Comments on: Maps: The New “Killer App” in Supply Chain Software? https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2012/10/03/maps-the-new-killer-app-in-supply-chain-software/ Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:22:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: rmgoodm https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2012/10/03/maps-the-new-killer-app-in-supply-chain-software/#comment-191 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:22:12 +0000 https://logisticsvp.wpengine.com/?p=10797#comment-191 Great article on maps. You are 100% correct that location intelligence will be a critical application for operations and logistics organizations. Specifically when it comes to predictive analytics, location intelligence is the cornerstone for real time, operational logistics apps. We have seen this in action in operations centers, and now on mobile apps similar to what you see in the video. This demo is a a tiny step forward for what is possible and what we are seeing with our customers and technology. We are an SAP partner and have long been the leading provider of Google Maps powered analytics for the SAP BusinessObjects stack. The value is not just placing data points on a map. As you indicate, it is the business applications that are critical.

I cover these application in great detail in a couple of webinars that I just did about location intelligence: http://centigonsolutions.com/webinars/libestpractices.html

I would love to host a meetup on Google + or some kind of other web discussion with you and your readership to dive deeper into the specific logistics applications that we see and what kind of opportunities readers see and I am more than happy to provide some insight.

]]> By: Steve Banker https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2012/10/03/maps-the-new-killer-app-in-supply-chain-software/#comment-190 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:33:01 +0000 https://logisticsvp.wpengine.com/?p=10797#comment-190 For maps to add more value, we have to do more thinking about how we present them. For example, in routing, showing all your routes on a map leads to something that looks like spaghetti. But having a ship to location show up in red, and then being able to drill down to the problem does have value. Users love maps. But before software product managers invest in them, better business use cases, based on clever ways to display data in a map format, may need to be developed.

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