Leader of Groundbreaking Home Depot-MTD Supply Chain Project to Join Demand Planning Software Maker

Online, July 27, 2010 (Newswire.com) - CLEVELAND, Ohio- Leanne Moll, driver of the team that created a groundbreaking collaborative supply chain program for Home Depot and global outdoor power equipment leader MTD, has joined Demand Foresight as sales director.

While the Home Depot Partner Representative at MTD - whose family of brands includes Cub Cadet and Troy-Bilt - Moll led a data-sharing and analysis project that used Demand Foresight's next-generation, neural network-driven demand planning software to reveal how both companies could maximize sales and minimize overstocks in a highly seasonal, multimillion-dollar supplier-retailer supply chain. The program also led to improvements in Home Depot's management of its distribution centers. It was the first time that the retail giant had ever shared store- and item-level point-of-sale data with a supplier.

"New supply chain technologies have enabled suppliers and manufacturers to create downstream value with their retail partners," said Allen Johnson, a Research Director for Gartner Research. "We're at an exciting juncture; those with the right tools and culture to master collaborative demand planning are looking at large competitive advantages."

"I saw firsthand how the flexibility of the software and responsiveness of the Foresight team helped us manage high-complexity, large-volume data to find better performance and profit," said Moll. "Having been a supply chain practitioner for 15 years, the advantage of a solution created for and by supply chain professionals was immediately evident. I was thrilled at the chance to author innovative practices from the vendor side and help more companies write success stories like MTD's and Home Depot's."

About Demand Foresight Software
Based on the premise that reducing forecasting error is the single most important investment to improve supply chain performance, Demand Foresight's demand planning and forecasting software sets new standards in reducing errors and increasing profitability for manufacturers and distributors. Demand Foresight's advanced, next-generation forecasting engine works within existing IT environments, and has saved clients billions of dollars through improved and measurable business decision-making. Product performance is backed by the strongest guarantee in the software industry: clients will achieve at least 25% reduction in forecasting error and be completely satisfied or get their money back. For more information, please visit www.demandforesight.com.

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