Logility, Inc., accelerating digital transformation to automate
supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning, invites
attendees of the IBF 2019 Leadership Conference and Business
Planning, Forecasting & S&OP: Best Practices Conference to
attend the sessions “Faster IBP/S&OP to Accelerate Decision
Making at Citizen Watch,” featuring Glenn Pascrell, Citizen Watch
America, and “Profitability in Your Sights: Aligning Financial
Budgets or Goals with Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning,”
featuring Jay Schmidt, Leupold & Stevens, Inc. In addition, Mr.
Pascrell will represent Citizen Watch America as a panel
participant in the Leadership Conference discussion, “The
Competitive Advantage of the Future: Becoming the Powerful Minority
Who Successfully Implemented IBP/S&OP.” The four-day global
event will be held at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal
Orlando in Orlando, Florida, October 20 – 23, 2019.
Sessions at a Glance: Title:
The Competitive Advantage of the Future: Becoming the Powerful
Minority Who Successfully Implement Integrated Business Planning
(IBP or S&OP) Panelists: Glenn Pascrell, senior vice
president, merchandise planning & market analytics, Citizen
Watch America; Todd Dunn, CPF, director of supply chain, Catalent
Pharmaceutical; Eric Wilson, CPF, director of planning, Escalade
Sports; Steven Hainey, CPF, CPSM, CPIM, MCIPS, C.P.M., director of
supply chain, process solutions, Newell Brands; Grant Hoffman, CPF,
corporate vice president of business operations, Lenovo; John
Galluci, vice president, demand planning, Bayer Consumer
Healthcare; Lori Anter, MBA, director of demand planning, Cardinal
Health. When: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 10:15 AM EDT
About: Learn how some of the best supply chain leaders
optimize for better S&OP, and how they manage roles,
responsibilities and processes to achieve true cross-functional
participation, alignment and accountability across all departments.
From this panel discussion, attendees will learn how to leverage
finance, incorporate global activities and more to improve S&OP
while tracking and measuring effectiveness.
Title: Profitability in Your Sights: Aligning Financial
Budgets and Goals with Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning
Speaker: Jay Schmidt, senior forecast analyst, Leupold &
Stevens, Inc. When: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 2:10 PM EDT
About: Leupold & Stevens, Inc. is a fifth-generation,
family owned company that designs, machines and assembles
battle-proven optics for the world’s most resilient hunters and
shooters. To stay ahead of rapidly changing customer preferences as
well as potential regulatory and tariff risks the company
identified an opportunity to become demand-driven and establish a
robust sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) process. In
this session, attendees will learn how to increase profitability
with financial budget alignment and goal tracking for better supply
chain forecasting and planning.
Title: Faster IBP/S&OP to Accelerate Decision Making
at Citizen Watch Speaker: Glenn Pascrell, senior vice
president, merchandise planning & market analytics, Citizen
Watch America When: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 10:15 AM
EDT About: As one of the world’s most desired watch brands,
Citizen Watch America operates a complex omni-channel network that
exceeds 10,000 stores, 25 major bricks and mortar customers and 15
major e-commerce sites. This session will highlight how the
company’s S&OP process helps keep time with an ever-changing
product catalog, including demand segmentation for core products
and assortment planning for exclusive and new product introductions
by channel and customer. Attendees will learn how Citizen Watch
America’s S&OP process fosters greater collaboration to stay
ahead of today’s rapidly changing market.
Additional Logility customers scheduled to present at the
conference include Handcraft Manufacturing and Hostess Brands, Inc.
Zachary Smith, director-demand planning & replenishment,
Handcraft Manufacturing, will lead the session “Is Your Inventory a
Liability or Asset? Proven Strategies To Reduce Inventory Risk” at
8:00 am EDT on Wednesday, October 23. David Hovey, CPF, senior
director planning and services, Hostess Brands, Inc. will lead the
session “Smarter & Faster Planning: The Role of Forecasting” at
10:15 am EDT on Wednesday, October 23.
To learn more or see where Logility will be next, please visit:
https://www.logility.com/events/industry-events.
About Logility Accelerating the digital supply chain from
product concept to customer availability, Logility helps companies
seize new opportunities, sense and respond to changing market
dynamics and more profitably manage their complex global
businesses. Logility Voyager Solutions™ leverage an innovative
blend of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics to
automate planning, accelerate cycle times, increase precision,
improve operating performance, break down business silos and
deliver greater visibility. Logility’s SaaS-based platform
transforms sales and operations planning (S&OP) and integrated
business planning (IBP) processes; demand, inventory and
replenishment planning; global sourcing; quality and compliance
management; product life cycle management; supply and inventory
optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; retail
merchandise planning, assortment and allocation. Logility customers
include Big Lots, Fender Musical Instruments, Husqvarna Group,
Parker Hannifin, Verizon Wireless, and VF Corporation. Logility is
a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMSWA). To learn how Logility can help you make smarter decisions
faster, 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 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.
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