Aravo Risk can keep your suppliers from driving you off a cliff

Aravo Risk can keep your suppliers from driving you off a cliff

As the economic crisis has shown, running a company is risky business and executives don’t have enough tools that can help them steer clear of catastrophes. But supply chain software maker Aravo is launching a software service today that can help companies reduce their risks.

If the economic downturn has weakened a key supplier, this software will rate how stable or shaky that company is. And it will recommend that you find a second source, and… Continue Reading

Aravo raises $7M more for supply chain management

Aravo Solutions, which dubs itself Salesforce.com (of the supply chain world), has raised $7 million in a fourth round of venture funding.

The San Francisco company offers software delivered via online subscription in three categories — supply chain, risk management and sustainability (which involves making the supply chain more environmentally friendly). Aravo says its partnership with General Electric — through which GE manages 500,000 suppliers — is the largest single deployment using the software-as-a-service business model.

The… Continue Reading