GT Nexus

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GT Nexus
Type Private
Industry Supply Chain Management
Global Trade Automation
Enterprise Software
Founded 1998
Headquarters Oakland, California, USA
Products GT Nexus Trade and Logistics
Website www.gtnexus.com

GT Nexus, is a cloud supply chain platform provider,[1] founded in 1998 in Oakland, California. It runs an on-demand global supply chain management platform that is used by organizations to manage global logistics and trade processes.[2]

The company operates in North America, Europe, Asia and South America and is focused on the Retail, Apparel, Automotive, CPG, Forest Products and logistics services industries. Its customers include Furniture Brands International,[3] Cost Plus, Inc.,[4] Liz Claiborne,[5] Sears,[6] Xerox, Adidas, American Eagle Outfitters, Procter & Gamble, Del Monte Foods[7] Toyota, Caterpillar Inc. and Home Depot.

History

  • 1988 – Founded in Alameda, CA as Tradiant[8]
  • 2001 - Renamed GT Nexus from Tradiant[9]
  • 2008 – Acquired Metaship,[10] a provider of logistics management technology.
  • 2013 – Acquired TradeCard. Joint company has approximately $76 million in revenue,[11] employs about 1,000 people, and serves about 20,000 businesses in manufacturing, retail and pharmaceuticals.[12]
  • 2014 - Acquired Clear Abacus, a cloud-based solution that optimizes multimodal transportation planning.

Products

GT Nexus products are designed to help importers, exporters, logistics providers and banks manage the flow of inventory and information related to global trade. All capabilities are delivered on-demand, over the Web. Customers select the capabilities they need, and pay for what they use, as they go via a subscription pricing model. The company maintains an international network of support partners for all of its products. The competition includes SAP, Descartes, Oracle, Infor, and IBM.[13]

The platform includes:

Trade

Logistics

See also

References

  1. ↑ Welcome to the New GT Nexus Supply Chain Blog
  2. ↑ "GT Nexus reports record transportation bid activity on global logistics portal". Market Wire. 2006-07-18. Retrieved 2007-07-18. 
  3. ↑ "Furniture Brands International Rolls Out GT Nexus". Market Wire. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-09-05. 
  4. ↑ "Cost Plus World Market Deploys Global Trade and Logistics Operating Platform on GT Nexus Portal". Yahoo Finance. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-06-12. 
  5. ↑ "Liz Claiborne Inc. Selects GT Nexus to Power Global Supply Chain Operating Platform". Yahoo Finance. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-05-08. 
  6. ↑ "Sears Expands Use of GT Nexus Globally". Market Wire. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  7. ↑ "Del Monte Foods Selects GT Nexus". Market Wire. 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
  8. ↑ "Merger is a win for Oakland". San Francisco Business Times. 2013-01-18. 
  9. ↑ "Tradiant's Global Transportation Network Becomes GT Nexus, Emphasizing Connectivity". Gartner. 2001-04-09. 
  10. ↑ "GT Nexus buys Metaship". Trade Publication. 2008-01-01. 
  11. ↑ "Merger is a win for Oakland". San Francisco Business Times. 2013-01-18. 
  12. ↑ "GT Nexus and TradeCard merging". San Francisco Business Times. 2013-01-08. 
  13. ↑ . TechTarget http://searchsap.techtarget.com/opinion/Will-SAPs-purchase-of-SmartOps-inventory-optimization-software-deliver. Retrieved 2013-12-22.  Missing or empty |title= (help)

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