Supply Chain Management Software aids sales, operations planning.

Kinaxis Jun 06, 2011

Press Release Summary:

RapidResponse Spring 2011 lets manufacturers and brand owners drive supply chain management and sales and operations planning from one system. Supporting terabytes of data, analytic and reporting engine can process millions of records and perform demanding calculations in seconds. Configurable dashboards that feature various types of charts, including treemap chart, foster data viewing and interaction. Closed-loop integration and automation capabilities are also included.

Original Press Release:

Kinaxis Announces General Availability of its RapidResponse Spring 2011 Release at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis In-Memory Computing Technology Takes another Leap Forward

Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, Scottsdale, AZ. - Kinaxis today announced at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference that it has launched the Spring 2011 release of RapidResponse.

RapidResponse enables manufacturers and brand owners to drive supply chain management (SCM) and sales and operations planning (S&OP) from a single system. The RapidResponse 2011 release delivers significant new system integration, data visualization and computing performance enhancements.

"With the increasing speed of business, no one can afford to wait to make a decision. Fast and confident action are the table stakes," says John Sicard, chief operating officer, Kinaxis. "That means you need to easily uncover areas of concern; do deep analysis; and turn decisions into action quickly. From a technology perspective, these needs translate directly to the areas of focus for this product release."

In-Memory Computing Performance

RapidResponse now supports an order of magnitude more memory, supporting terabytes of data and faster performance of analytics.

The result is a very powerful analytic and reporting engine that can process millions of records of data and perform demanding calculations like constrained material/capacity planning, ATP/CTP, and Clear to Build, and many others, in seconds.

This unprecedented level of computing performance can create new opportunities for expanding the relevant application areas of RapidResponse across the business.

With these advancements, Kinaxis continues its long-standing history of in-memory computing technology leadership.

Advanced Data Visualization

Users are able to view and interact with data in RapidResponse like never before, with several significant enhancements to the product's data visualization capabilities.

Configurable Dashboards enable users to understand the state of the supply chain at a glance and monitor performance from a user-defined perspective.

The dashboard charts represent summarized views of worksheet data, from which users can drill down to details to investigate the root cause of identified problem areas.

The jewel of the data visualization package is a powerful treemap chart that allows users to interpret especially large sets of data in one compact view to quickly locate outliers and areas of concern. This is particularly influential when analyzing gaps in sales and operations plan.

Closed-Loop Integration and Automation

Even tighter integration of RapidResponse with a company's legacy enterprise environment is now possible through some notable investments in web services.

Two-way, high-frequency updates of net changes between ERP and RapidResponse enables continuously synchronized data.

A new scripting feature allows users to automate key processes within RapidResponse.

The improved integration to transactional systems ensures companies operating in multi-application environments can work in near real time.

For more information about RapidResponse, S&OP Edition, visit: www.kinaxis.com/go/spring2011 or see Kinaxis at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference.

Where to find Kinaxis at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference:

Kinaxis representatives will be available on site at booth #7.

Kinaxis is once again a proud sponsor of the Supply Chain Top 25 Dinner celebrating world-class supply chain achievement.

Kinaxis is also hosting a solution provider session on Thursday, June 2 at 3:15pm in the Camelback Ballroom H. Presented in a late night talk show format, this high-energy session will be equally entertaining as informative. Bill Dubois, Kinaxis business consultant and host of the Late Late Supply Chain Show, will be interviewing senior supply chain executives to get to the heart of their response management challenges and strategies.

ABOUT KINAXIS

Kinaxis delivers a comprehensive on-demand supply chain offering-RapidResponse-that enables manufacturers and brand owners to drive supply chain management (SCM) and sales and operations planning (S&OP) from a single system. Global leaders across a broad range of industries are using RapidResponse as a decision-making hub for the broader value chain and are realizing a competitive advantage as a result. Large manufacturing companies with complex supply chain networks and volatile business environments rely on RapidResponse for collaborative planning, continuous performance management, and coordinated response to plan variances. Learn more about the RapidResponse editions, or join the industry discussions on the Supply Chain Expert Community at: http://community.kinaxis.com/

About the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference
The future direction of the supply chain industry will be examined at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference where supply chain executives are looking ahead to a smarter, more connected and more sustainable physical and information infrastructure as they plan for 2011 and beyond. Gartner analysts and industry leaders from across sectors will look ahead at what this new infrastructure means to business growth. For more information, please visit http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/supply-chain/.