Logility a Top Choice for 10th Consecutive Year in Consumer Goods Technology's Annual Reader's Choice

ATLANTA, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Logility, Inc., a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, was voted for the 10th consecutive year by Consumer Goods Technology readers as one of the top 5 supply chain execution and top 5 supply chain planning companies. In addition, Logility was named the number one vendor in supply chain planning customer experience for the second year in a row, which is based on a company's average customer experience rating received by all surveyed readers.

The consumer goods industry has faced a rough past two years with difficult to predict demand, fluctuating inventory levels and challenging supplier relationships. Logility Voyager Solutions™ and Demand Solutions® have helped these companies identify and implement processes that drive more efficient supply chains, understand and better predict demand, and improve service through the ability to cost-effectively meet customer needs.  As signs of an improving economy begin to shine, consumer goods companies must continue to refine the processes that helped them through the downturn, seek ways to more effectively collaborate with partners and better understand the performance of the supply chain to meet changing consumer behavior.

"With Logility Voyager Solutions, we have eliminated manual processes, increased forecast accuracy and reduced inventory to name just a few of the significant benefits that we have achieved as a result of our implementation," said Jennifer Hughey, vice president of supply chain, Electrolux Home Care Products North America. "Logility has been a dedicated technology partner, delivering outstanding customer service as we continue to build a strong collaborative global supply chain."

The 2010 Consumer Goods Technology Reader's Choice surveyed 165 consumer goods business and IT executives to identify the solutions and solution providers they value the most. Each respondent was then asked to rate the customer experience, including implementation and use of the software. The award, in its 10th year, has recognized Logility as a top provider of supply chain planning and supply chain execution software every year since its inception.

"Through the use of Demand Solutions demand planning software, we have reduced inventory requirements by 50 percent and were able to improve customer service from 70 percent to high in the 90-percent range," said Steven Blasek, demand planning manager at Day-Timers. "Consumer packaged goods companies looking to increase profits and gain a competitive advantage should evaluate Demand Solutions. The supply and demand planning application is affordable, easy-to-use and yields unbelievably fast return on investment."

Nearly half of the top 100 consumer goods companies, as designated by Consumer Goods Technology's annual Consumer Goods Registry, are active customers that rely on Logility solutions to manage their supply chains. Logility has long been recognized for its industry leading supply chain solutions and both the Logility Voyager Solutions and Demand Solutions brands offer innovative, proven solutions to help consumer goods companies optimize and streamline their global supply chain operations, reduce inventory, and improve customer service.

"Our customers have asked for supply chain solutions that provide a rapid return on investment and quickly deploy without disruption to their operations," said Mike Edenfield, president and CEO, Logility. "To be ranked as the leader in supply chain planning customer experience is a testament to our commitment to helping our customers achieve their goals. Ten consecutive years as one of the leading companies in supply chain execution and supply chain planning further validates that we are able to consistently execute and deliver solutions that provide measurable ROI for our customers."

About Logility

With more than 1,250 customers worldwide, Logility is a leading provider of collaborative supply chain planning solutions that help small, medium, large and Fortune 1000 companies realize substantial bottom-line results in record time. Logility Voyager Solutions feature performance monitoring capabilities in a single Internet-based framework and provide supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment planning; sales and operations planning; inventory and supply optimization; transportation planning and execution; and warehouse management. Demand Solutions provide forecasting, demand planning and point-of-sale analysis for maximizing profits in manufacturing, distribution and retail operations. Logility customers include Arch Chemicals, Avery Dennison Corporation, BP (British Petroleum), McCain Foods, Pernod Ricard, Remington Products Company, Sigma Aldrich, and VF Corporation. Logility is a wholly-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, 2009 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: [email protected].

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