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PRODUCT SCAN locations. In addition, manufacturers can use Selling and Fulfillment Suite 8.0 to manage consigned inventory and to support serialization through the capture of serial numbers using “from” and “to” ranges. The new version also helps manufacturers optimize picking and shipping operations by allowing orders to be grouped based on shipment profile criteria. www.managingautomation.com/SterlingCommerce Service Optimizer 99+ SCP, obviates the need for manufacturers to deploy dedicated inventory optimization modules to address high demand variability. Instead, TOOLSGROUP SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING SOFTWARE S upply chain planning software provider ToolsGroup has introduced a product that applies probabilistic modeling to all supply chain planning functions, including demand forecasting and planning, inventory management and optimization, and replenishment and transportation planning. By applying probabilistic modeling to all supply chain planning functions, the tool, manufacturers can implement a single tool that can address the growing problem of variable or lumpy demand. By using the SO99+ SCP tool, manufacturers can reduce global inventory and improve customer service, ToolsGroup said. The SO99+ SCP tool is available now. www.managingautomation.com/ToolsGroup of SOA infrastructure and services — and to ensure that such work aligns with their business objectives. Among other features, Portfolio Manager identifies potential services in a company’s existing IT architecture, provides packaged SOA planning governance methods, dynamically portrays existing and future architecture models, aligns governance with industry best practices, imports SOA assets and services from asset management systems, and helps a company maintain its SOA governance practices continually. Portfolio Manager is part of SOA Software’s unified SOA Governance automation suite. www.managingautomation.com/SOASoftware MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION anhattan Associates Inc. has enhanced its Supply Chain Optimization portfolio of products with three new applications that enhance collaboration between manufacturers and trading partners, and provide additional analysis of supply chain performance. An Extended Enterprise Management tool lets manufacturers SOA SOFTWARE M SOA MANAGEMENT n what it claims is a first in the SOA industry, SOA Software has introduced its Portfolio Manager product, designed to help companies plan and manage the deployment I most popular inventory 1. Plex Online, by Plex Systems, an on-demand manufacturing performance system that includes shop floor control, traceability, quality management, and EDI, and configured as a fully integrated system or as a point solution 2. IFS Applications for Supply Chain Management, which offers a mix of supply modes that can be used simultaneously to move between order-based and order-less production as requirements change 3. Oracle Supply Chain Management, which includes applications spanning product development, demand management, sales and operations planning, transportation management, and supply management 4. ConnectSMF, from TierConnect Inc., used to manage complex supply chain environments and immediately reorder inventory and/or the internal delivery of material from warehouse to line-side operations, and meant to replace traditional kanban systems 5. Value Stream Technology, by CellFusion Inc., a lean manufacturing business application covering lean engineering, line logistics, kanban management, workforce management, and visual manufacturing operations optimization apps 6. JDA’s Network & Inventory Optimization, which uses deterministic and stochastic optimization combined with a flexible user interface and analytical workbenches, and offers optimal inventory policies that can be published to drive supply and replenishment planning without requiring custom installation or integration 7. ROI+, by TCLogic, a Web-based inventory optimization software solution that helps companies make strategic inventory decisions by combining algorithmic calculations with data warehousing and analytical processes 8. VISIBILITY.net, a scalable suite of integrated ERP modules, including supply chain management, customer relationship management, business intelligence, engineering, and project management 9. Logility Voyager Solutions, a supply chain management product that offers performance management monitoring capabilities and supply chain visibility; demand, inventory, and replenishment planning; and supply and global sourcing optimization 10. HighJump Supply Chain Advantage, a source-toconsumption product suite that helps reduce inventory levels throughout the supply chain by increasing visibility across the product lifecycle A look at the 10 inventory optimization products most often accessed by site visitors using ManagingAutomation.com’s TechMATCH product comparison tool (11/1/08 - 2/1/09): ma 46 2009 March http://www.managingautomation.com/SterlingCommerce http://www.managingautomation.com/SOASoftware http://www.managingautomation.com/ToolsGroup

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