For all the hype about cloud computing in recent years, when it comes to the cloud for deploying supply chain execution (SCE) software such as warehouse management system (WMS) solutions, the numbers tell a pretty modest story. While some other enterprise software categories such as customer relationship management (CRM) have seen cloud solutions catch on in a significant way, the SCE segment lags behind. For instance, cloud-based WMS sales in 2013 only accounted for about 8% of the WMS market, according to Chad Eschinger, an analyst with Gartner Research.
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