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2020 CTRM Sourcebook

The Commodity Technology Advisory LLC (ComTech) CTRM Software Sourcebook is designed to be a useful and highly usable resource to help those seeking information regarding the capabilities and coverage of products within the ETRM/CTRM software space. It......
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Invensoft Goes Mobile and Cloud

Invensoft Technologies, an IT company providing Commodity Management software solutions for businesses in agricultural commodities, metals, minerals and concentrates, have been around since 2000 and currently have clients in Asia, Africa and Latin Amer......
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Friday the 13th

As I started the week with a blog saying it will be a hell of a week ending in Friday 13th, I thought I’d just add a note today on the 13th. Here, in the Czech Republic there are 117 known infections but the Government has been very...
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Thoughts for A Thursday

Since my post on Monday, it has been quite a ride. Tomorrow, as I already stated is Friday the 13th, so goodness know how the work week will end? Coronovirus is now a pandemic – a word that isn’t so dissimilar to panic and there appears to ......
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Working From Home

In the last few days, the idea of working at home as become a real proposition for many and some firms have already asked their employees to stay at home. I have worked from home for many years now and really like it. However, for companies who now...
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EGSSIS Focused on Continuous Improvement as it Builds Market Share

Last week, I spoke with Dries Lamont and Tom Dufraing, CGO and CEO of EGSSIS, to find out more about the company and its business. One thing I had noted even at E-World looking at their booth, was a change in branding. Dries was quick to tell me...
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SAP and Commodity Management – Update

The week before last, I attended the SAP Commodity Management Forum along with close to 100 others. This year, it was held at SAP HQ in Walldorf, which is quite an impressive facility. The SAP Commodity Management Forum content was essentially a combin......
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And It’s Only Monday!

Yesterday, I was posting stories about the Saudi decision to pump more oil and adjust its pricing. This morning, the price of oil had fallen by around 25% and could be headed lower. Crude was already under pressure as a result of lower demand because o......
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Gen10 and CommOS Innovate for Efficiency and Collaboration

Over the last couple of years, Gen10 has been focused on building out an ecosystem for collaborative commodity management via its CommOS platform. An approach CEO Richard Williamson calls “transforming business processes – one app at a time.” Based on ......
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How ETRM Got the RM bit…

Back in the late 90’s, the ETRM (and CTRM) software category didn’t actually exist. There were probably a few solutions around for oil trading and perhaps a few for trading metals and ags/softs but they didn’t resemble the solutions y......
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