AMR Research

AMR Research, Inc.
Type	Private
Industry	Market research
Founded	1986 by Tony Friscia
Headquarters	125 Summer Street, Boston, MA
Website	AMR Research

AMR Research, Inc. was an independent research firm, sold to Gartner Research for $64 million in 2009, which focused on the global supply chain and its supporting technologies. The company, which serves much of the Fortune 500, provides subscription advisory services and peer networking opportunities to supply chain, sustainability, and IT executives in the consumer products, life sciences, manufacturing, and retail sectors.^[1]

In addition to serving these industries, it also researches and advises the major technology and services vendors. Major technology markets covered include ERP, supply chain planning and execution, green technologies, business intelligence / performance management, PLM, manufacturing operations, CRM, HCM, and sourcing and procurement.

1 History
2 Press Coverage
3 Blog coverage
4 Competitors
5 References
6 External links

History

1986 - Founded by CEO Tony Friscia
1994 - Launched Supply chain service
1996 - Co-founded the Supply-Chain Council^[2]
1998 - Co-developed the Supply-Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model
2003 - Defined the Demand-driven supply network (DDSN) model
2004 - Published the first annual AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25
2006 - Launched Sustainability Strategies service
2007 - Made commitment to Clinton Global Initiative
2009 - Acquired by Gartner Inc.

Press Coverage

AMR Research is frequently quoted in major publications:

BusinessWeek quotes Kevin O'Marah, AMR Research's chief strategy officer, on the impact of the Swine Flu epidemic. Swine Flu: Lessons from SARS
Supply Chain Management Review cites an AMR Research survey on the effort that companies are putting into measuring greenhouse gas emissions.Companies will focus on greenhouse gas in 2010
InformationWeek discusses the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25. Apple, Dell, And P&G Head AMR's Supply Chain Top 25 List
CIO Magazine reports on AMR Research's study of the best university supply chain programs. Supply Chain U.: AMR Rates Top Colleges for Supply Chain Studies

Blog coverage

The IIAR posted on the Gartner acquisition of AMR: Gartner buys AMR and a related post can be found here While Gartner goes after AMR, Forrester goes after…
Sage Circle posted a complete write up: Gartner Acquiries AMR Research for $64m

Competitors

References

^ "The Beginning of Supply Chain Management: An Interview with Tony Friscia". Supply Chain Management Review. January 1, 2008. http://www.scmr.com/article/CA6518144.html. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
^ http://www.scmr.com/article/CA6518144.html

External links

AMR Research