14 Quotes by Jim Shepherd

They must realize that even if ERP doesn't manage these functions as well as what they had, the benefit to the organization of having a single system of record outweighs the inconvenience of a less capable system.

There was nothing in the business model that made MBS unprofitable, it was just Microsoft didn't need the profits from MBS so they made the decision to spend more than what they were taking in on the business. MBS has been making steady progress. They had a hiccup last year where revenue's were disappointing. Clearly, growing faster than the market is always a good thing.

It's unfortunate because it's one of the great American brands.

It's harder for niche vendors to survive and grow, and we'll see more and more of those guys getting bought.

I believe that 2005 will be remembered as the year that the safety record of the industry finally received the attention and the outrage that it should have had many years ago.