delivery and the unique technological
demands of providing its turn-key
solutions. “Our technology played
a big part in that award,” explains Hahn.
Central to Lee’s technology strategy
in the past few years has been the Lee
Electronic Data Management System
(LEDMS), an in-house data center
and management platform. LEDMS,
Keilman notes, houses the full spectrum
of Lee’s digital operations, from its
quoting process to scheduling.
“It’s one of the big things that General
Motors really zeroed in on,” he remarks.Now, with the rapid advancement of
business tools, Lee is preparing to take
steps from private towards public
cloud infrastructure. The company is
currently in the process of switching
its operational software over to Oracle’s
NetSuite, which will enable it to have
a much more unified software structure
and accommodate future growth.
The transition to public cloud software
will help provide Lee with real metrics
and real analysis on how the company
is performing month over month.
Most importantly, the transition towards242
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