Delivering more value to customers by welcoming nine new System
Integrators and Referral partners
OTTAWA, ON, July 22, 2021 /CNW/ -
Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX: KXS), the authority in driving
agility for fast, confident decision-making in an
unpredictable world, continues to broaden the customer value driven
in collaboration with its partner ecosystem by recently welcoming
nine new System Integrator and Referral partners.
"We continue to have a strong focus on building an ecosystem of
trusted, like-minded partners that are focused on transforming
supply chains and driving customer success, and we are pleased to
welcome this new group into our community," said Conrad Mandala, Vice President Global Partner
Organization, Kinaxis. "As we continue to grow, we look forward to
investing further across all our partner types – System Integrator,
Referral, Solution Extension and Value Added Resellers – to deliver
greater value for our customers."
These nine new partners join Kinaxis PartnerLink, a scalable,
dynamic and agile partner program that combines the resources,
training and business alignment needed to support and empower a
global ecosystem. PartnerLink enables partners to extend and
augment services, sales, marketing and product capabilities, giving
customers and prospects new ways to engage with Kinaxis and its
partner ecosystem, leverage a broader range of services and gain
more value from Kinaxis RapidResponse® and concurrent
planning.
System Integrators leverage deep domain expertise to grow and
digitally transform supply chains
Kinaxis has partnered with
seven new System Integrators. These new partners range from large,
international firms to regionally focused consultancies, each
bringing deep supply chain expertise to help customers mature and
digitally transform their supply chains:
- Bristlecone, a provider of AI-powered application
transformation services for the connected supply chain, is
headquartered in San Jose,
California. By combining deep industry and supply chain
expertise, Bristlecone optimally blends digital, process,
technology, and operations to empower customers with supply chains
that are smarter, resilient and responsible.
- CJ OliveNetworks, located in Seoul, South Korea, provides IT services such
as manufacturing, distribution, logistics and media.
- iOG Solutions, a global service provider for
technology-led performance improvement headquartered in
India, offers a broad range of
functional coverage including Supply Chain Management,
Manufacturing Execution Systems, Simulation and Modelling, Energy
Management, Asset Performance Management, Environment and Health
& Safety, among others.
- Mark9, is a Singapore
based supply chain consulting & advisory company, with strong
presence across APAC and is committed to deliver next wave supply
chain solutions to our customers. We help organisations transform
their supply chains to meet the customer demand profitably while
building resilience and agility in processes and systems with a
people centric approach. Our approach is distinctly innovative. We
constantly seek new ways to increase client productivity. We also
look to get the most out of advances in digitisation and embrace
client technology platforms.
- PCI Solutions, an IT solution provider based in APAC,
covers a wide range of customer needs, from the development of
embedded systems that control various electronic devices, such as
automobiles and information appliances, to the development of
enterprise systems that support business and public services.
- Valtitude, a global consulting and technology solutions
company headquartered in Boston,
MA, provides implementation and support services in demand
planning, business analytics, S&OP and supply chain
optimization. Valtitude has helped many Fortune 500 clients such as
Pepsi Foods, Honeywell, Mars, Facebook and Qualcomm in the
end-to-end supply chain transformation process including
diagnostics, process redesign, solutions implementation and on-site
training.
- ZS, a professional services firm with more than 37 years
of experience and more than 25 offices worldwide, works side by
side with companies to help develop and deliver products that drive
customer value and company results. Leveraging deep industry
expertise, leading-edge analytics, technology and strategy, ZS
creates solutions that work in the real world.
View the full roster of Kinaxis System Integrators.
Additionally, Kinaxis added two new Referral partners to the
program. These partners are supply chain consultancies and solution
providers equipped to recognize the fit between customers' business
needs and RapidResponse capabilities:
- Bolders Consulting Group, an IT solution provider based
in the Netherlands and
India, is focused on the needs of
the consumer electronics, fast-moving consumer goods, oil, banking,
energy and insurance industries, bringing customers the best
industry and productivity-enhancing IT solutions.
- Boston Strategies International helps leading companies
digitalize their supply chains by providing agility, resilience,
security and sustainability solutions, and outsourced procurement,
order management, inventory management and logistics services.
View the list of Kinaxis Referral partners.
For more details about Kinaxis PartnerLink, please visit
Kinaxis.com/partners.
About Kinaxis Inc.
Everyday volatility and uncertainty
demand quick action. Kinaxis® delivers the agility to make fast,
confident decisions across integrated business planning and the
digital supply chain. People can plan better, live better and
change the world. Trusted by innovative brands, we combine human
intelligence with AI and concurrent planning to help companies plan
for any future, monitor risks and opportunities and respond at the
pace of change. Powered by an extensible, cloud-based platform,
Kinaxis delivers industry-proven applications so everyone can know
sooner, act faster and remove waste. For more Kinaxis news, visit
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