Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 8, 2003
K. CYRUS HADAVI is President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board of Adexa, Inc. He founded Adexa in 1994 with a singular
mission: to bring to market intelligent business planning solutions that
synchronize the efforts of all internal and external stakeholders and
systems to achieve corporate objectives. The impact of Adexa solutions
can be measured with gauges of increased efficiency and responsiveness,
or financial markers such as improved revenues, profitability and
returns on invested capital. Prior to founding Adexa, Dr. Hadavi
directed implementations at i2 Technologies, Inc., delivering business
solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Before that, he helped pioneer next-
generation distributed problem-solving applications at Siemens. While at
Siemens, Dr. Hadavi served as Adjunct Professor at Columbia University,
where he taught courses on the application of computer science and
artificial intelligence to manufacturing. Besides publishing numerous
articles on supply chain management, manufacturing and e-commerce, Dr.
Hadavi is a frequent speaker at business venues worldwide. He holds a BS
degree in Electrical Engineering and an MS degree in Industrial
Management from the University of Birmingham, UK. He also holds an MS
degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Southampton, UK,
and a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of
Michigan. Profile
Dr. Hadavi: Adexa provides enterprises, particularly manufacturing
enterprises, with the ability to provide better service and
