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Datalliance to Present Vendor Managed Inventory at Bearing Specialists Association Meeting
"Vendor Managed Inventory -- Proven Technology Changing the Game in Industrial Distribution" to Be Presented by Max Buchanan
| Source: Datalliance
CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwire - January 7, 2010) - Datalliance, the leading independent
supplier of Vendor
Managed Inventory (VMI) services, will be presenting "Vendor Managed
Inventory -- Proven Technology Changing the Game in Industrial
Distribution" at the 2010 Bearing Specialists Association Winter Meeting to
be held January 17-19 in Tampa, Florida. This session will be presented
during the Information Technology and Supply Chain committee meeting at
1:00 p.m. on January 18. Max Buchanan, Director of Sales - Automotive,
Heavy Duty & Industrial at Datalliance, will be the presenter for this
session.
This Session will discuss how Vendor
Managed Inventory changes the way distributors do business with key
suppliers to further improve supply chain efficiencies. Attendees will
learn how this collaborative approach strengthens business partnerships and
truly delivers value for both parties. Buchanan will present the
commercial evolution of VMI and showcase results from the bearing industry
and others that document why recognized industry leaders have embraced
Vendor Managed Inventory. As the industry prepares for a rebound, this
presentation will show how working collaboratively can help suppliers and
distributors execute a strategy to maintain service to commercial customers
with less inventory and lower administrative.
In his current position, Buchanan is responsible for working with 25+
suppliers and hundreds of distributors to help them understand the business
value of Vendor Managed Inventory, determine which of their trading
partners are most appropriate for a VMI relationship, and work with them to
deliver the VMI benefits of improved inventory efficiency, reduced
administrative costs and improved customer service. Buchanan has been a
frequent presenter/panelist at various industry events over the past
several years.
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.