New ATI Landing Pad Company V-Chain Solutions to Expand Its Business in Austin

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Austin, Texas (PRWEB) September 12, 2011

The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), a not-for-profit unit of The University of Texas at Austin, has selected V-Chain Solutions, an emerging enterprise technology provider of Supply Chain Execution & Analytics solutions, for its Landing Pad Program. V-Chain will be working with the University of Texas at Austin Artificial Intelligence department to roll out a revolutionary technology called Swift Response, which enables companies to automatically pinpoint the root problem areas within the supply chain operation before they become disruptions to the business.

ATI’s Landing Pad Program supports early stage technology companies by leveraging ATI’s network and community insight to accelerate a company’s acculturation into Austin’s ecosystem. V-Chain Solutions is a Supply Chain Execution & Analytics Technology provider who enables companies to run more efficiently and respond faster to changing conditions in the marketplace. Its new corporate headquarters in Austin is the fourth V-Chain location, with additional offices in San Francisco, Atlanta and Dallas. Austin’s leading tech environment and rich entrepreneurial community first led V-Chain Solutions to the flourishing Central Texas area, as well as the opportunity to work with ATI and UT Austins Artificial Intelligence department.

“We are excited about the opportunity to work with ATI and the University of Texas at Austin. I have made Austin my new home and I look forward to bringing more tech jobs to the Austin community, said James Vinson, President of V-Chain Solutions.

Swift Response consolidates the transactional activities from multiple supply chain systems, enabling companies to have a single environment where they plan, execute, analyze and communicate across their entire supply chain, while increasing productivity by 200%. The technology blends with existing supply chain systems and is non-disruptive to the operation. Swift Response analyzes every supply chain transaction, which drives real time compliance.

The Swift Response technology has received numerous awards in its early stages: the 2010 Concept to Reality Award, the 2011 Georgia Bowl Business Plan Competition, and the 2011 Global Venture Labs Outstanding Market Award.

V-Chain is currently seeking development partners and early stage adopters to pilot the Swift Response solution. The Swift Response Technology is available to medium to large enterprises that use two or more transactional-based systems to drive their supply chain operations.

We are thrilled to welcome V-Chain Solutions to ATI as a new Landing Pad company. We look forward to helping them grow their business and providing them with networking opportunities with local tech entrepreneurs, venture capital investors, UT Austin researchers, and potential customers, said ATI IT Portfolio Director Robert Reeves.

James Vinson will be speaking at the Sales and Operations Planning Conference in Boston September 15th and 16th (http://www.theiegroup.com/SOP_Boston/Overview.html) and the Demand Planning Conference in San Francisco at the 3:30pm session on September 19th (http://www.altamont-group.com/event_brochure/BusinessForecasting2011.pdf).

About the Austin Technology Incubator

The Austin Technology Incubator is a not-for-profit unit of The University of Texas at Austin that harnesses business, government and academic resources to provide strategic counsel, operational guidance and infrastructure support to its member companies to help them transition from early stage ventures to successful technology businesses. Since its founding in 1989, ATI has worked with over 200 companies, helping raise close to $ 750 million in investor capital. ATI is a key program of the IC2 Institute at UT Austin. For more information, visit http://www.ati.utexas.edu.

About V-Chain Solutions, Inc.

V-Chain Solutions is dedicated to increasing business value by aligning people, process, and technologies. V-Chain places value on integrity, innovation and accountability to customers, partners and shareholders. We provide the means to assess and manage improvement projects that deliver a significant return on investment to our clients. V-Chain’s vision is to create a Supply Chain Visibility Network in which companies are guaranteed efficiency through the use of visualization, collaboration and system consolidation. Visit http://www.vchainsolutions.com for more information.

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New Course on Capacity Planning for the Supply Chain to Ensure on Time Delivery of Purchased Material While Reducing Costs

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New London, NH (PRWEB) September 22, 2011

Oliver Wight Americas, Inc., a consulting and education firm that specializes in integrated supply chain management, has announced its newest offering: Capacity Planning for the Supply Chain designed for top and middle managers.

Capacity Planning is the ability to predict the requirements (people, equipment, facilities) needed to satisfy customer demand. The scope of requirements ranges from internal resources of a manufacturing or services company to the suppliers suppliers in the supply chain.

This course is designed for top and middle managers and buyers who are concerned with ensuring that their Supply Chain has the right capacity deployed in the right place to assure customer delivery performance without sacrificing operating efficiencies and costs. This course will be offered November 16-17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois for $ 1,550 per person.

Dennis Groves, President of Oliver Wight Americas, explains why this course is important to companies: Corporations are experiencing the need now, more than any time recently, to conserve cash on the one hand and, on the other hand, to invest cash wisely. This situation is causing companies to review decision-making processes, such as capacity planning. There are opportunities to improve capacity planning, chiefly better ways to communicate and align with both internal and external suppliers capacity. With improved alignment and integration come better capacity investment decisions.

One of the instructors of the class is James Correll, a capacity planning expert with decades of experience in helping companies better manage and plan capacity. He is also author of the book Gaining Control: Managing Capacity and Priorities. Jim observes: This course is different than other capacity planning courses in that it is not focused on just planning capacity inside ones own company. Participants will learn how to collaborate with suppliers in developing integrated capacity plans and how to improve risk management. The material is oriented around the supply chain, not just a single node in the supply chain.

Following is the course schedule: http://www.oliverwight-americas.com/courses/public/capacity-planning-course.htm

About Oliver Wight Americas, Inc.

Oliver Wight Americas, established more than 40 years ago, is recognized throughout the world as thought leaders and practical coaches and educators. The company is a pioneer in integrated business planning methodologies, including enterprise resource planning, capacity planning, master scheduling, production planning, demand planning, and sales and operations planning.

The companys coaches and educators are required to have practitioner experience operating to industry best practices as a prerequisite to joining the firm. These seasoned professionals excel at transferring knowledge and experience at all levels of an organization. The largest worldwide consultancy of its type, Oliver Wight has offices throughout Europe, North and South America, and the Asia/Pacific Region. For more information, please visit http://www.oliverwight-americas.com.

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Management Consulting Firm Oliver Wight Americas, Inc. Announces Education Course Scholarship Program for Professors and Students

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New London, NH (PRWEB) October 06, 2011

In an article released by the Associated Press on June 8, Stacy Anderson states, President Barack Obama says the growth of the U.S. economy will depend in part on training new workers for jobs in the manufacturing industry. (Released through Manufacturing.net /News/2011/06.) Oliver Wight Americas desires to help prepare college students for careers in manufacturing by incorporating both professors and students into this education program. The benefit to professors is to help them prepare students for management positions in industry. The benefit to students is to provide them with a vision of key planning and management processes when they become employed after college. It is also common, in many companies, for an Oliver Wight-trained prospective employee to qualify for a higher entry-level pay status.

Oliver Wight Americas will offer two tuition-free seats in each course taking place in the fall of 2011; one for a full-time professor currently teaching a business management curriculum and one for a student currently enrolled in a similar curriculum. The courses available include Business Excellence, Sales and Operations Planning/Integrated Business Planning, Demand Management, Integrated Supply Chain Management, and Master Scheduling. The Oliver Wight Americas website provides detailed descriptions on the business improvement courses along with the dates and locations. Applications for attendance can be filled out on the website. Please visit http://www.oliverwight-americas.com/courses/scholarships/scholarship-student.htm for more information and the application for this program.

About Oliver Wight Americas, Inc.

Oliver Wight Americas has been both a thought leader and hands-on practitioner for over 40 years. As a global business management consulting and education firm, the company specializes in helping organizations work smarter, faster, and better than their competitors. Its principals are seasoned professionals who have real-world manufacturing experience and transfer this knowledge to the people at all levels of an organization, providing tools to help organizations internalize that knowledge and achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The largest world-wide consultancy of its type, Oliver Wight has offices throughout Europe, North and South America, and the Asia/Pacific Region. For more information, please visit http://www.oliverwight-americas.com.

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Preparing for CPIM Exam With CPIM Exam Simulator Software

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Learning being considered a continuous process, certifications and various exams serve the practical purpose of addition of skills and knowledge in a professional. Notwithstanding, CPIM which stands for Certified in Production and Inventory Management is a professional qualification which enhances the level of a person a notch up i.e. it increases the functional knowledge of production and inventory management i.e. improves efficiency. The professional certification of CPIM is all set to make a difference in supply chain management with focus on simplification and modernization of the entire setup.

Apart from improving the process in supply chain, CPIM program also assists a professional in streamlining the operations through accurate forecasting and predicting the accurate outcomes based on certain facts and data. Post-CPIM certification, the professional so qualified can maximize customer satisfaction by delivering products and services in a stipulated time. Notwithstanding, the professional becomes beneficial for the organization as the qualifichttp://www.supplychainsimulator.com/ation enhances credibility in front of peers, employers, customers, etc. amongst others.

A candidate applying for CPIM exam is expected to have fundamental to advanced level knowledge on Basics of Supply Chain Management, Master Planning of Resources, Detailed Scheduling and Planning, Execution and Control of Operations, Strategic Management of Resources, etc. The CPIM exam aims to test the candidate’s ability to comprehend and response in actual time scenario. Preparation for CPIM exam is being made easy by companies which are offering simulator software for practicing the previously asked questions or important questions.

CPIM exam content manual serves the purpose of acquainting an aspiring candidate about the syllabus, questions, question patterns, etc. Despite the fact that CPIM test is being put as one of the complex one, with the help of CPIM Exam Simulator Software a candidate can practice the questions which are compiled by researchers and collectors. Every time the candidate goes for practicing, he gets unique questions which are aimed to widen up the knowledge base. In consequence to practicing through CPIM exam simulator software, the candidate can easily pass CPIM test.

For nearly four decades, CPIM has trained more than 90000 candidates who are working in manufacturing sector. Established in the year 1973, the CPIM program has been offering training modules on concepts, supplier relationships, quality control, capacity requirements planning, sales and operations planning, strategies related to demand management, procurement and supplier planning, material requirements planning, master scheduling, performance measurements, and continuous improvement, etc. to professionals aspiring for CPIM exam.

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White Paper Released on the Role of the Coordinators in an Integrated Business Planning Process

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New London, NH (PRWEB) November 14, 2011

Eric Deutsch, a principal with Oliver Wight Americas, has written a white paper on the role that coordinators play in Integrated Business Planning and Sales and Operations Planning processes.

The white paper is based on Deutschs experience as an S&OP coordinator and project manager for a multi-national specialty chemical and biotech firm. The author shares the wisdom of his experience and points out pitfalls to avoid. He also demonstrates how the coordinator is the right-hand person to the executive process owner for each step in the process.

The article highlights the benefits that coordinators gain, including access to leadership and key management, camaraderie within the network or coordinators, and an increased potential for upward mobility.

The article also details the performance expectations of the coordinators for each step of the IBP or S&OP process.

The author addresses the roles of coordinators, sometimes called leads, of each step of the S&OP/IBP process: Product Management Review, Demand Review, Supply Review, Financial Appraisal, Integrated Reconciliation, and Management Business Review.

A copy of the white paper is available at http://www.oliverwight-americas.com/new_white_papers/ibp-coordinator-roles-white-paper.htm.

About Oliver Wight Americas Inc.

Oliver Wight Americas, Inc. has been both a thought leader and hands-on practitioner for over 40 years. As a global business management consulting and education firm, the company specializes in helping organizations work smarter, faster, and better than their competitors. Its principals are seasoned professionals who have real-world manufacturing experience and transfer this knowledge throughout an organization, providing tools to help organizations internalize that knowledge and achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The largest world-wide consultancy of its type, Oliver Wight has offices throughout Europe, North and South America, and the Asia/Pacific Region. For more information, please visit http://www.oliverwight-americas.com.

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Food Logistics Magazine Recognizes Logility as a Top 100 Technology Provider for Eighth

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Logility Inc., a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, today announced that Food Logistics magazine has selected Logility for inclusion in its annual FL100 for the eighth consecutive year. This year, Logility Voyager Solutions(TM) was recognized for helping food and beverage companies differentiate themselves in the marketplace, while simultaneously facilitating improved safety and traceability throughout the supply chain. Logility also congratulates its customer, HAVI Global Solutions, for receiving this honor for its role in helping the food and beverage industry improve its supply chain operations.”Ongoing globalization of food supply chains demands closer collaboration with suppliers and enhanced visibility from farm to fork,” notes Lara L. Sowinski, editor-in-chief at Food Logistics. “Technology is a powerful tool that can ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and serve as a market differentiator in today’s highly competitive environment.”Logility enables companies in the food and beverage industry to meet the supply chain challenges they face daily such as seasonality, new product introductions to meet changing consumer tastes, and food production and transportation needs for fresh-pack, frozen and shelf stable items. Logility Voyager Solutions helps food and beverage companies increase forecast accuracy through better demand planning; decrease inventory while improving product availability; optimize manufacturing production across multiple plants; streamline sales and operations planning; and lower transportation and distribution costs.”Logility’s goal is to help our customers in the food and beverage industry improve the efficiency of their supply chain operations so that they can be more profitable and compete more effectively in today’s dynamic marketplace,” said Mike Edenfield, president and CEO, Logility. “We are pleased to be recognized for the eighth consecutive time by Food Logistics as a top technology provider as it further validates the benefits and ROI our customers in the food and beverage industry consistently achieve as a result of deploying 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 Food LogisticsFood Logistics is published by Cygnus Business Media, a leading diversified business-to-business media company. 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