The United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has issued its official report on the Air Force's failed enterprise resource planning system implementation. The Air Force Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) was supposed to be a "transformational" logistics program that would make the U.S. Air Force more efficient and effective. The goal of the program was to replace hundreds of legacy systems, some dating back to the 1970s. But, after nearly a decade of work by the system integrator, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), and more than $1.1bn spent, the ECSS program was terminated in December 2012.

Deacom Inc., a vendor of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, has developed a mobile application for users of Deacom ERP.

Epicor Software Corp. has released version 10 of Epicor ERP (enterprise resource planning).

Oracle Corp. has introduced an In-Memory Planning Advisor for its JD Edwards EnterpriseOne enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite.

Analyst Insight: Buckle your seat belts. Supply chain planning, a mature and stagnant technology market, is changing. This change will not be gradual; instead, it is the redefinition of planning platforms. The value proposition is large; but not as large as the change management hurdles. To prepare, we have to learn, unlearn and prepare to relearn a new language and way of thinking. - Lora Cecere, CEO and Founder, Supply Chain Insights

SAP AG has released a new application to extend advanced analytics capabilities to a broad spectrum of users.