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Event Alert: Kinaxis Customer, Merck, to Present at LogiPharma Europe

April 8, 2015

Kinaxis VP, Trevor Miles, to Moderate Forum on Implementing a Demand Driven Supply Plan

April 08, 2015

Kinaxis® (TSX:KXS), provider of RapidResponse®, delivering cloud-based SCM and S&OP applications, is proud to be a sponsor of LogiPharma Europe, running April 14 through 16 at the Montreux Music & Convention Centre in Montreux, Switzerland.

Kinaxis customer Andy Walker, head of supply chain strategy, design and delivery EMEA for Merck, will be a featured speaker, presenting on “Concurrent Planning – Removing Silos in the End-to-End Supply Chain Process” as part of the Supply Chain Strategy Summit. Join Andy Walker as he shares his company’s sales and operations planning (S&OP) journey and explores the benefits of end-to-end process enabled supply chains.

In addition, vice president of product innovation at Kinaxis, Trevor Miles, will be moderating the community forum on “Examining how to implement a demand driven supply plan into the distribution network: Moving from S&OP to Integrated Business Planning (IBP)." Topics covered will include:

  • How can you effectively harmonize network planning with production scheduling, and how can you overcome the system and process issues?
  • What should you implement in moving from S&OP procedures to an IBP to ensure stable demand and supply?
  • How should planning and operations best work together on collaborative planning?

Speaker Session - “Concurrent Planning - Removing Silos in the End-to-End Supply Chain Process”

Who: Andy Walker, head of supply chain strategy, design and delivery EMEA, Merck

When: Tuesday, April 14 at 12 p.m. as part of Supply Chain Strategy Summit at LogiPharma Europe

Where: Montreux Music & Convention Centre, Montreux, Switzerland

Community Forum - “Examining how to implement a demand driven supply plan into the distribution network: Moving from S&OP to Integrated Business Planning (IBP)”

Who: Trevor Miles, vice president product innovation at Kinaxis

When: Thursday, April 16 at 2:50 p.m. as part of LogiPharma Europe

Where: Montreux Music & Convention Centre, Montreux, Switzerland

During the event we invite you to visit us in the exhibitors’ area and follow #LogiPharma on Twitter to get real-time updates from the event.

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