Strengthens supply chain planning market position for small, midsize businesses; increases customer base to over 1,100
Atlanta October 4, 2004 Supply chain solution provider Logility has acquired Demand Management, a provider of demand planning systems, for $9.5 million in cash under an agreement announced on Friday.
Privately held Demand Management, based in St. Louis, offered supply chain planning systems marketed under the Demand Solutions brand. The Demand Solution products are designed for SMB companies and include supply chain forecasting, demand planning, inventory planning and replenishment planning. The Demand Solution Stores product enables store-level forecast modeling and replenishment capabilities for retailers.
Under the terms of the agreement, Demand Management will immediately become a wholly owned subsidiary of Logility, and Mike Campbell, president and CEO of Demand Management, will remain with the company as president of the new subsidiary.
In announcing the deal, Logility said that the acquisition would provide more than 800 active customers in the growing small and midsize business (SMB) market, which brings the Logility customer base to approximately 1,100 and gives Logility what it believes to be the largest installed base of supply chain planning customers among application software vendors.
Logility said it would continue to sell Demand Solutions as a separate product line to the SMB market through Demand Management's existing value-added reseller distribution network, which currently serves customers in more than 70 countries. Logility will also continue to offer the Logility Voyager Solutions suite to its traditional target market of upper-midsize to Fortune 1000 companies with distributive-intensive supply chains.
"With this acquisition of Demand Management, we see tremendous potential to increase the intrinsic value of Logility by leveraging our supply chain knowledge and extending our reach into an under-served market segment of SMB companies," said Mike Edenfield, Logility president and CEO. "This move gives us access to a large, satisfied customer base and provides an immediate opportunity to expand our worldwide sales and implementation resources."
Some of the assets that Logility acquired through this transaction include Demand Management's distribution channel, which includes a worldwide value-added reseller (VAR) network of 23 organizations with 67 sales, implementation and support resources. This network will continue to sell Demand Solutions products, and Logility plans to introduce components of the Logility Voyager Solutions suite into appropriate areas of this distribution channel as well.
In addition, Demand Management has approximately 800 active customers in more than 70 countries in consumer goods, food and beverage, apparel, life sciences, service parts and retail industries. The VAR channel and Demand Management subsidiary of Logility will continue to support these Demand Solutions customers, according to Logility.
"Demand Management customers and employees are now allied with a larger, profitable company with a strong balance sheet, providing additional capital for growth," said Mike Campbell, president of Demand Management. "Customers now have access to Logility's comprehensive portfolio of supply chain solutions and services, which can help drive additional business performance improvements."
Edenfield pointed to what he said are three primary benefits for Demand Solutions customers stemming from the acquisition: "First, Logility is financially strong, organizationally stable and has extensive experience in developing and supporting supply chain management applications. Second, Logility plans to increase the research and development investment in the Demand Solutions products to better support existing and new customers. Third, Logility Voyager Solutions give Demand Solutions customers access to supply chain products designed to solve complex problems in demand, inventory and replenishment planning; manufacturing planning, supply and global sourcing optimization; transportation planning and management; warehouse management, and collaborative planning with customers and suppliers."
Logility said it does not anticipate an impact on its existing customers or its Logility Voyager Solution suite.
Atlanta October 4, 2004 Supply chain solution provider Logility has acquired Demand Management, a provider of demand planning systems, for $9.5 million in cash under an agreement announced on Friday.
Privately held Demand Management, based in St. Louis, offered supply chain planning systems marketed under the Demand Solutions brand. The Demand Solution products are designed for SMB companies and include supply chain forecasting, demand planning, inventory planning and replenishment planning. The Demand Solution Stores product enables store-level forecast modeling and replenishment capabilities for retailers.
Under the terms of the agreement, Demand Management will immediately become a wholly owned subsidiary of Logility, and Mike Campbell, president and CEO of Demand Management, will remain with the company as president of the new subsidiary.
In announcing the deal, Logility said that the acquisition would provide more than 800 active customers in the growing small and midsize business (SMB) market, which brings the Logility customer base to approximately 1,100 and gives Logility what it believes to be the largest installed base of supply chain planning customers among application software vendors.
Logility said it would continue to sell Demand Solutions as a separate product line to the SMB market through Demand Management's existing value-added reseller distribution network, which currently serves customers in more than 70 countries. Logility will also continue to offer the Logility Voyager Solutions suite to its traditional target market of upper-midsize to Fortune 1000 companies with distributive-intensive supply chains.
"With this acquisition of Demand Management, we see tremendous potential to increase the intrinsic value of Logility by leveraging our supply chain knowledge and extending our reach into an under-served market segment of SMB companies," said Mike Edenfield, Logility president and CEO. "This move gives us access to a large, satisfied customer base and provides an immediate opportunity to expand our worldwide sales and implementation resources."
Some of the assets that Logility acquired through this transaction include Demand Management's distribution channel, which includes a worldwide value-added reseller (VAR) network of 23 organizations with 67 sales, implementation and support resources. This network will continue to sell Demand Solutions products, and Logility plans to introduce components of the Logility Voyager Solutions suite into appropriate areas of this distribution channel as well.
In addition, Demand Management has approximately 800 active customers in more than 70 countries in consumer goods, food and beverage, apparel, life sciences, service parts and retail industries. The VAR channel and Demand Management subsidiary of Logility will continue to support these Demand Solutions customers, according to Logility.
"Demand Management customers and employees are now allied with a larger, profitable company with a strong balance sheet, providing additional capital for growth," said Mike Campbell, president of Demand Management. "Customers now have access to Logility's comprehensive portfolio of supply chain solutions and services, which can help drive additional business performance improvements."
Edenfield pointed to what he said are three primary benefits for Demand Solutions customers stemming from the acquisition: "First, Logility is financially strong, organizationally stable and has extensive experience in developing and supporting supply chain management applications. Second, Logility plans to increase the research and development investment in the Demand Solutions products to better support existing and new customers. Third, Logility Voyager Solutions give Demand Solutions customers access to supply chain products designed to solve complex problems in demand, inventory and replenishment planning; manufacturing planning, supply and global sourcing optimization; transportation planning and management; warehouse management, and collaborative planning with customers and suppliers."
Logility said it does not anticipate an impact on its existing customers or its Logility Voyager Solution suite.
