Company:John Galt Solutions, Inc.
| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Supply Chain Management Enterprise Software |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Key people | Anne Omrod (CEO) |
Number of employees | NA |
| Website | www.johngalt.com |
John Galt Solutions is a software company that provides forecasting and supply chain management software.
Company overview
John Galt Solutions is a privately held software company that provides forecasting and supply chain planning for mid-market companies.[1][2]
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Chicago, they claim more than 6,000 customers worldwide use John Galt Solutions products every day.[1][2]
History
John Galt Solutions was founded in 1996 by Annemarie Omrod.[2][3][4] The company is named after the iconic figure in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged, John Galt.[1][2] John Galt Solutions' initial projects involved building data warehouses for utility companies.[1][4] In 1997, John Galt Solutions built its forecasting tool the ForecastX Wizard.[1][4] In December 1998, ForecastX competed in the M3 Forecasting Competition, an academic forecasting accuracy competition sponsored by Insead University, finishing in the top two positions in all categories.[4][5][6]
In conjunction with Holt Wilson (Central Michigan University) and Barry Keating (Notre Dame University), John Galt Solutions published Business Forecasting (6th Edition).[7][8] This textbook, on forecasting methods and the practical issues related to forecasting, is used in over 60 universities.[7]
Founder Annemarie Omrod has contributed to several academic journals including the Harvard Business Review[9] and quoted in the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics newsletter [10]
The company has strategic partnerships with PeopleSoft,[11] Oracle, Infor and QAD.[12][13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Who is John Galt?". http://www.johngalt.com/company/company.shtml.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Krauss, Michael (July 1, 2006). "Tech entrepreneur takes her job quite literally". Chicago Sun-Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1632321.html.
- ↑ "John Galt Solutions Leadership". http://www.johngalt.com/company/leadership.shtml.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Lundy, Dave (August 21, 2003). "Firm Helps Others Look Ahead". Chicago Sun-Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1498494.html.
- ↑ "M3 Forecasting Competition Results". https://blog.johngalt.com/m3-results/.
- ↑ Ord, Keith (October–December 2000). "he M3-Competition". International Journal of Forecasting. http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/intfor/v16y2000i4p433-436.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Business Forecasting 6th Edition". https://details.johngalt.com/sales-forecasting-resources/textbook/.
- ↑ "McGraw-Hill Higher Education". http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073373648/information_center_view0/index.html.
- ↑ McNulty, Eric (December 2005). "Just in Time for the Holidays". Harvard Business Review. http://hbr.org/2005/12/just-in-time-for-the-holidays/ar/1.
- ↑ Staff writer (April 2009). "Returning Demand Forecasts for Recession and Recovery". MIT-CTL Supply Chain Strategy. http://ctl.mit.edu/library/supply_chain_strategy_newsletter_mit_center_transportation_logistics_0.
- ↑ "PeopleSoft partnership". https://johngalt.com/partners/.
- ↑ "Strategic Partnerships - OEM Partners". https://johngalt.com/partners/.
- ↑ Galt, John. "Forecast Xpert". John Galt Solutions. http://www.johngalt.com.
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