Optiant's Co-Founder, Sean Willems, Named 2010 Provider Pro to Know

BOSTON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Optiant, the premier provider of inventory planning and inventory optimization solutions, announces that co-founder and chief scientist, Sean Willems, has been named a 2010 Provider Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.  Sean was chosen for his continued groundbreaking research that forms the foundation of the award-winning inventory optimization technology utilized within Optiant's PowerChain Suite.  New functionality within PowerChain includes support for 64-bit, enhanced user interface, increased security, improved administrative functions, and support for more complex supercession scenarios, which are useful for accurately working with seasonal demand.

"Managing inventory in the face of uncertain demand and in these current economic times can be challenging, yet Optiant has transformed the supply chains of many global companies, resulting in lowering costs and improving customer service levels," said Fred Lizza, CEO of Optiant.  "Sean Willems demonstrates leadership by educating others about supply chain issues and putting his research into the hands of business users and clients who benefit from optimized inventory levels and increased profitability.  The technology Optiant has deployed based on Sean's research has enabled our customers to save millions of dollars, improve customer service, and manage their inventory levels and overall supply chains better through the recent economic cycles."

"This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders in the Supply Chain industry," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Highlighting the learnings that the Provider Pros to Know have taken out of the Great Recession provides our readers with a wealth of best practices that they can apply in their own supply chains, as well as insights into how leading organizations are positioning themselves for competitive advantage in the Great Recovery ahead."

Optiant's PowerChain Inventory and PowerChain Planner help companies improve their inventory strategies, minimize working capital, and enhance their flexibility in responding to changes in their supply networks. Optiant delivers intelligent inventory policies that improve customer service levels and provide rapid ROI by driving out millions of dollars of associated costs from complex supply chains.

The Provider Pros to Know is a listing of individuals from a software firm or service provider, consultancy, or analyst or research firm who have personally helped clients address the challenges of the recession and prepare for the recovery ahead.  The full listing of the 2010 Pros to Know will be available in the February/March 2010 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and e-book beginning in the third week of March and on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at SDCExec.com/2010Prostoknow.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

About Optiant

Optiant, a premier provider of inventory optimization, supply chain network design, and supply chain business intelligence solutions, helps Global 2000 companies optimize bottom-line performance by reducing inventories, freeing up working capital, optimizing supply chain asset utilization and delivering lowest total supply chain costs.

Optiant's PowerChain® solutions optimally balance resources, total costs, and customer service across the entire, extended 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 has transformed supply chains for the world's leading manufacturers including Procter & Gamble, Kraft, HP, IKEA, Microsoft and Boston Scientific.

Delivering millions of dollars in returns, Optiant's solutions for consumer product, high tech manufacturing and industrial organizations generate quantifiable savings, often within 90 days of implementation. Optiant's solutions, certified for integration by SAP and other ERP systems, 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.

Optiant, the Optiant logo, and PowerChain® are registered trademarks of Optiant, Inc. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

    
    
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