Logility Voyager Solutions Helps Food & Beverage Companies Gain Competitive Advantage Through Tough Economic Times
ATLANTA – December 15, 2010 – 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 seventh consecutive year. This year, Logility Voyager Solutions™ was recognized for helping food and beverage companies bounce back from tough economic times through the strategic use of technology.
"The FL100 is a listing of technology solution and service providers that are helping food, beverage and CPG companies gain a competitive logistical advantage," said Katherine Doherty, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics magazine. "Our goal with the FL100 is to highlight a broad range of technology solutions and services that are targeted at the food industry, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes that make up the food supply chain."
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.
"Many of the world's leading food and beverage manufacturers rely on Logility to enable their supply chain success," said Mike Edenfield, president and CEO, Logility. "Logility Voyager Solutions helps these manufacturers be more competitive and meet the unique challenges of their industry. We are proud to be recognized for the seventh time by Food Logistics magazine for the value our solutions provide and Logility's continued commitment to this industry."
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 Logistics
Food Logistics is the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product throughout all channels of the supply chain. Food Logistics serves the information needs of food, beverage and consumer packaged goods executives involved in warehousing, transportation and information technology, as well as third-party and refrigerated service providers. Through our print and online products, we provide news, trends and best practices that help more than 24,000 grocery and foodservice suppliers, distributors and retailers make better business decisions. On the web at www.foodlogistics.com.
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 McCain Foods, Pernod Ricard, Sigma-Aldrich, and VF Corporation. Logility is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA). For more information about Logility, call 1-800-762-5207 USA or 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. Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2010 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.
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