Logility Congratulates Karen Smith, Kontoor Brands, as a Recipient of the SDCE Women in Supply Chain Award
October 13 2020 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Celebrates
Influential Women in Supply Chain and their Impact on the
Industry
Logility, Inc., automating the digital transformation of supply
chain optimization and advanced retail planning, congratulates
Karen Smith, vice president, global supply chain operations,
Kontoor Brands, on her success as a Supply & Demand Chain
Executive Women in Supply Chain award recipient for 2020.
The Women in Supply Chain award recognizes female supply chain
leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and
examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s
supply chain network. Mackenna Moralez, assistant editor for Supply
& Demand Chain Executive, explained the award is also “about
leading with grace, advocating for your team and having a
willingness to learn and adapt to changes.”
“We received more than 200 entries for this new award. This
proves that our industry needed an award like this, especially in
conjunction with Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 20-year
anniversary,” said Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Supply &
Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics. “According to Gartner’s
2020 Women in Supply Chain Survey, 17% of chief supply chain
officers are now women – a 6% increase compared to 2019. This award
represents females supporting other female leaders; men supporting
their female counterparts. It resembles the future. It represents
growth, evolution, and community. And, that future shows that it’s
a great time to be a part of the supply chain industry.
Congratulations to these top female leaders. I look forward to
seeing what else they do to grow the supply chain industry.”
Logility customer Kontoor Brands is a global lifestyle apparel
company with a portfolio of some of the world’s most iconic denim
brands, including Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic. Karen
Smith brings more than 30 years of experience in apparel to her
role at Kontoor, where she oversees the company’s global
operational planning activities, including demand, supply, sales,
inventory and replenishment planning, as well as customer service
and consumer relations.
Ms. Smith cites predicting demand and managing inventory risk as
the two biggest challenges amidst the volatile market conditions of
2020. A resilient and agile supply chain helps companies like
Kontoor Brands balance internal and external manufacturing to
quickly respond to dynamic demand signals and continue to satisfy
customer demand.
“We congratulate Karen Smith on her Women in Supply Chain award
in a year that has seen unprecedented supply chain disruption and
the need for supply chain resilience and agility,” said Allan Down,
president, Logility. “This award celebrates the important
contributions that women like Karen are making to the supply chain
industry, and we are proud to work closely with a company that
promotes and supports women in strategic leadership roles.”
Check out Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s website at
www.SDCExec.com for the full list of 2020 Women in Supply Chain
winners.
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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. The
Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform leverages 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.
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