Datalliance Receives Consumer Goods Technology Magazine Readers' Choice Recognition

Consumer Goods Companies Name Datalliance VMI a Top Supply Chain Planning Solution

CINCINNATI, March 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Datalliance, the leading global provider of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) platform services, today announced that readers of Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine have voted for Datalliance as one of their top Supply Chain Planning solution providers. The recognition is based on a survey conducted in late 2016 by CGT and was announced in the February issue of the magazine. In the survey, representatives from the world's leading consumer goods companies voted for the technology solution providers they consider among the best of those they use today.    

"We are proud to be named by our customers as one of the leaders in the industry," said Carl Hall, Datalliance President and CEO.  "Just as importantly, we see these results as further indication that Vendor Managed Inventory is seen by consumer goods companies as being among their most important supply chain and customer service programs. When companies come to us to help upgrade and enhance their VMI programs, they want a platform that's proven, but they also want to leverage the innovative new capabilities we are continually building into the VMI process. This recognition is evidence that our customers are achieving their goals of closer collaborative relationships with their retailer partners, higher on-shelf availability, increased scalability and reduced operating costs using the Datalliance platform."

The Datalliance VMI platform and support services are used by many of the largest and best-known consumer products companies around the world.

About the Readers' Choice 2016 Survey:
This benchmark issue draws on feedback from consumer goods executives to rank service and solution providers in the following categories: Supply Chain Execution, Supply Chain Planning, CRM, TPM, Retail Execution, ERP, New Product Development and Introduction, Business Intelligence, Demand Data Analytics, Consulting, Social Media, Mobility and Outsourcing. Results are spotlighted in the February 2017 edition of CGT magazine in print and online.

About Consumer Goods Technology
Consumer Goods Technology (CGT), an integrated media brand, is the leading resource for consumer goods executives looking to improve business performance. Delivering content in print, online and face-to-face, CGT reaches an audience of more than 76,000 consumer goods executives working at the intersection of business and technology ranging from managers and directors to VPs and CIOs. CGT also covers business and technology trends in all major segments of the consumer goods sector, including Food, Beverage, Packaged Goods, Health & Beauty, Consumer Electronics, Apparel and Footwear. For more information on CGT, visit https://consumergoods.com. 

About Datalliance
Datalliance is the world's largest provider of technology and services to support collaborative replenishment programs such as Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and related approaches.  Delivered as a cloud-based platform backed by extensive customer care, Datalliance makes it easy for trading partners to establish inventory management relationships that increase sales and profits by fully aligning business objectives, increasing on-shelf availability, optimizing turns, and reducing supply chain costs.  Datalliance manages billions of dollars in orders, millions of SKUs, and tens of thousands of locations worldwide for leading companies in consumer and industrial markets. For more information about Datalliance, visit www.datalliance.com.

Contact: Brian Lindner, Datalliance
513-791-7272