GT Nexus
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Supply chain management software |
| Predecessor | GT Nexus, TradeCard |
| Founded | January 1, 1998 in Oakland, California, United States |
| Headquarters | Oakland , United States |
Area served | Americas, Europe, Asia |
| Products | Supply Chain Visibility, Supply Chain Intelligence, Factory Management, Transportation Management, Inventory Management, Supply Collaboration, Procure-to-pay, Supply Chain Finance |
Number of employees | 1000 (2013) |
| Parent | Infor LLC |
| Website | www |
Infor Nexus—formerly known as GT Nexus—is a standalone division within Infor LLC that delivers a comprehensive multienterprise supply chain network. Its cloud-based platform, designed for global supply chain management, offers integrated applications enabling companies worldwide to oversee direct procurement, supplier ecosystems, logistics, and trade operations. Established in 1998 in Oakland, California, the company merged with TradeCard in 2013 and was subsequently acquired by Infor in 2015.
Serving regions across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, Infor Nexus primarily caters to retail/apparel and industrial manufacturing markets. Its diverse clientele includes sectors such as pharmaceuticals, high technology, automotive, consumer packaged goods, apparel, and footwear. The network further encompasses logistics providers, financial institutions, and suppliers. Prominent clients include Brooks Brothers, Sears, Adidas, Procter & Gamble, Del Monte Foods, Caterpillar Inc., Koch Industries, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Home Depot.
History
- 1998 – Launched as Tradiant in Alameda, California.
- 2001 – Rebranded from Tradiant to GT Nexus.
- 2008 – Expanded by acquiring Metaship, a provider of logistics management technology.
- 2013 – Combined operations with TradeCard; the merged entity employed roughly 1,000 staff and supported around 20,000 businesses across manufacturing, retail, and logistics industries.
- 2014 – Purchased Clear Abacus, specializing in cloud-enabled multimodal transportation planning solutions.
- 2015 – Acquired by Infor—a company offering cloud suites tailored to specific industries—in a $675 million transaction finalized on September 21.
- 2018 – Rolled out an updated global trade management platform.
- 2019 – Transitioned branding to Infor Nexus.
Products
Infor Nexus delivers cloud-hosted solutions aimed at importers, exporters, logistics firms, and financial organizations to streamline inventory control, transactional processes, and information exchange within international trade. All offerings are subscription-based.
The platform encompasses:
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Supply Chain Intelligence
- Factory Management
- Transportation Management
- Inventory Management
- Supply Collaboration
- Procure-to-pay
- Supply Chain Finance
Noteworthy customers include Del Monte, Lenovo, The Children's Place, British American Tobacco, Gap, and Billabong.
Its primary competitors consist of SAP, Descartes, Oracle, and IBM.
See also
- Shipping portal
- Supply-chain management
- Supply chain management software
- Supply chain network
- Transportation management system
- Vendor relationship management
External links
- Articles with short description
- Supply chain software companies
- Software companies based in California
- Companies based in Oakland, California
- Software companies established in 1998
- ERP software companies
- Service-oriented (business computing)
- Cloud platforms
- Business software companies
- Defunct software companies of the United States