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Urban Science
ChannelVantage
Company type	Private
Industry	Automotive and Financial Consulting
Founded	1977
Headquarters	Detroit, Michigan
Key people	Jim Anderson, President/Founder/CEO
Number of employees	500+
Website	urbanscience.com / channelvantage.com

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Urban Science is a worldwide company headquartered in the Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan. Urban Science serves nearly every automotive OEM in over 70 countries, throughout their 15 global offices. Jim Anderson founded Urban Science in 1977, and still leads the company today as President/CEO.

History

In 1977, Cadillac wanted to identify 37,000 car buyers in Chicago on a map and the only way it could be done was manually with push pins. James A. Anderson responded to the request by pioneering an automated mapping process, invented computer generated dot mapping and founded Urban Science to deliver the solution. From that he grew a network planning process; turning the focus on how to optimize the correct number and location of retail outlets.^[1]

Subsidiaries

ChannelVantage is a wholly owned subsidiary, formed in 2001 as a strategic alliance between General Motors and Urban Science. The name ChannelVantage supposedly embodies the scope of the services they provide—marketing and distribution "Channel" management—and signifies how they help General Motors Corporation achieve its "Vantage," or as Webster's Dictionary defines it, "a position affording superior power or opportunity."

References

^ "About Us". Urban Science. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

[1] "About Us". Urban Science. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

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-'''Urban Science''' is a worldwide company headquartered in the [[Renaissance Center]], [[Detroit, Michigan]]. Urban Science serves nearly every automotive [[OEM]] in over 70 countries, throughout their 19 global offices.  Jim Anderson founded Urban Science in 1977, and still leads the company today as President/CEO.
+'''Urban Science''' is a worldwide company headquartered in the [[Renaissance Center]], [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. Urban Science serves nearly every automotive [[OEM]] in over 70 countries, throughout their 15 global offices.  Jim Anderson founded Urban Science in 1977, and still leads the company today as President/CEO.
 ==History==
+In 1977, [[Cadillac]] wanted to identify 37,000 car buyers in [[Chicago]] on a map and the only way it could be done was manually with push pins. James A. Anderson responded to the request by pioneering an automated mapping process, invented computer generated dot mapping and founded Urban Science to deliver the solution. From that he grew a network planning process; turning the focus on how to optimize the correct number and location of retail outlets.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.urbanscience.com/about/ |website=Urban Science |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
-Today, Urban Science suffers from employee dissatisfaction largely due to poor project management and lack of respect for employees' work/life balance. Most of the software developers have been with the company only a short time because the company cannot retain talent. As recently as 2011, 50% of their database and software developers left the company to seek employers who were better aligned with understanding and caring for a modern workforce. Today Urban Science is unable to retain experienced talent and runs on the efforts of over-worked junior associates fresh out of college. Employees are discouraged from questioning methodology and thinking for themselves. Indeed, any such behavior is met with immediate dismissal.
+==Subsidiaries==
+ChannelVantage is a wholly owned subsidiary, formed in 2001 as a strategic alliance between [[General Motors]] and Urban Science. The name ChannelVantage supposedly embodies the scope of the services they provide—marketing and distribution "Channel" management—and signifies how they help General Motors Corporation achieve its "Vantage," or as Webster's Dictionary defines it, "a position affording superior power or opportunity."
+==References==
-==Office locations==
+{{Reflist}}
-*[[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] (Global Headquarters)
-*[[Long Beach, California]]
-*[[Herndon, Virginia]]
-*[[Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey|Woodcliff Lake]], [[New Jersey]]
-*[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
-*[[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
-*[[Beijing]], [[China]]
-*[[Shanghai]], [[China]]
-*[[Paris]], [[France]]
-*[[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]]
-*[[Munich]], [[Germany]]
-*[[Rome]], [[Italy]]
-*[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
-*[[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]
-*[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
-*[[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
-*[[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
-*[[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[United Kingdom]]
 ==External links==
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 *[http://channelvantage.com ChannelVantage Official Web site]
-[[Category:Automotive industry]]
+[[Category:Automotive companies of the United States]]