Take the seven-second global supply chain visibility test. If you aren’t getting a full picture on time, every time, there is room for improvement.

This report describes the opportunity presented by applying value-added SaaS concepts and technology to the world of global trade, which, with its complex supply chain, industry-specific data and processes, multiple overlapping partnerships, and extreme requirements for visibility and efficiency, is ripe for this kind of opportunity.

Increasing demands from high volume exporters and importers are spurring container e-commerce portals to diversify their services. Read about three different approaches and see how "GT Nexus . . . has much wider ambitions, forging a ‘global trade and logistics portal’."

The logistics industry's evolving use of GTM software reaps greater benefits as it transforms the way goods are moved internationally. A survey conducted by American Shipper and AMR Research found that GT Nexus is the most commonly used best-of-breed GTM software solution, behind only SAP, Oracle, or software that was developed in-house. And for planned systems, GT Nexus is the most popular after SAP and Oracle.

“One of the big challenges in supply chain is getting information, the right information, complete and in time,” acknowledges Greg Johnsen, executive vice president of sales and marketing for GT Nexus of Oakland, Calif. “Whether the risk we’re talking about is missing a ship window or not getting the right combination of products to a customer sales point and missing out on a very expensive promotion, what you’re doing is missing out on revenue."