Optiant's Co-Founder, Sean Willems, to Deliver Strategic and Tactical Inventory Optimization Presentation at CSCMP 2008
Detailed Case Studies from HP, Intel, Kraft, Microsoft, and P&G Highlight Best Practices
BOSTON, Sept. 29 -- Optiant, the premier provider of inventory optimization and supply chain design solutions, announces that its Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Sean Willems, will deliver a presentation entitled "Augmenting S&OP With Strategic and Tactical Inventory Optimization" at CSCMP's Annual Global Conference 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Willems will discuss next-step change advancement in supply chain optimization: integrating inventory optimization into a company's planning processes. Case studies of clients HP, Intel, Kraft, Microsoft, and P&G will be highlighted to illustrate deployment strategies and the benefits of inventory optimization.
"Companies are striving to operate more competitively and profitably by optimizing their supply chains from raw materials to the end customer," said Fred Lizza, CEO of Optiant. "The best practices that we share are based on first-hand experiences that managers can apply within their own companies to improve operations, maximize efficiency, and minimize inventory costs."
Sean Willems is one of the industry's leading thinkers in supply chain optimization and is responsible for ground breaking research that has been applied by Fortune 500 manufacturing companies. His findings are at the core of Optiant's supply chain design solution, and he continues to lead the algorithm-driven research that will form the foundation of the company's future offerings. His applied research addresses many of the most critical issues manufacturers face: life-cycle transitions, strategic inventory management, vendor selection strategies, and cost reductions for all parties within an integrated supply chain. Dr. Willems is published in leading supply chain journals, and regularly addresses industry conferences.
Sean Willems' presentation will be held in Room 503 from 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM on Monday, October 6, 2008.
Optiant will also demonstrate its PowerChain Inventory solutions in Booth 301 at the CSCMP Learning Exchange, taking place in conjunction with the Annual Conference on October 6.
About Optiant
Optiant maximizes business results by reducing inventory, freeing working capital, minimizing supply chain costs and enhancing service levels. We provide next generation inventory optimization, network design, and supply chain business intelligence technology and services.
Optiant's solutions optimally balance resources, total costs, and customer service across the supply chain to deliver greater profitability, increased customer satisfaction, more efficient use of capital, and a resilient supply chain that fully handles uncertainty in supply and demand. Optiant's PowerChain(R) tactical and strategic solutions deliver on-going business value to world-leading manufacturers including Black & Decker, Boston Scientific, Celanese, Gillette (a P&G division), Hershey Company, Home Depot, Hewlett-Packard, IKEA, Kraft Foods, Microsoft, Nestle, and Procter &Gamble.
Delivering millions of dollars in returns, Optiant's industry-focused solution, certified for integration by SAP, generates quantifiable business results within 90 days of implementation. Optiant's solutions are based on award-winning research from MIT and decades of experience dedicated to the identification and realization of supply chain efficiencies. For more information, please visit http://www.optiant.com/.
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