Logility to discuss effective SCM for home furnishings industry at AHFA conference
19 Jul '05
2 min read
Collaborative supply chain solutions provider Logility announced that Karin Bursa, vice president of marketing at Logility, will speak on “Will the Windsors, Chippendales and Hepplewhites Arrive in Time for Dinner?"
"Optimizing the Home Furnishings Supply Chain for Customer Satisfaction,” at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Friday, July 29, 2005 at the Embassy Suites Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Bursa will discuss effective supply chain management for the home furnishings industry, including:
- The importance of creating an accurate forecast to match inventory needs with customer demand;
- Manufacturing planning that pairs capacity with available materials;
- Collaboration with sourcing partners around the world to design, produce and maintain brand quality; and
- Efficient distribution center management and optimized transportation to improve margins and keep happy customers.
Many furniture companies use Logility's collaborative demand planning, inventory and replenishment planning, and transportation and warehouse management solutions to reduce cost, improve inventory availability and curb expediting costs, including Ashley Furniture Industries, Broyhill Furniture Industries, Haverty's Furniture Companies Inc, Hooker Furniture Corporation, Value City Furniture, W.S. Badcock Corporation and Mill's Pride.
Logility with more than 1,100 customers worldwide, is a leading provider of best-of-breed supply chain planning solutions that help small, medium, large and Fortune 1000 companies realize substantial bottom-line results in record time.