2004 Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Sourcing Transportation 
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. Reflection. To illustrate the point, let me share a story. I thought it would be easy.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 12, 2019
In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. This team was working on quality improvements and found that the flows crossed 117 disconnected documents in access, excel, and google analytics. These sources while functional are difficult to connect.
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Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 16, 2015
Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013. It is clear. I am not surprised.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 15, 2016
Since most companies invested in the automation of the enterprise, not the value network, visibility within the company and the transportation network is a strength. The processes are largely batch, using data with great latency (orders and purchase orders). In 2004 Compuware purchased Covisint. There are many reasons.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 2, 2023
The Center of Excellence at the company wanted to improve base-level capabilities but struggled to move forward due to the traditional views of the planning team, which they felt were self-serving. (The The team was not calibrated on the role of forecasting and the basics around process excellence. Models Matter.
QAD
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Source: Corning; Gary P. Users of Google apps were looking for low cost and collaboration over the exhaustive features offered by Microsoft Word and Excel. If transportation can be so convenient, reliable and inexpensive, why do people need to own a car? They purchased the registration data for US consumers.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JUNE 30, 2022
I had the opportunity to work with several excellent organisations, most notably, nearly 20 years with Ceva (including EGL or Eagle Global Logistcis) and now TVS SCS. Today, a dominance of production and sourcing is considered far-sourcing, driven by attractive labour rates in Asia. This is in a position to shift again.
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