CUSTOMER STORY
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Congratulations to Infor customer Norfolk Southern Corporation for being named a recipient of Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2010 Green Supply Chain Awards. These awards recognize companies that are making sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategies. Through their use of Infor SCM Network Design, Norfolk Southern has been able to reduce cost and carbon output while helping customers save millions in fuel and transportation costs. US freights are the most affordable mode of transportation in the world, and Norfolk Southern has been able to capitalize on this reality by using Infor SCM Network Design to model their customers' supply chains to determine where to make, buy, store, and move product through the supply chain network and by the optimal mode of transportation. For more information on this award, or to see the full listing of winners, check out the full article.
Congratulations to Infor customer Norfolk Southern Corporation for being named a recipient of Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2010 Green Supply Chain Awards. These awards recognize companies that are making sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategies. Through their use of Infor SCM Network Design, Norfolk Southern has been able to reduce cost and carbon output while helping customers save millions in fuel and transportation costs. US freights are the most affordable mode of transportation in the world, and Norfolk Southern has been able to capitalize on this reality by using Infor SCM Network Design to model their customers' supply chains to determine where to make, buy, store, and move product through the supply chain network and by the optimal mode of transportation. For more information on this award, or to see the full listing of winners, check out the full article.
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“Social Commerce” vs. Deal-of-the-Day Specials
Last week, I read an interesting interview with Bob Buderi, Xconomy’s founder and editor-in- chief, and Todd Dagres, co-founder and general partner, Spark Capital. The four year old venture firm has nearly four dozen companies in its portfolio, including Foursquare, Tumblr, and Twitter. I have known Todd for over 25 years, having met at a Boston Marathon party we were hosting. During that time, he’s always been a larger-than-life force. When my wife and I ran into him while out having dinner a few weeks ago, I was happy to see that nothing had changed. Near the end of the Xconomy interview, Todd is asked about future investment opportunities. Here’s his response: “We continue to look at the commerce area. Right now, the group buying and all that, that’s way overdone. ...more
Last week, I read an interesting interview with Bob Buderi, Xconomy’s founder and editor-in- chief, and Todd Dagres, co-founder and general partner, Spark Capital. The four year old venture firm has nearly four dozen companies in its portfolio, including Foursquare, Tumblr, and Twitter. I have known Todd for over 25 years, having met at a Boston Marathon party we were hosting. During that time, he’s always been a larger-than-life force. When my wife and I ran into him while out having dinner a few weeks ago, I was happy to see that nothing had changed. Near the end of the Xconomy interview, Todd is asked about future investment opportunities. Here’s his response: “We continue to look at the commerce area. Right now, the group buying and all that, that’s way overdone. ...more
