CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwire - June 3, 2010) - The 2010 Datalliance Forum was held May 18-19. The event represented the largest cross-industry gathering of professionals focused on Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI). Reflecting the growing interest in VMI and the growing Datalliance customer base, attendance was up over 50% from last year's Forum. The Datalliance Forum provides suppliers, distributors, and retailers with an opportunity to gain deeper insight into how leading companies across a variety of industries are using VMI to collaboratively grow sales, improve customer service and reduce costs. Datalliance is the world's leading independent provider of Vendor Managed Inventory and related solutions -- managing over 13 million SKUs at 28,000 locations every day.
Attendees were executives and managers from functions including sales, customer service, sourcing, supply chain, information technology and VMI program management. A wide variety of industries were represented, including electrical, consumer, industrial, plumbing, heavy duty truck, automotive, wire & cable, entertainment, data communications, and medical products. Examples of industry-leading companies in attendance include: Arvin Meritor, Bendix, Canplas LLC, Hubbell Electrical Systems, Ideal Industries, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Kirby Risk Electrical, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, SKF, Sunny Delight, Thomas & Betts, Timken, Ward Manufacturing, and others.
The two day agenda included presentations, panel discussions and workshops conducted by industry experts, VMI users, and Datalliance application and technical professionals. Agenda highlights included:
Datalliance Strategy and Direction -- Carl Hall, CEO, Datalliance
Speed of Trust -- Barry Rellaford, Sr. Consultant, Global Speed of Trust Practice
Supplier Panel -- Arvin Meritor, Hubbell Electrical Systems, Siemens Industry, Inc.
Distributor Panel -- Harman Heavy Vehicle Specialists, McNaughton McKay Electric Co.
What is the Future of Supply Chain Management? -- Dan Gilmore, Editor, Supply Chain Digest
Carl Hall, Datalliance CEO, commented at the end of the event, "We are very pleased to see more companies, across many industries, embrace the concept of Vendor Managed Inventory. The success stories shared this week, both on the supply side and the distributor/retailer side, are a strong indication that the interest in VMI will continue to accelerate."
About Datalliance
Datalliance is a leading provider of collaborative commerce services, and the world's largest independent VMI service provider. Delivered via the Internet using the 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) model, Datalliance solutions make it easy for suppliers and their customers to establish sales and inventory management relationships that fully align business objectives, improve collaboration, and streamline supply chain operations. Datalliance manages billions of dollars in orders, millions of SKUs, and thousands of locations for leading Fortune 1000 companies in a number of industries. For more information about Datalliance, visit www.datalliance.com.
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Brian Lindner
Datalliance
513-791-7272