Here are three areas to watch for mistakes and omissions.

Insert specific performance guarantees to replace best efforts.

Tighten warehouse procedures and controls.

New kinds of warehouse picking technologies can produce greater savings and benefits than bar code readers for supply houses. And, they can be bolted on to distribution business (ERP) software

Making the critical decision about replacing a computer system has always been difficult because it involves subjective, intangible factors as well as dollars. And now it can be more confusing because the decision should consider a new kind of “system” - Application Service (AS).