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Leading Manufacturing Companies Implement PeopleSoft 8 Demand PlanningCott Beverages USA, SSL International, and Amcor Dramatically Improve Forecasting With Collaborative Supply Chain SolutionSAN ANTONIO, Texas--Oct. 30, 2001-- PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT - news) today announced that Cott Beverages USA, SSL International Plc., and Amcor have implemented Peoplesoft 8 Demand Planning. A key component of PeopleSoft's pure internet Supply Chain solution, Demand Planning enables global manufacturing companies to create a collaborative forecasting and planning process across their extended enterprise, reducing excess inventories and significantly increasing forecast accuracy.PeopleSoft 8 Demand Planning enables manufacturers and distributors to create quality forecasts based on three key factors -- statistical analysis of demand history, causal factors such as events and promotions, and collaborative input from their organizations and trading partners. Customers are using PeopleSoft 8 Demand Planning to collaborate with customers, suppliers and employees in the forecast development process, enabling them to improve forecast accuracy and make critical adjustments to inventory levels. ``Our global divisions and regional offices needed a process to plan manufacturing production as a unified enterprise,'' said Alan Gambrell, manager of Finance at Cott Beverages USA, supplier of retailer brand carbonated soft drinks to many of America's leading retailers. ``With a number of beverage manufacturing facilities located across the nation, inaccurate planning can lead to increased inventory levels, driving carrying costs up and negatively impacting profitability. With PeopleSoft's Demand Planning, we've seen our forecast accuracy improve significantly.'' Amcor, one of the world's leading packaging companies, is utilizing PeopleSoft's Demand Planning applications to improve operational efficiencies and reduce costs in its Australasian businesses. ``We launched a `Forecast to Cash' program as part of our mission to increase profitability and establish Amcor as the premier packaging solutions provider,'' said Liane Torres-Lee, general manager, Supply Chain Development at Amcor. ``The implementation of a best practice supply chain process based on PeopleSoft's industry-leading applications enables us to achieve process excellence and improve our bottom line.'' ``PeopleSoft's Demand Planning solution provides a web-based collaborative environment for organizations to create forecasts based on input from sales, marketing and manufacturing, as well as from customers and suppliers,'' said Mike Frandsen, vice president and general manager of PeopleSoft's MarketPlace and Supply Chain Management Divisions. ``Collaboration during the forecast development process provides greater visibility into the demand chain resulting in more accurate forecasts, lower inventories, and increased customer satisfaction.'' About PeopleSoft Inc. PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT - news) is the world's leading provider of collaborative enterprise software. PeopleSoft pure internet software enables organizations to reduce costs and increase productivity through collaboration with their customers, suppliers, and employees. PeopleSoft's integrated, best-of-breed applications include Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Service Automation, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources Management, Financial Management, and Enterprise Performance Management. More than 4,700 organizations in 107 countries run on PeopleSoft software. For more information, visit us at www.peoplesoft.com. Note to Editors: PeopleSoft and the PeopleSoft logo are registered trademarks. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Editorial Contact: Carla Kay Barlow Advanced Visual Systems, Inc. 505/242-3600 Ext. 12 media@avs.com top of page |
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