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Infor Nexus (formerly known as GT Nexus) is an independent business unit of Infor LLC offering a multienterprise supply chain network. The on-demand global supply chain management platform and integrated applications are used worldwide by businesses to manage global direct procurement, supplier networks, global logistics and global trade processes. Founded in 1998 in
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, it merged with TradeCard in 2013, and in September 2015, GT Nexus was acquired by
Infor Infor is a multinational company headquartered in New York City that provides industry specific, enterprise software licensed for use on premises or as a service. , Infor's software had 58 million users, and 90,000 corporate customers in 200 ...
. Today, Infor Nexus is a business unit of Infor. Infor Nexus operates in the Americas, Europe, and Asia with a focus on retail/apparel and industrial manufacturing. Customers include companies in pharmaceuticals, high tech, automotive, CPG, apparel and footwear. Logistics service providers, financial service providers, and suppliers are also part of the Infor Nexus
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History

* 1998 – Founded in Alameda, CA as Tradiant. * 2001 - Renamed GT Nexus from Tradiant. * 2008 – Acquired Metaship, a provider of logistics management technology. * 2013 – Merged with
TradeCard TradeCard, Inc. was an American software company. Its main product, also called TradeCard, was a SaaS collaboration product that was designed to allow companies to manage their extended supply chains including tracking movement of goods and paym ...
. Joint company employs about 1,000 people, and serves about 20,000 businesses in manufacturing, retail, and logistics. * 2014 - Acquired Clear Abacus, a cloud-based solution that optimizes
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Infor Infor is a multinational company headquartered in New York City that provides industry specific, enterprise software licensed for use on premises or as a service. , Infor's software had 58 million users, and 90,000 corporate customers in 200 ...
, a technology company delivering industry-specific cloud suites. The deal, valued at $675 million, closed on September 21, 2015. *2018 - GT Nexus launched new global trade management platform. *2019 - GT Nexus relaunched as Infor Nexus.


Products

Infor Nexus products are used by importers, exporters, logistics providers, and financial institutions to manage the flow of inventory, transactions, and information related to
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. All capabilities are delivered in the cloud with a subscription pricing model. The platform includes: * Supply Chain Visibility * Supply Chain Intelligence * Factory Management *
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Procure-to-pay Procure-to-pay (also known as Purchase to Pay (P2P)) is a term used in the software industry to designate a specific subdivision of the procurement process. The P2P systems enable the integration of the purchasing department with the accounts pa ...
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Competitors include
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See also

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Supply-chain management In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods and services including all processes that transform raw materials into final products between businesses and locations. This can include the movement and stor ...
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Supply chain management software Supply-chain-management software (SCMS) is the software tools or modules used in executing supply chain transactions, managing supplier relationships and controlling associated business processes. Supply chain management maximizes the efficiency of ...
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Supply chain network A supply-chain network (SCN) is an evolution of the basic supply chain. Due to rapid technological advancement, organizations with a basic supply chain can develop this chain into a more complex structure involving a higher level of interdependence ...
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Transportation management system A Transportation Management System (TMS) is a subset of supply chain management concerning transportation operations, of which may be part of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. A TMS usually "sits" between an ERP or legacy order proces ...
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Vendor relationship management Vendor relationship management (VRM) is a category of business activity made possible by software tools that aim to provide customers with both independence from vendors and better means for engaging with vendors. These same tools can also apply to ...


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