SUPPLIER SYSTEMS CORPORATION CTO
HONORED by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine AS TOP THOUGHT
LEADER
Jim Parker Selected as “Provider Pros to
Know” by Leading Industry Publication For His Strong Leadership and
Success within the Supply Chain Management Industry
McHenry, IL, March 16, 2007-Supplier Systems
Corporation, a leading provider of turnkey pack verification solutions, today
announced that Jim Parker, chief technology officer, was named a “2007
Provider Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine in
its seventh-annual “Pros to Know” listing, which appeared in the
magazine’s February/March 2007 issue.
Mr. Parker was nominated in the "Provider Pros to Know"
category which recognizes individuals from a software firm, service provider,
consultancy, analyst, or research firm who have personally helped raise the
profile of supply chain and have increased the recognition of the importance of
the supply chain as a strategic function within the enterprise.
"This year's ‘Provider Pros to Know’ are
demonstrated thought-leaders in their respective supply chain segments," said
Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Their efforts
in developing the tools and processes necessary for supply chain
transformation, and in promoting new approaches to supply chain enablement, are
helping raise Supply Chain's status within the enterprise."
As the chief technology officer for Supplier Systems
Corporation, Mr. Parker has more than thirty years of experience in the design,
development, marketing and sales of automated systems, primarily in the retail
marketplace. Prior to joining Supplier Systems Corporation, Mr. Parker was the
co-founder of Foretell Corporation; developer of the first Windows-based
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) software product. He was also a co-founder of
Vendor Logistic Services (in partnership with Sears Roebuck and Co.). Mr.
Parker was named by the Journal of Electronic Commerce as one of the twenty-six
founders of the $2 billion EDI industry in North America.
“This recognition further validates Jim’s level of
passion for his work, and is a testament to the expertise, thought-leadership
and innovation behind Supplier Systems Corporation’s order-filling
solutions,” said Sandy Kallick, president and chief executive officer,
Supplier Systems Corporation.
The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know is an
annual listing of supply/demand chain management professionals that have
excelled in their commitment to improving the use of supply and demand chain
technology and practices within a brick-and-mortar company. These individuals
have a deep breadth of knowledge about the industry and are forward-thinking in
their approach to the evolving supply and demand chain network.
The full listing of the 2007 Pros to Know is available on
the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at
www.SDCExec.com. |
