Jeff Danis, the new vice president of supply chain, noted that there was little overlap between the
"stuff" one bought or the supplier base between the two sides of the house and,
thus,
little need to
have one system for both sides of the house. The operating needs determined the critical components,
and Danis's job was to link them seamlessly for shoreside supply -chain management. This included
not only the financial interfaces in JDE but also those for effective logistics management and EDI.