Demand Management Inc., a leading global resource for supply chain
management solutions, has announced the addition of social supply chain
functionality to its Demand Solutions supply chain planning platform.
The technology is designed to help manufacturers and distributors shave
cycle times off such core activities as sales and operations planning.
Most companies use a forecast as the basis of their planning and then
update it each month based on changes in their business and market. This
process can take weeks to complete and often revolves around
face-to-face meetings. Demand Solutions’ social functionality helps
companies collaborate effectively so they can make more progress outside
of meetings.
“Supply chain planning will always be a highly collaborative function,”
explains Bill Harrison, president of Demand Management. “But with
yesterday’s planning solutions, you had to wait until the next meeting
to get everyone on the same page. With Demand Solutions, you can not
only exchange information freely with all your stakeholders, but do it
in a secure environment where everyone can easily gain access to a
real-time view of the business.”
As supply chains become increasingly global, companies often struggle to
keep all stakeholders informed of the latest changes to a forecast.
Demand Solutions’ Social™ Supply Chain solution – based on the popular
Yammer enterprise social network – allows stakeholders to exchange
information in an intuitive environment that many people are already
accustomed to using on their mobile devices even during off-hours. And
because the Yammer platform can automatically translate messages into 28
languages, stakeholders can easily communicate with partners in the far
corners of the globe.
This new social functionality is another example of Demand Management’s
commitment to innovation within the Demand Solutions platform. By
rewriting its entire technology stack to incorporate the latest
productivity-enhancing approaches, Demand Management has positioned
itself to offer features supply chain planners can’t find elsewhere.
“Thanks to today’s enterprise social technology, Demand Solutions
customers can now visualize and discuss the health of their businesses
with their collaborators all around the globe – without having to wait
for their next scheduled meeting,” Harrison concludes. “This is the kind
of feature you won’t likely have access to if you’re using a series of
disparate solutions to manage your supply chain. I urge all
manufacturers and distributors who seek a competitive advantage to
explore the new Demand Solutions Social™ Supply Chain solution today.”
About Demand Management, Inc.
Demand Management, Inc. is a leading global supply chain planning
software company that offers affordable, easy-to-use tools for
manufacturers and distributors who want to increase forecast accuracy,
improve customer service levels and reduce overall inventory to maximize
profits and lower costs. The company offers the Demand Solutions supply
chain planning suite for forecast management, demand planning,
collaborative forecasting and inventory planning as well as modules
for advanced planning and scheduling (APS), sales and operations
planning (S&OP) and point of sale analysis. Demand Management, Inc. has
over 25 years of experience working with supply chain professionals and
has incorporated best practices and real-world business requirements in
its software from its extensive customer base in 76 countries. Demand
Solutions customers include Lonely Planet, Trek Bicycle and Avery
Dennison. Demand Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of Logility,
Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software (NASDAQ:
AMSWA).
For more information, please visit www.demandsolutions.com.
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