is a comprehensive solution for modern supply chain management.

7. Epicor ERP

Founded: 1972
Employees: 4,100+
CEO: Steve Murphy
Revenue: US$1bn

Epicor ERP is a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution tailored to streamline and optimise supply chain management.

Designed to help elevate businesses in a crowded field, this platform offers easy access to cutting-edge technologies and enhanced security, strengthening cybersecurity, reducing risk and expanding business potential.

From manufacturers to distributors and retail, all sectors are covered through the platform, which supports substantial sales growth, enhanced profit margins and increased productivity through Epicor’s secure, cutting-edge ERP system.

6. Coupa

Revenue: US$1bn
Employees: 3,076
CEO: Leagh Turner
Founded: 2006

As a cloud-based Business Spend Management (BSM) platform, Coupa unifies processes across supply chain, procurement and finance functions.

The company empowers organisations around the world to maximise value and operationalise purpose through their business spend.

With tools such as Supply Chain Collaboration, which empowers companies to avoid risk while boosting profitability, increasing agility and improving communication between buyers and suppliers, Coupa’s unified platform drives agility, transparency and resilience across supply chains, ensuring products and materials are where and when they’re needed.

By offering real-time communication between supply chain planners and suppliers and increased agility, Coupa allows businesses to act smarter and faster to resolve issues. 

5. Blue Yonder Platform

Founded: 1985
Employees: 6,000
CEO: Duncan Angove
Revenue: US$1.3bn​​​​​​​

Blue Yonder provides no fewer than 3,000 of the world’s leading brands with the ability to utilise the full power of their data to integrate, process and take action at scale across supply chains.

Its supply chain data cloud provides a single, end-to-end view, allowing businesses to plan proactively, execute flawlessly and deliver world-class experiences to customers.

Clearly, during this ongoing era of uncertainty, companies need to future proof their operations. 

Enter the Blue Yonder Platform, a leading supply chain management solution known for its capabilities in real-time visibility, demand management and lifecycle pricing. 

This intelligence-enriched, integrated technology platform spans supply chain, retail planning, logistics and delivery, leveraging machine learning (ML) to predict and resolve supply chain disruptions. 

4. Kinaxis Maestro

Founded: 1984
Employees: 1,780
CEO: John Sicard
Revenue: US$340m

Kinaxis Maestro fuses numerous proprietary analytical technologies and techniques, empowering businesses with the answers they’re seeking exactly when they need them. 

The ultimate aim is to help users operate with both agility and efficiency regardless of the situation.

AI truly is at the heart of the Maestro platform – – formerly known as RapidResponse. Its AI-powered user experience boosts productivity by helping users quickly learn from documentation and best practices, allowing for faster onboarding and more efficient work. 

Maestro also has the capacity to generate dashboards, scenarios and much more, making it simple for users to explore and interact with data in intuitive new ways.

3. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management 

Founded: 1975
Employees: 221,000
CEO: Satya Nadella
Revenue: US$236.6bn

Dynamics 365 is a cloud-based portfolio of business applications from technology giant Microsoft. Each is designed to help organisations improve operational efficiency while reducing costs. 

With Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, companies can modernise their supply chains to enhance visibility, improve planning, streamline procurement and optimise fulfilment.

From a procurement perspective, the solution can be leveraged to assess supply risk, streamline vendor management and make smart purchasing decisions. 

When it comes to manufacturing and shop floor management, firms are left better placed to build agile processes, create connected factories and enhance their visibility of the production floor. 

2. SAP Integrated Business Planning 

Founded: 1972
Employees: 105,0000+
CEO: Christian Klein
Revenue: US$35.5bn

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) for supply chain allows firms to plan for a sustainable, risk-resilient future.

Powered by SAP HANA, the cloud-based solution combines S&OP, forecasting and demand, response and supply, demand-driven replenishment and inventory planning.

It means users stand to enjoy the following benefits: 

• Automated, tightly coordinated supply chain planning processes
• Advanced ML algorithms and planning capabilities
• Native integration with SAP Supply Chain Control Tower and other solutions

Thanks to AI-powered algorithms, customers can improve their short- to long-term forecast accuracy, while empowering planners with multi-level supply planning.

1. Oracle Fusion Cloud

Founded: 1977
Employees: 159,000
CEO: Safra Catz
Revenue: US$53bn

Oracle’s pledge to customers is that anyone choosing to manage their supply chain via its cloud-based, end-to-end planning solution will achieve “better results faster”.

Those harnessing the power of Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning can effortlessly combine demand insights, supply constraints and stakeholder input – all while applying built-in ML to improve profitability and accelerate customer service.

It doesn’t end there. Oracle Fusion Cloud’s capabilities in the supply chain realm stretch to procurement, inventory management, logistics, analytics and beyond. 

In the procurement space, Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement automates business processes, enables strategic sourcing, improves supplier relationship management and simplifies buying – resulting in lower risk, improved savings and greater profitability.

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