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

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- 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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About Kinaxis

Kinaxis is a leading provider of cloud-based subscription software that enables our customers to improve and accelerate analysis and decision-making across their supply chain operations. The supply chain planning and analytics capabilities of our product, RapidResponse, create the foundation for managing multiple, interconnected supply chain management processes. By using the single RapidResponse product instead of combining individual disparate software solutions, our customers gain visibility across their supply chains, can respond quickly to changing conditions, and ultimately realize significant operating efficiencies.

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