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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

NetSuite Gives Lucky Brand A Foundation For B2B And B2C Growth

NetSuite Inc., a provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, recently announced that Lucky Brand, a designer and manufacturer of premium denim jeans and apparel, has implemented NetSuite OneWorld to increase agility, flexibility and scalability for both retail and wholesale business growth. The company sells direct to consumers via its ecommerce website and 259 retail locations, and distributes through large retail partners, including Macy’s, Dillard’s and Nordstrom.

Lucky Brand chose NetSuite for:
•A single platform with a broad range of functionality to provide the foundation needed to run complex and mission-critical business processes across multiple subsidiaries for both its retail and wholesale businesses.
•A cloud-based solution implemented in months vs. years, speeding time-to-value and creating significant IT savings.
•Accurate and real-time visibility across all business entities and subsidiaries, generated from a single data repository.
•The agility, scalability and flexibility needed to enter new markets, expand operations and grow revenue.

NetSuite OneWorld delivers transformative power to global companies of all sizes with any business model (B2B, B2C and B2Anything), giving them the agility and flexibility to adapt to the rapidly changing world of modern business. NetSuite delivers the following key features and benefits to Lucky Brand:
•Native cloud solution.
•Data-driven commerce marketing.
•Dramatically improved business efficiency.
•Real-time reporting and analytics.

To read more about the Luck Brand implementation and view additional case studies and white papers, visit the NetSuite Newsroom.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

I.B.I.S. Announces The New Release Of Advanced Supply Chain Software™ For Microsoft Dynamics®.

I.B.I.S., Inc., a Sonata Software Company, recently announced the new release of Advanced Supply Chain Software™ for Microsoft Dynamics®. This release adds three new modules to Advanced Supply Chain Software™: Advanced Sales and Operations Planning™, Advanced Procurement Management™ and Advanced Demand Planning™.

With the additions of the three new modules, the software now fully supports best practices planning and aligns with the Plan to Profit business management methodology allowing distributors and manufacturers to meet their most important goal – to protect and increase margins. Progressive organizations are embracing an analytics-driven culture with a destination-focused business management approach.

This release features significant enhancements and improvements such as:
◾Sales and Operations planning for manufacturers and distributors by product line, including business impact of promotional events
◾Demand forecasting with industry standard methodologies
◾Smarter buying with a Buyer Console that allows for cost effective consolidation of planned fulfillments driven by vendor minimums and price breaks
◾Lead time management and control over inventory with new calculations for average lead time, economic order quantity with reorder points
◾Vendor sourcing activities tied directly to your selling activities, with end to end margin insight particularly for items not regularly kept in stock (e.g. special or non-stock items)
◾Quote and source new items on the fly, but only release products when you win the sale
◾Advanced purchase and sales pricing with more discount tier options and the ability to have automated selection and pricing of alternate vendors or fulfillment methods, such as drop ships
◾Improved customer service console and robust sales quotation and order management through workflow
◾Automated margin and credit holds
◾New vendor catalog and purchase price update engine
◾Full compatibility with cumulative update 9 for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3

To read more, visit the I.B.I.S. Newsroom.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

International Business Systems Receives Food Logistics Magazine's FL100+ Award

International Business Systems (IBS), a mid-market integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse Management System (WMS) and supply chain provider, recently announced receipt of Food Logistics Magazine’s FL100+ Award.

IBS' received the award for their ERP and WMS distribution software, preferred for consistently improving operational efficiencies and business performance for mid-market companies challenged by the complexities of managing distribution.

For the 12th consecutive year, Food Logistics selected the FL100+ Award winner to recognize “the companies whose products and solutions benefit the food and beverage industry in multiple ways – from reducing food waste and extending shelf life to facilitating safe and sanitary transportation of product while assuring regulatory compliance.”

IBS’ WMS is unique in the marketplace for its position as a stand-alone solution and component of an integrated suite that includes ERP, Sales & Operations Planning, and web point-of-sale functions. The approach lets customers use only the pieces they require without being forced to use products from many vendors. IBS applications are designed to provide benefits such as lower IT cost through fixed monthly fees, reduced business risk, faster time to value and greater flexibility combined with the advanced functionality of the IBS industry-leading WMS and supply chain solutions.

To learn more about the award, and read additional case studies and white papers, visit the IBS Newsroom.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Demand Solutions Increases Value with Demand Solutions SaaS

Demand Management, Inc. a global supply chain planning software company that offers tools for manufacturers and distributors to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service levels and reduce overall inventory, recently announced its collaboration with Microsoft to deliver the Demand Solutions SaaS solution built on Azure. Demand Solutions SaaS delivers full supply chain planning functionality in a solution that’s hosted outside the corporate firewall, and relieves IT staffs of the burden of performing updates and fixes.

Demand Solutions SaaS is designed for manufacturers and distributors that want to streamline and enhance their supply chain planning processes without having to build and maintain complex IT infrastructures. With Demand Solutions SaaS, companies can gain access to the full functionality of the on-premises solution, but without making an up-front investment in software licenses and hardware.

Azure is Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, a growing collection of integrated services—analytics, computing, database, mobile, networking, storage, and web—for moving faster, achieving more, and saving money. Azure offers a 99.95% monthly SLA, automatic operating system and service patching, load balancing, and resiliency in the event of hardware failure. Azure’s integrated tools, pre-built templates, and managed services make it easier to build and manage enterprise, mobile, web, and Internet of Things (IoT) apps faster, using skills developers and IT professionals already have and technologies they already know.

To learn more about Demand Solutions SaaS and access customer case studies and white papers, visit the Demand Solutions Newsroom.

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