Logility Inc., a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize
the supply chain, today unveiled Logility Voyager Integrated Business
Planning. Attendees at Connections 2014, Logility’s customer conference,
were treated to a sneak peak of this next generation sales and
operations planning (S&OP) solution.
Voyager Integrated Business Planning provides a holistic view of
planning across the business including finance, manufacturing, supply
chain, sales marketing, suppliers and customers. This new solution
will tie strategic, tactical and operational activities into a single
comprehensive business plan bringing rapid simulations from in-memory
processing, and real time analytics to enable demand and supply
segmentation and multi-enterprise collaboration to the planners desktop.
According to Aberdeen Group, establishing a formalized S&OP process is
the number one priority for Best-in-Class companies as they manage the
pressures coming from demand volatility and risk1. However,
many companies still rely on spreadsheets as the foundation for planning
processes. This approach is inefficient and injects stale data which
leads to questioning the validity of the information. Leveraging a
single data model across the Voyager suite, Logility’s Integrated
Business Planning will enable organizations to rapidly evaluate multiple
scenarios as well as model and initiate on demand sessions around
unexpected events.
“Having a comprehensive on-demand planning platform is the single most
important business process for managing risk and increasing
profitability in today’s highly competitive global market,” said Mike
Edenfield, president and CEO, Logility. “Demand volatility and supply
variability place immense pressure on today’s complex supply chains as
companies look to reduce costs while also boosting service levels.
Voyager Integrated Business Planning cuts through the noise to deliver
access to business scenarios that model multiple ‘what-if’ trade-offs to
help them accelerate their planning and take advantage of market
opportunities before the competition.”
Voyager Integrated Business Planning is built upon three main
principles: on demand scenarios and simulation, social collaboration,
and a unified data model.
Scenarios and Simulations
Critical to implementing the correct course of action is understanding
the options and their implications to the business. Voyager Integrated
Business Planning delivers rapid interactive simulation and scenario
analysis to support demand and supply balancing, segmentation, S&OP,
and financial plan alignment. With the ability to proactively plan for
both opportunities and challenges, companies are better prepared and
able to focus resources on the activities that deliver the greatest
benefit.
Social Collaboration
The context-aware supply chain requires rapid communication with and the
ability to integrate data from multiple stakeholders and sources.
Voyager Integrated Business Planning delivers embedded social
collaboration and workflows that enables rapid planning and better
decision making across the organization – finance, sales, manufacturing,
distribution and supply chain – along with key customers and suppliers.
Unified Data Model
Voyager Integrated Business Planning delivers real time analysis with a
unified view of sales, supply chain and financial data. This information
can be presented at any level of granularity and dimension allowing
organizations to understand and develop SKU-specific plans that evaluate
both financial and volumetric measures. The direct tie between the
operational plans and Integrated Business Planning enables organizations
to respond to opportunities and risks on-demand as the situations
unfold, eliminating the need for manual data input and manipulation.
About Logility Voyager Solutions
Recognized industry-wide for its rapid implementation, quick ROI,
ease-of-use, and ability to solve complex problems, Logility Voyager
Solutions is a comprehensive supply chain solution suite which features
performance monitoring capabilities to increase supply chain visibility
and boost performance in key areas including demand, inventory and
replenishment planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP),
manufacturing planning and scheduling, supply and inventory
optimization, transportation planning and management, and warehouse
management.
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 Fender Musical Instruments, Parker Hannifin,
Verizon Wireless, and VF Corporation. Logility is a wholly owned
subsidiary of American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA). For more
information about Logility, call 800-762-5207 USA or visit http://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. current Form 10-K 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.
Logility is a registered trademark and Logility Voyager Solutions is
a trademark of Logility, Inc. Other products mentioned in this document
are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners.
1 “S&OP: Non Negotiable As A Process” Bryan Ball, Aberdeen
Group, December 2013
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