Sean Willems, Ph.D. to Present the Importance of Inventory Optimization in Sales and Operations Planning at CSCMP Annual Global Conference 2011
Global Conference Brings Academia, Practitioners and Supply Chain Innovators Together
ATLANTA (September 29, 2011) – Logility Inc., a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, will host the session, “Putting an ‘I’ in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)” at the CSCMP Annual Global Conference 2011. Led by Sean Willems, Ph.D., associate professor of operations management, Boston University School of Management and Chief Scientist at Logility, this session will highlight the importance of inventory optimization in the S&OP process to drive value and reduce costs. The presentation will be held Monday, October 3, 2011 at 10:00 am ET.
The complexity of today’s supply chains is growing at a fast pace driven by the expansion into emerging markets and aggressive management of inventory investments. For supply chain leaders it is important to understand how innovative software such as multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) can drive an optimal balance between costs and service levels, and help manage the challenges and complexity of a global supply chain network.
In this session, attendees will learn:
- How multi-echelon inventory optimization helps companies improve supply chain performance and reduce costs while enhancing customer service.
- How the S&OP process enables companies to have the most profitable business plan to satisfy customer demand.
- How to deploy the software solutions to allow for jointly optimized production, postponement strategies and inventory planning.
For more information about the CSCMP Annual Global Conference 2011, please visit http://www.logility.com/newsevents/supply-chain-events.cfm.
About Logility
With more than 1,250 customers worldwide, Logility is a leading provider of collaborative, best-of-breed supply chain solutions that help small, medium, large and Fortune 1000 companies realize substantial bottom-line results in record time. Logility Voyager Solutions is a complete supply chain management solution that features a performance monitoring architecture and provides supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment planning; Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP); supply and inventory optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; transportation planning and management; and warehouse management. Logility customers include McCain Foods, Pernod Ricard, Sigma-Aldrich, and VF Corporation. Logility is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA). For more information about Logility, call 1-800-762-5207 USA or visit www.logility.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by statements made herein. These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S. and global economic uncertainty, the timing and degree of business recovery, unpredictability and the irregular pattern of future revenues, dependence on particular market segments or customers, competitive pressures, delays, product liability and warranty claims and other risks associated with new product development, undetected software errors, market acceptance of Logility’s products, technological complexity, the challenges and risks associated with integration of acquired product lines, companies and services, as well as a number of other risk factors that could affect the Company’s future performance. For further information about risks the Company and American Software could experience as well as other information, please refer to American Software, Inc’s. Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2011 and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, contact: Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, American Software, Inc., 404-264-5477 or fax: 404-237-8868.
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Source: Logility
