John Galt Solutions, Inc.

John Galt Solutions is a software company that provides forecasting and supply chain management software.

John Galt Solutions, Inc.
Private company
IndustrySupply Chain Management
Enterprise Software
Founded1996
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, USA
Key people
Anne Omrod, Co-founder and CEO
Number of employees
NA
Websitewww.johngalt.com

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]

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References
  1. "Who is John Galt?".
  2. Krauss, Michael (July 1, 2006). "Tech entrepreneur takes her job quite literally". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
  3. "John Galt Solutions Leadership".
  4. Lundy, Dave (August 21, 2003). "Firm Helps Others Look Ahead". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.
  5. "M3 Forecasting Competition Results".
  6. Ord, Keith (October–December 2000). "he M3-Competition". International Journal of Forecasting.
  7. "Business Forecasting 6th Edition".
  8. "McGraw-Hill Higher Education". Archived from the original on 2011-06-24.
  9. McNulty, Eric (December 2005). "Just in Time for the Holidays". Harvard Business Review.
  10. Staff writer (April 2009). "Returning Demand Forecasts for Recession and Recovery". MIT-CTL Supply Chain Strategy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11.
  11. "PeopleSoft partnership". Archived from the original on 2012-06-23.
  12. "Strategic Partnerships - OEM Partners".
  13. Galt, John. "Forecast Xpert". John Galt Solutions. John Galt Solutions. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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