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Baxter Planning Systems Appoints Bryan Scott COO
Scott to drive increased growth,market presence for only comprehensive provider
of supply chain planning services and applications for service parts industry
Austin, TX. - Mar. 12, 2002 - Baxter Planning Systems, a fast growing
developer of supply chain planning services and applications that transform
service parts organizations into strategic assets, announced today that the
company promoted Bryan Scott to chief operating officer.
"Bryan Scott played a major part in Baxter Planning Systems doubling its customer
base and growing revenue by a record 100 percent last year," said Greg Baxter,
president and chief executive officer of Baxter Planning Systems. "Baxter is
on track to continue its extraordinary performance in providing comprehensive
services and applications that enable users of Prophet by Baxter(TM) to improve
customer responsiveness and increase profitability in the after-market, service,
repair, and spare parts industries."
Scott has been vice president of sales and marketing at Baxter since 2000.
As chief operating officer, Scott will develop increased market awareness for
Baxter and its core product, Prophet by Baxter. With almost twenty years of
application software sales experience, including nearly a decade in supply
chain management, Scott's leadership enabled him to grow another leading supply
chain company more than 900% in just three years.
"Baxter Planning Systems became an industry leader because our cost effective
inventory optimization applications enable our clients to beat their competitors
with service while making the best decisions to improve their own bottom lines," Scott
said. "Because Prophet by Baxter is Web-based, it's easy to use, integrate, and
deploy across enterprises of any size, which truly transforms the service side
of a business into a strategic and profitable asset."
A native of Houston, Tex., Scott earned a bachelors degree in accounting from
the University of Houston. He is a leader in the service parts industry, with
presentations to both the Interlog and Association for Services Management
International (AFSM) trade shows in 2001 and recent articles and a white paper
published by AFSM. He and his wife, Cheryl, have lived with their two children
in Austin since last year.
About Baxter Planning Systems, Inc.
Baxter Planning Systems delivers comprehensive supply chain planning services
and applications that transform service parts organizations into strategic
assets. Since 1993, Baxter has pioneered the development of Web-based solutions
to meet the unique demands of after-market, service, repair, and spare parts
industries, particularly in technology, medical equipment, and telecommunications
markets. The Prophet by Baxter(TM) suite of integrated forecasting and planning
applications enables Baxter's clients to achieve industry-leading customer
service levels while significantly increasing profitability. Headquartered
in Austin, Texas, Baxter is privately held, self-funded, and profitable. Global
2000 and Fortune 500 enterprises deploying Baxter solutions include Agilent
Technologies, Enterasys Networks, Lucent Technologies, Network Appliance, and
Philips Medical Systems. For more information, visit
www.bybaxter.com, or call (866) 323-5959.
