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Analyst ProfileAs group vice president, Bob Parker is responsible for the research direction at both IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Retail Insights, two of IDCs industry business units that provide global, fact-based research and analysis on best practices and the use of information technology that assists clients in improving their capabilities in key process areas.Mr. Parker blogs regularly in the IDC Manufacturing Insights Community (http://idc-insights-community.com/manufacturing). His Twitter handle is roberteparker. Before joining to IDC to oversee the launch of these business units, Mr. Parker spent six years with AMR Research as a research vice president covering emerging technology, enterprise software, and industry IT strategies. While there, he launched the e-commerce research program, the most successful new program in the company's history. Before entering the research field, Mr. Parker spent more than fifteen years in technology and operations management. He was Managing Director at TDI, a technology based company that included distribution, systems integration, and Internet Service Provider (ISP) business units. He was also corporate CIO at Eastern Technologies, a manufacturer serving the defense and commercial vehicle industries and division CIO at the Acoustic Research business unit of International Jensen, a publicly traded consumer electronics company. Mr. Parker began his career with Sanders Associates, a Fortune 500 defense electronics company, and also held a management post with publicly traded firearms manufacturer, Sturm, Ruger. Mr. Parker holds an M.B.A., with a concentration in decision support systems, from New Hampshire College. His undergraduate work was done at Rivier College where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Accounting. Mr. Parker is a frequent speaker at industry conferences including NASSCOM, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), and various technology vendor events. He is frequently quoted in business, technology, and industry publications. Research Authored by Bob Parker 1 to 10 of 71 results | Next >>
Sterling Shines the Light on Applications
Bob Parker April, 2010 - Doc # MI223203 Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective provides a summary of the activities and announcements made by Sterling Commerce at its 2010 user conference.
Perspective: SAP Wins 3M Deal — Time to Party Like It's 1999?
Bob Parker April, 2010 - Doc # MI223195 Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective examines the recent SAP win at 3M and the implications for the manufacturing ERP market. Bob Parker April, 2010 - Doc # MI223196 Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective analyzes IT productivity performance over the past decade and the technology investments that delivered improvements. The document then looks at key investm... Kimberly Knickle, Joe Barkai, Bob Parker March, 2010 - Doc # MI222410 Market Overview This IDC Manufacturing Insights report examines how asset-oriented value chain (AOVC) companies are making product life-cycle management decisions, given their push for innovation as they work within ... Kimberly Knickle, Joe Barkai, Benjamin Friedman, Bob Parker, Simon Ellis March, 2010 - Doc # MI222334 Insights Presentation This Insights presentation details are predictions for the High Tech/Electronics industry for 2010. The presentation looks at the economic situation going into the year and the prospects for growth go... Bob Parker January, 2010 - Doc # MI221694 Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective addresses one of the most popular inquiries we have been receiving, which is around the use of Web analytics and how to justify new investment. The interest... Simon Ellis, Bob Parker January, 2010 - Doc # MI221467 Top 10 Predictions This IDC Manufacturing Insights report presents the top 10 key predictions for worldwide brand-oriented value chain organizations for 2010. Our predictions for 2010 are those things we believe will be... Bob Parker, Joe Barkai, Simon Ellis, Kimberly Knickle, Benjamin Friedman, Pierfrancesco Manenti, Christopher Holmes January, 2010 - Doc # MI221468 Top 10 Predictions This IDC Manufacturing Insights report presents Manufacturing Insights' annual top 10 predictions. Bob Parker, group VP of Research, said, "The consensus among manufacturing executives is tha... Kimberly Knickle, Joe Barkai, Simon Ellis, Benjamin Friedman, Bob Parker December, 2009 - Doc # MI221323 Insights Presentation Within IDC Manufacturing Insights' Emerging Agenda advisory service, we examine topics that are rapidly becoming critical priorities for manufacturers. Our research focuses on understanding the busin... Bob Parker, Nina Bonagura, Giuliana Folco, Gary Koch, Arun Chandramohan, Roman Maceska, Renato Troya, Matias Berardi, Chin-Boon Lim, Pierfrancesco Manenti, Christopher Holmes November, 2009 - Doc # MI220914 Pivot Table This Manufacturing Insights Pivot Table presents our best estimates and forecasts for the worldwide manufacturing IT opportunity. This document provides IT spending forecasts for the following subindu... 1 to 10 of 71 results | Next >> |
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