Optiant Spotlights Customer Success at Council for Logistics
Management Annual Conference
Global Customers and Partners Share Winning Strategies for Supply Chain Design
BOSTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Optiant, the leader in supply chain design and
inventory optimization, joins global customers The Gillette Company and Sonoco
on the agenda at the industry's premier conference for supply chain management
and logistics: the 2004 Council of Logistics Management (CLM) Annual
Conference, being held Oct. 3rd through the 6th in Philadelphia. Reflecting the
conference theme, "Vision, Velocity, and Value," Optiant addresses several of
the biggest challenges facing manufacturers in a wide range of industries
today, including: improving supply chain performance to increase market share;
leveraging postponement strategies to boost the return on outsourcing and
reducing inventory costs while improving service levels. Based on real-world
experiences with Optiant's PowerChain(R) Suite for supply chain design, these
case studies will detail the challenges, opportunities and results achieved
through a more holistic approach to managing the supply chain that bridges
business strategy with operational execution.
Optiant partners, Chainalytics and Competitive Logistics, will also present
case studies in which Optiant's solution for inventory optimization played an
integral role in their customers' success.
All sessions will be held at the Philadelphia Convention Center; the schedule
of presentations follows: -- "Outsourcing for Competitive Advantage"
Dan Ross, Optiant CEO; Brad Ross, VP/GM, Packaging Services of Sonoco
Mon., Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m. ET (repeated Wed., Oct. 6, 8:00 a.m. ET) -- "Enabling Multi-Channel Business Models"
Chainalytics, Optiant partner; with Ingram Micro Corporation
Mon., Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m. ET -- "Building Responsive Chains"
Jim Lawton, Optiant VP of Marketing; Mike Duffy, The Gillette Company VP
Value Chain
Wed., Oct. 6, 8:00 ET -- "Integrating Inventory and Network Optimization Technology"
Competitive Logistics, Optiant partner; with Superior Essex
Wed., Oct. 6, 8:00 a.m. ET For more information on the 2004 CLM Conference, please visit clm1.org Optiant and PowerChain Suite are trademarks of Optiant, Inc. All other
trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Optiant is a pioneer in the emerging market of supply chain design and
optimization. Optiant's flagship software solution, the PowerChain(R) suite,
enables global organizations to design and configure optimal supply chains,
solving real-world problems today. PowerChain determines cost-effective
inventory placements and integrates supply chain strategy into sourcing and
distribution processes for quantifiable results in less than ninety days. Optiant has proven that intelligent inventory policies improve customer service
levels and provide rapid ROI by driving out millions of dollars of associated
costs from complex supply chains. Its roster of blue-chip clients, including
Global 1000 discrete manufacturers, utilizes Optiant's expertise to design
competitive supply chains and innovative inventory policies. PowerChain
solutions are built on patent-pending optimization technology based on more
than ten years of leading-edge research and industry partnerships at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Optiant is a privately held company
headquartered in Boston, Mass., and can be reached at http://www.optiant.com/
or (781) 238-8855.
Company Contact:
Holly Allison
(781) 238-8855
Media Contacts:
Corporate Ink
(617) 969-9192
Susan Bassett
Tricia Burke
DATASOURCE: Optiant CONTACT: Holly Allison, +1-781-238-8855, ; or Media Contacts: Susan Bassett, , or Tricia Burke, , both of Corporate Ink, +1-617-969-9192 Web site: http://www.optiant.com/
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