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Press Release Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine Chooses Smart Software's CEO as a "Pro to Know"
Charles Smart Earns Supply Chain Recognition for the Sixth Time
Belmont, Mass., April 5, 2011 - Smart Software, Inc., provider of
industry-leading demand
forecasting, planning, and inventory
optimization solutions, today announced that its president and CEO, Charles
N. Smart, has been chosen a "2011 Provider Pro to Know" by Supply & Demand Chain
Executive magazine in its February/March 2011 issue. This
well-respected publication's annual listing of Provider Pros to Know recognizes
a select group of individuals from a software firm or service provider,
consultancy, or analyst/research firm who have helped clients or the supply
chain community address the major challenges facing organizations in the year
ahead as the economy turns from recession towards recovery. This is the
sixth year in a row that Mr. Smart has been selected for this prestigious supply
chain industry list. He and this year's other recipients were chosen from
more than 350 entries submitted.
"Our annual list of Provider Pros to Know highlights the many thought-leaders
who are helping to shape the Supply Chain industry and advance Supply Chain as a
respected discipline in the enterprise," said Barry Hochfelder, editor of
Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Their efforts in developing the
tools, processes and knowledge base necessary for supply chain transformation,
and in promoting new approaches to supply chain enablement, have earned them a
place on this year's Provider Pros listing."
"A key challenge we see our customers facing in the coming year is the need
to do more with less," said Charles Smart, president
and CEO of Smart Software. "For supply chain management, this means
reducing inventories as much as possible while maintaining or improving service
levels. By deploying SmartForecasts® - our flagship product - to help
guide their end-to-end forecasting and inventory planning, our customers
generate more accurate estimates of the inventory required to meet desired
service levels while, at the same time, reducing their inventory investments and
cutting costs."
Mr. Smart, a co-founder of Smart Software, has managed the company's growing
role in developing innovative solutions to supply chain challenges for more than
twenty-six years. He has helped pioneer numerous forecasting innovations,
including the development of a patented solution for forecasting
intermittent, or "slow moving", demand. He has written numerous
articles for professional and trade publications, and speaks to industry groups
about effectively using demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization
solutions to reduce costs, improve customer service, and make better use of
company assets.
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain
Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain
transformation. Its hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case
studies help to steer executives and supply management professionals through the
complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain
competitive advantage.
To read the magazine article highlighting Charles Smart's role as a
"2011 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Provider Pro to Know," please click here.
About Smart Software, Inc.
Founded in 1984, Smart Software, Inc.
is a leader in providing businesses with enterprise-wide demand forecasting,
planning and inventory optimization solutions. Smart Software's flagship
product, SmartForecasts, has thousands of users worldwide, including customers
at mid-market enterprises and Fortune 500 companies, such as Abbott
Laboratories, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Disney, Nestle, Nikon, GE and The Coca-Cola
Company. SmartForecasts gives demand planners the tools to handle sales
seasonality, promotions, new and aging products, multi-dimensional hierarchies,
and intermittently demanded service parts and capital goods items. It also
provides inventory managers with accurate estimates of the optimal inventory and
safety stock required to meet future orders and achieve desired service
levels. Smart Software is headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts and can
be found on the Internet at www.smartcorp.com .
SmartForecasts is a registered trademark of Smart Software, Inc. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For more information, please contact Smart Software, Inc., Four Hill Road,
Belmont, MA 02478.
Phone: 1-800-SMART-99 (800-762-7899);
FAX: 1-617-489-2748; E-mail: info@smartcorp.com Back to Press Releases
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