Improved manufacturing planning processes to increase service levels,
reduce inventory and maximize new business opportunities
ATLANTA, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Logility, Inc. (Nasdaq:
LGTY), a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply
chain, today announced that Nutra Manufacturing, the manufacturing division
of General Nutrition Corporation, Inc. (GNC), one of the world's largest
manufacturers, distributors and retailers of nutritional products, has
received the 2007 Sailing to New Heights with Logility Award for supply
chain excellence. This award is the highest honor given annually to the
Logility customer that has leveraged innovation and collaboration to drive
measurable business improvements and supply chain excellence through the
deployment of Logility Voyager Solutions(TM). Nutra Manufacturing
implemented Logility Voyager Solutions for Manufacturing Planning which has
enabled Nutra to simulate the impact of new business opportunities and
changing demand on plant capacity as well as identify and manage
constraints in the manufacturing process.
"We are honored to be recognized by Logility for the success we have
had in improving our manufacturing planning processes," says Larry Morgan,
senior director of operations planning, Nutra Manufacturing. "In a short
period of time, Logility Voyager Manufacturing Planning has contributed to
service level improvements and an inventory reduction of 13%, equivalent to
16% improvement in inventory turns and millions in savings. With Logility,
Nutra is even more consistent in delivering what we promise our customers.
Our manufacturing efficiencies are setting us apart from the competition,
which in turn, generates new business and improves profitability."
Nutra Manufacturing was presented the 2007 Sailing to New Heights with
Logility Award at Logility's "Connections 2007: Supply Chain Power Plays"
conference. Past recipients of the prestigious award include Porsche, Remy
International, Saks Incorporated, and Shaw Industries.
"We are pleased to be a technology partner supporting Nutra's
manufacturing planning processes and congratulate them on the success they
have experienced as a result of their implementation of Logility Voyager
Solutions," said Mike Edenfield, president and CEO of Logility. "Despite
having a complex manufacturing environment, Nutra has achieved impressive
results in a short period of time and we look forward to being a part of
their future success."
About Nutra Manufacturing
Nutra Manufacturing, located in Greenville, SC, is the manufacturing
division of General Nutrition Centers (GNC). GNC, headquartered in
Pittsburgh, Pa., is the largest global specialty retailer of nutritional
products; including vitamin, mineral, herbal and other specialty
supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products. GNC has more
than 4,800 retail locations throughout the United States (including more
than 1,000 franchise and 1,200 Rite Aid store-within-a-store locations) and
franchise operations in 46 international markets. The company - which is
dedicated to helping consumers Live Well - also offers products and product
information online at http://www.gnc.com.
About Logility
With more than 1,100 customers worldwide, Logility is a leading
provider of collaborative, best-of-breed supply chain solutions that help
small, medium, large and Fortune 1000 companies realize substantial
bottom-line results in record time. Logility Voyager Solutions is a
complete supply chain management solution that features performance
monitoring capabilities in a single Internet-based framework and provides
supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment planning;
supply and global sourcing optimization; manufacturing planning and
scheduling; transportation planning and management; and warehouse
management. Logility customers include Brown Shoe Company, McCain Foods,
Pernod Ricard, Rand McNally, Sigma Aldrich, and VF Corporation. Logility is
a majority owned subsidiary of American Software (Nasdaq: AMSWA). For more
information about Logility, call 1-800-762-5207 or visit
http://www.logility.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject
to substantial risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by
statements made herein. These factors include, but are not limited to,
changes in general economic conditions, technology and the market for the
Company's products and services including economic conditions within the
e-commerce markets; the timely availability and market acceptance of these
products and services; the effect of competitive products and pricing; the
uncertainty of the viability and effectiveness of strategic alliances; and
the irregular pattern of the Company's revenues. For further information
about risks the Company could experience as well as other information,
please refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2006
and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. For more information about risks the Company could
face as well as other information, contact Vincent C. Klinges, Chief
Financial Officer, Logility, Inc., 470 East Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA
30305, (404) 261-9777. FAX: (404) 264-5206 INTERNET:
http://www.logility.com or E-mail: asklogility@logility.com.
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