As a PM at an inventory management software company, everyone who considers starting one should read your post. I am working on building a cloud-based plant floor production recognition system that will eventually add inventory management abilities. People should especially read the part about either VARs or consulting centric companies. There are basically two forms of institution right now:
- SAP/Dyanamics VARs and similar WMS VARs who just re-sell.
- Niche consulting/software companies for whom 60% of revenue comes from hourly support on implementation, etc.
No start-up has threatened our ability to operate and grow. It is way too hard, takes a long time to learn, and many people run systems that were built 20-30 years ago. We still have customers on (and happy with) our 1993 version. The bottleneck to the industry seems to be the IQ of the customers as opposed to the vision of the developers.
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As a PM at an inventory management software company, everyone who considers starting one should read your post. I am working on building a cloud-based plant floor production recognition system that will eventually add inventory management abilities. People should especially read the part about either VARs or consulting centric companies. There are basically two forms of institution right now:
- SAP/Dyanamics VARs and similar WMS VARs who just re-sell.
- Niche consulting/software companies for whom 60% of revenue comes from hourly support on implementation, etc.
No start-up has threatened our ability to operate and grow. It is way too hard, takes a long time to learn, and many people run systems that were built 20-30 years ago. We still have customers on (and happy with) our 1993 version. The bottleneck to the industry seems to be the IQ of the customers as opposed to the vision of the developers.