Supply Chain Trailblazer David B. Scott Passes
David B. (Dave) Scott, recognized pioneer and authority on the application of technology and computer systems for real-time warehousing, distribution & supply chain management, recently passed away.
Mr. Scott was a respected systems analyst, inventor, modeler and designer with over thirty years of experience in the development and implementation of real-time systems for manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.
He was also as a team leader and coach who left an imprint on all he met and lit up every room he entered. “Dave Scott was a supply chain systems trailblazer, the unassuming father of WMS and a mentor to many in our industry who will miss him greatly,” said John Hill, St. Onge Company and MHI Director at Large.
Mr. Scott spent his early career in engineering and systems development with Fortune 50 computer industry pioneers IBM, Intel and Memorex. He was a co-founder of Shugart Associates, the company that developed and commercialized the floppy disk.
As a senior officer at Logisticon, the world’s first WMS provider, he directed development of the first WMS package that used UNIX, C and relational database management.
He was a founder of Cypress Associates where he co-designed an object-oriented tool kit for network modeling and led selection and deployment of multiple warehouse and transportation management systems
As an officer and board member at supply chain consulting and systems integration firm, ESYNC, he set the standard for network analysis and optimization excellence. He concluded his career as a senior associate with Diamond Head Associates, an independent supply chain analytics and performance analysis consulting firm.
Mr. Scott was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He will be sorely missed by his family, friends, colleagues and the industry he served.
