SmartOps Finalizes Powerful Inventory Optimization Agenda for OUTPERFORM: SmartOps Forum 2009
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Celestica and Wyeth Consumer Healthcare to present at SmartOps Forum in Chicago on September 29
PITTSBURGH, August 6, 2009 - SmartOps Corporation, the market leader in Enterprise Inventory Optimization (EIO), today announced that Harvinder Sembhi, chief procurement officer for Celestica, and Jerry Saltzman, senior director, supply chain operations for Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, will present from main stage at this year's SmartOps Forum in Chicago on September 29. Sembhi and Saltzman round out a compelling inventory optimization agenda that features a keynote by FORTUNE Magazine's Geoff Colvin, as well as presentations from SmartOps' senior leadership, including CEO Sridhar Tayur.
Sembhi will discuss how Celestica makes better inventory decisions by leveraging SmartOps Enterprise Inventory Optimization (EIO) solutions to increase visibility across the independent supply chains it manages. Saltzman will share how Wyeth Consumer Healthcare leverages SmartOps EIO to ensure that its end consumers find the right product in the right place at the right time.
"We are thrilled to have both Harvinder and Jerry as part of our main stage program at Forum," said Tayur. "Both Celestica and Wyeth have developed strong partnerships with SmartOps. They have worked closely with us to maximize the usage of our solutions and enabled our offerings to constantly evolve and remain ahead of the curve when it comes to addressing supply chain and inventory optimization challenges. I look forward to both of their presentations, which I am sure will be informative and thought-provoking for our audience."
To deal with the challenges of the current economic climate, companies across all industries are aiming to increase cash flow and optimize inventory throughout their supply chains. Leading companies, such as Celestica and Wyeth, recognize that Enterprise Inventory Optimization solutions are the necessary tools to achieve these goals. SmartOps Forum serves as the premier venue to network with supply chain peers, industry leaders and practitioners, delivering access to the current leading thinking on how to leverage tools such as SmartOps Multistage Inventory Planning and Optimization (MIPO(TM)).
About SmartOps
SmartOps, the market leader in enterprise-class supply chain optimization solutions, enables companies to manage the uncertainty of complex, multi-stage supply chains to achieve rapid return on investment and longterm, sustainable value. Deploying SmartOps' solutions has dramatically improved supply chain performance at Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies in discrete manufacturing, consumer durables and packaged goods, technology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries. Contact SmartOps at 412-231-0115 or visit us at www.smartops.com for more information.
About SmartOps Forum
Join SmartOps, industry leaders and cutting-edge companies on September 29, 2009 at Forum in Chicago. Learn how leading companies like Celestica, Eastman Chemical, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare and others strategically manage their global inventories to navigate the current difficult economic times and to prepare to outperform their peers in the upcoming economic turnaround.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Guy Courtin
Director, Marketing
SmartOps Corporation
412-231-0115 ext. 311
gcourtin@smartops.com
