The CDA Group Selects Demand Solutions' DSX Platform

Demand Management Inc., a global resource for supply chain management solutions, recently announced that it will be providing supply chain planning solutions to The CDA Group, a major provider of kitchen appliances in the United Kingdom.

Demand Management will provide Demand Solutions DSX Forecast Management and Requirements Planning solutions to The CDA Group to achieve its goal of standardizing its supply chain planning processes on one platform.

“Our existing systems were clunky and we had to use three or four different pieces of software to get the job done. Demand Solutions modules aligned themselves exceptionally well with our processes right out of the box.” explains Steve Boswell, supply chain manager, The CDA Group.

Using the company’s previous supply chain planning applications, The CDA Group’s planning team needed one week to sort through forecast data and get it loaded into the system. With Demand Solutions DSX Forecast Management, they can now update the numbers daily. Rather than continuing to rely on various in-house software solutions and spreadsheets, The CDA Group will now run its business on the integrated, highly stable Demand Solutions DSX platform. This will not only give the company greater protection against system crashes and data loss, but also enable planners to run what-if scenarios that provide a clearer picture of the future.

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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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Demand Solutions Placed Among Top Food Logistics Technology Providers

Demand Management Inc., a global supply chain planning software company that offers affordable, easy-to-use tools for manufacturers and distributors, recently announced that it has been named one of Food Logistics’ FL100+ Software and Technology providers for 2014. The listing, which has been compiled for the past eleven years, appears in the November/December 2014 issue of Food Logistics. This is the sixth year that Demand Management's Demand Solutions has be recognized by the publication. Demand Solutions is a supply chain planning suite for forecast management, demand planning, collaborative forecasting and inventory planning as well as modules for advanced planning and scheduling (APS), sales and operations planning (SOP) and point of sale analysis.

The Food Logistics editorial staff reviews dozens of applications before selecting a list of honorees. The list not only honors outstanding companies, but also serves as a valuable resource guide for the magazine’s readers. The editors of Food Logistics—the only publication dedicated exclusively to the global food and beverage supply chain—annually profile software and technology providers that hold influential roles in the global food and beverage supply chain. These companies offer products that reduce food waste, extend shelf life, facilitate safe and sanitary transportation of products, assure regulatory compliance, and deliver a host of other benefits.

“Being named to the FL100+ for a sixth time is a tremendous honor for our company,” said Bill Harrison, president of Demand Management.

To read more about the Demand Solutions supply chain planning suite, visit their website.

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Demand Solutions Discovers Supply Chain Opportunities

Demand Solutions, a global resource for supply chain management solutions, has recently launched an easy-to-use survey to help businesses assess their supply chain optimization performance and identify improvement opportunities. The assessment tool allows Demand Planners and Forecasters to quickly evaluate the current state of a company’s supply chain.

The assessment guides participants through the five stages of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process: Sense, Shape, Collaborate, Integrate and Orchestrate. A detailed and customized assessment report identifies the areas of the IBP process in which the company is excelling as well as the areas that represent opportunities for improvement in driving tangible business value.

Demand Solutions' Supply Chain Assessment survey takes approximately five minutes to complete and respondents will receive an optimization performance score along with a free report detailing how the business compares to industry leaders. Also included are valuable insights on improving the planning process to achieve greater profits, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction and increased market share. In addition, Demand Solutions also offers a supply chain planning suite for forecast management, demand planning, collaborative forecasting and inventory planning as well as modules for advanced planning and scheduling (APS), sales and operations planning (S&OP) and point of sale analysis.

To learn more about the assessment and software solutions for distributors and manufacturers, visit the Demand Solutions NewsRoom.

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Encompass Group Experiences Fast ROI With Demand Solutions

Encompass Group, a manufacturer of reusable textiles, professional apparel, therapeutic support surfaces and disposable medical products, needed a planning tool and selected Demand Solutions forecast management software.

In less than 30 days from the start of the implementation, Encompass Group began to experience the following:

• Inventory reduction by 10%
• Increase in inventory turns by 20%
• Boost in global fill rates by 5%
• Return on investment achieved within five months

Said Barry Hiett, Sr. Director of Inventory Planning, “We could no longer plan with an unsophisticated system as its lack of accuracy was beginning to cost us. We invested in Demand Solutions because of its trusted reputation of increasing forecast accuracy and profits.”

Demand Solutions has a single focus: to help businesses produce goods more efficiently and move beyond the traditional supply chain. They allow companies of all sizes - large and small - to build online social environments where expertise and information can be shared to keep inventory moving forward. Utilizing a "social supply chain" helps lower costs, enhance productivity and stimulate cash flow. As a result, a business can react more quickly to market changes from a position of strength.

To learn more about Demand Solutions supply chain software, and read additional implementation case studies within the distribution and manufacturing industry, visit the Demand Solutions newsroom.

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Encompass Group Gains Accuracy With Demand Solutions

Encompass Group, a manufacturer of reusable textiles, professional apparel, therapeutic support surfaces and disposable medical products, needed a planning tool.

Demand Solutions offered a cost-effective system for collaborating with vendors and customers, allowing Encompass to optimize costs within the IT budget. Encompass Group selected Demand Solutions so that it could gain better control of their inventory and planning processes which had been limited due to unsophisticated computer systems. The results were increased sales and significant margin gains with a strong ability to forecast accuracy and profits.

The Demand Solutions team conducted the full implementation of its forecast management software in less than 30 days, and Encompass Group experienced a ROI in just five months.

Some of the immediate benefits experienced included:

• Inventory reduction by 10%
• Increase in inventory turns by 20%
• Boost in global fill rates by 5%

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Demand Solutions Wins SCM Logistics & Manufacturing Excellence Award

Demand Management Inc., a global resource for supply chain management solutions, recently announced that the company received the Asia Pacific Supply Chain Excellence Award at the 2013 SCM Logistics & Manufacturing World trade show.

Attended by more than 180 senior industry executives, the presentation ceremony was held at the SCM Logistics & Manufacturing Excellence Awards Industry Gala Dinner; the industry’s most prestigious awards designed to celebrate excellence in supply chain and manufacturing. The awards honor outstanding achievements by companies that have demonstrated innovation and resilience in solving supply chain challenges, realized their corporate objectives as a result of effective supply chain management, and added business value by improving cost savings and increasing efficiency.

Demand Solutions was nominated for awards in two of the competition’s seven possible categories. All winners were chosen by a panel of five judges from across the industry. Demand Management offers affordable, easy-to-use tools for manufacturers and distributors who want to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service levels and reduce overall inventory to maximize profits and lower costs. The company offers the Demand Solutions supply chain planning suite for forecast management, demand planning, collaborative forecasting and inventory planning as well as modules for advanced planning and scheduling (APS), sales and operations planning, and point of sale analysis.

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