Qualcomm and Smiths Medical select Inspirage to implement Demantra DM and S&OP

Inspirage announced today the selection by two leading companies, Qualcomm and Smiths Medical, to support their respective Oracle Value Chain Planning initiatives.

Qualcomm Enterprise Services Division selected Inspirage as their consulting partner to implement a Demantra Release 7.3 solution driving a broad span of improvements in forecasting, demand analytics, and Sales & Operations Planning processes.

Todd Davison, IT Staff Manager, Qualcomm Enterprise Services Division, stated:

“Throughout the implementation partner selection process for our Sales & Operations Planning automation using Oracle Demantra, Inspirage stood out as a leader in terms of value proposition, application knowledge & skills and commitment to the success of our project.”

Smiths Medical selected Inspirage as their consulting partner to implement an integrated Sales & Operations Planning process based on Oracle Value Chain Planning Solutions. The project includes an upgrade of Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning to the latest Oracle Release 12.1 and full integration with Demantra Demand Management and Demantra Real Time S&OP Release 7.3. Inspirage will provide advanced support for forecast tuning and economic modeling.

Mo Khurana, Demand Planning Manager, Smiths Medical stated:

“Smiths Medical selected Inspirage to help implement Demantra and upgrade ASCP to Release 12. Smiths Medical spent considerable time researching various partners to work with and we came to the conclusion that Inspirage demonstrated the most experience in these implementations; were quick to understand our business and our requirements; and were flexible and competitive. As Inspirage specializes in Oracle Value Chain applications and have consultants that previously worked for Oracle, was also a big positive as we could be assured their knowledge would be second to none.”

Qualcomm Enterprise Services Division provides systems that manage satellite and terrestrial-based two-way data messaging, position reporting, wireless application services, and managed data services to transportation and logistics companies and other enterprise companies.

Smiths Medical is a leading global provider of medical devices for the hospital, emergency, home and specialist environments. Their products are used during critical and intensive care, surgery, post-operative care during recovery, and in a series of high-end home infusion therapies. Most of its worldwide territories are serviced through wholly-owned local sales and distribution companies.

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About Inspirage
Inspirage is the premier full service global consulting firm specializing in the implementation of Oracle Value Chain Planning applications. We offer a rare combination of in-depth industry knowledge of best practices coupled with superior application and technical expertise. Our singular focus on achieving real business results is evident in our methodology, our solution design, and our follow through practices. We want to be your partner in these efforts and will measure success by the same standard that you do; your business results.

Julie Legrand | Key Contributor

Julie oversees global marketing for Inspirage. Making her home in San Francisco, Julie has been working in the enterprise software field for nearly 20 years, as both a consultant and marketing professional.