A quick peak at our lists of vendors and their clients is enough to see that many top tier firms in commodities such as the big marketers, for example, have at one time, procured many different CTRM solutions or built their own. The large marketers have complex operations...
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It is November and it’s the month when some of us decide to try to grow something on our top lips to raise money for charity… The charity is aimed at men’s health which is a topic that probably doesn’t get as much air time as it deserves....
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I was in Miami at the Allegro Customer Summit this week, presenting on the topic of “The Value of Your Investment in CTRM/CM” to the assembled group and visiting one-on-one with some of the more than 300 customers, partners and Allegro personnel that were in attendance. Allegro used...
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Last week, TRADESPARENT Risk Management Solutions were kind enough to give me a look at some new functionality due in the next release in the coming few days. The TRADESPARENT solution is aimed squarely at the Ags and Softs commodity space where users have multiple trading systems and...
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I spoke to John Crew, Director of Australian MS Dynamix vendor Scalable yesterday. Scalable have an extension specifically for commodities called Scalable Commodity and are one of a number of ERP platform vendors making the journey into the world of commodity management and TRM. The ERP commodity management...
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This weekend, I had a go at tidying my desk. My desk is always a total mess. However, apparently, that’s not such a bad thing. Albert Einstein asked the question “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk...
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Commodity Technology Advisory LLC undertakes research – perhaps 3-4 times a year – in which we use survey instruments as part of the research. Right now, we are doing some research on E/CTRM buy v build and still seeking responses, I am reaching out to you all to...
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The 2015 CTRM Conference is looming and we will all be getting together on October 22nd in London to read the tea leaves as it relates to CTRM software and to network. The CTRM Conference is a unique event and the best place to meet everyone involved in...
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The 2015 CTRM Conference is looming and we will all be getting together on October 22nd in London to read the tea leaves as it relates to CTRM software and to network. The CTRM Conference is a unique event and the best place to meet everyone involved in...
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I spoke to Richard Williamson a couple of weeks ago to find out how things were going at G10. He told us that the company had ‘won a few deals’ and was looking at a very healthy pipeline. So much so, that they are seeking to double their...
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