River Logic News

River Logic Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700

Dallas, Texas — July 13, 2009 River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling software, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in Business Intelligence and ISV Software Solutions, recognizing River Logic’s expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, River Logic has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel.

River Logic’s integrated business planning solutions, based on Enterprise Optimizer (EO), provide high value business insights and remove departmental barriers by connecting sales, operations, and financial planning at the strategic and operational levels. EO builds a holistic representation of a company by simultaneously employing activity-based modeling, constraint-oriented process modeling, and comprehensive financial modeling to improve decision support, including product portfolio, customer and channel optimization, trade promotion optimization, inventory strategy, capital asset strategy/network design, and sales and operations planning (S&OP).

“We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise to our customers,” said Kevin Howe, CEO for River Logic. “The benefits provided through our Gold Certified Partner status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide to customers.”

“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities,” said Allison Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. “They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes River Logic as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology.”

As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, River Logic had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner’s capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each Competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry. Within select Competencies, there are Specializations that focus on specific solution areas that recognize deeper expertise within that Competency. Serving as a specialized path to earning those Competencies, Specializations give direct access to the tools and resources that support that specific area of focus.

The Business Intelligence Competency is designed for partners that specialize in Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform and Performance Management. These partners are fully equipped to help customers leverage the data they’re already collecting to build more-effective business strategies. For customers, accurate business intelligence often equals a competitive advantage, which is why robust business-intelligence solutions are always in demand.

“Partners are essential to delivering Microsoft Business Intelligence solutions to our customers helping them grow their business and ensure they can evaluate trends in their business and act upon them,” said Tom Casey, general manager SQL Server Business Intelligence at Microsoft Corp. “Solutions competencies give Microsoft partners the resources and training they need to meet their customers’ needs. And for partners, the opportunity to highlight their expertise to customers is tremendous in the fast growing business intelligence market.”

The ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of developing and marketing packed software based on Microsoft technologies.

“Solutions competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better enable ISVs to meet customer needs,” said Walid Abu-Hadba, corporate vice president of the Developer and Platform Evangelism Group at Microsoft Corp. “They allow ISVs to keep and win customers through their deep knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform technologies. Microsoft has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to help them deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers, and the Microsoft Competencies are an important step in continuing to enhance vital relationships with ISVs worldwide.”

The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 2003 and represents Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners’ businesses be successful.

About River Logic
Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative solutions, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

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River Logic included in the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for Third Consecutive Year

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:02:19 -0700

DALLAS, TEXAS – July 29, 2009 – River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Business Planning and advanced business modeling, today announced its inclusion in the eighth-annual listing of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100.

According to Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive, “This year the magazine focused the criteria for its Executive 100 feature on economic recovery, as well as how supply chain services and technologies will be positioned when the economy rebounds.”

River Logic, a “three-peat” member of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, was selected for its innovation and its ability to deliver enterprise-level planning. Specifically, River Logic’s Integrated Business Planning solution, Enterprise Optimizer®, connects planning with strategy, policy, and operations to improve performance in the areas of:

S&OP Optimization
Product Profitability
Customer and Channel Profitability
Inventory Optimization
Production Scheduling

According to Kevin Howe, River Logic CEO, “Enterprise Optimizer has certainly improved supply chain performance through cost minimization.” Howe further stated, “As the economy stabilizes, decision makers will expand their use of Enterprise Optimizer’s simulation, optimization, and what-if analyses to evaluate growth-related strategies including M&A, capital investments, new market opportunities, and competitive positioning. These applications are in addition to the ongoing requirements of balancing supply and demand, network optimization, and inventory optimization.”

About River Logic
Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (http://www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer ® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative tools, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making is now a reality.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

River Logic Releases Extendable Solution for Integrated Business Planning

Tue, 26 May 2009 11:43:08 -0700

New Editions of Enterprise Optimizer® Provide Economical Entry into Hot IBP Category

DALLAS, TEXAS, May 27, 2009 – River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling software, today announced the launch of a new program designed to increase the awareness and understanding of IBP’s value. The program, From Education-To-Enterprise, offers fully-functional IBP software at assorted price points based on modeling complexity and data connectivity requirements.

River Logic’s expanded suite provides professionals in academia, finance, operations, and sales, the opportunity to learn how Enterprise Optimizer® (EO) is changing the way companies plan and execute by identifying the best courses of action within a portfolio of options. By combining constraint-oriented process modeling and activity-based modeling with comprehensive financial modeling, EO enhances decision-making through optimization, simulation, and what-if analyses.

Users can begin with EO for Microsoft® Office® for less than $500 and move to higher capacity editions as their knowledge and capabilities increase. Model files are compatible across the product suite. This eliminates the need to reconstruct models in order to upgrade to EO Workstation or EO Server, River Logic’s enterprise-level IBP solution.

River Logic’s From Education-To-Enterprise program includes EO for Microsoft® Office® for $499 and an academic edition for faculty and students for $139. Prices for the higher-end products, EO Workstation and EO Server, are determined by the scope and requirements of each installation.

Introductory Pricing and Training
Through June 12, 2009, EO for Microsoft® Office® can be purchased online at www.riverlogic.com/eomo for $299. The introductory price for the academic edition is $99. Prices for both products include a quick start guide, online training, sample models, and access to the EO User Community portal.

About River Logic
Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative solutions, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

8350 North Central Expressway, Suite 1500 | Dallas, TX 75206 | main: 214-393-4650 | fax: 214-393-4651

US-Based Semiconductor Company Selects River Logic’s Integrated Business Planning Solution to Drive Enterprise Alignment on a Common Plan

Tue, 19 May 2009 13:51:23 -0700

Global Semiconductor Company to Use Enterprise Optimizer® to Align Demand, Policy, and Supply Chain Capabilities

DALLAS, TEXAS, May 20, 2009 – River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling software, today announced that a US-based semiconductor company has selected Enterprise Optimizer® (EO) to better align market opportunities to supply chain response. The semiconductor company is a supplier of modules, components, and foundry services to communications companies.

Enterprise Optimizer will provide the semiconductor company with a single representation of their business, enabling them to effectively tie product profitability, planning policy, and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) to execution. With EO, they’ll have the ability to orchestrate a more profitable response to demand signals. This is particularly important in today’s economic climate.

Enterprise Optimizer is an Integrated Business Planning solution that effectively supports decision-making by helping senior executives and business/financial planners overcome planning challenges created by disparate departmental or business unit data sources. EO effectively links sales opportunities and demand planning processes, incorporating go-to-market strategies into demand forecasting and the S&OP process. With EO, the semiconductor company’s senior management will have the ability to engage departments/business units in planning activities that inform the plans of other parts of the business. EO will integrate with the company’s ERP system to provide a highly practical solution for sales planning and corporate performance management.

“We’re delighted this organization selected EO to align goals, metrics, and planning assumptions across their enterprise. Our current economic climate is a reason for businesses to move from one-dimensional planning to dynamic, multi-dimensional planning that integrates forward-looking business intelligence,” stated Kevin Howe, CEO for River Logic. “By adopting integrated business planning, companies can driver higher performance through S&OP process maturity.”

About River Logic

Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative solutions, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

New River Logic Podcast Highlights Multi-Dimensional Planning for Business Performance Improvement

Mon, 04 May 2009 12:26:09 -0700

River Logic Podcast Explores the Habits of Highly Effective Companies

DALLAS, TEXAS, May 4, 2009 – River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling software, has released its first podcast in a series on integrated business planning. This initial episode, Habits of Highly Effective Companies, features an interview with business strategy, supply chain management, and performance management veteran, Srikanth Srinivas, director of customer value for River Logic.

In this approximately 13-minute podcast, Mr. Srinivas explains how companies can increase their business performance by incorporating seven key enterprise processes to eliminate many of the hurdles companies now face in this economic downturn, including: falling demand and under-performing products; difficulty managing inventory; minimal return on marketing and investment dollars; and lack of confidence in profit and cost drivers.

Mr. Srinivas explains how integrated business planning helps organizations identify “diamonds” at the product and customer level to generate solid margins and how through a continuous improvement culture, enterprises can always know what to do and when to do it.

To download the program, please visit http://www.riverlogic.com/index.php?option=com_rsform&Itemid=906.

About River Logic

Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative solutions, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

Media Advisory - The Decisive Competitve Advantage

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:32:06 -0700

River Logic Webinar Series Continues with "Integrated Business Planning - The Decisive Competitive Advantage

Webinar Date and Time:
April 23, 2009 • 10:30am-11:30am CST

Audience:
This webinar is for senior managers and decision makers who seek a better understanding of the potential of and the technical requirements for Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

Register to attend the live event or to listen to the on-demand recording post the event.

Synopsis:
Integrated Business Planning is a management paradigm that is revolutionizing the business world. Given its decisive competitive advantage, isn't it time it was embraced by multi-national enterprises everywhere, especially in this turbulent economy?

This webinar will present a high-level, conceptual review of the key technologies that enable River Logic's Enterprise Optimizer® (EO) to successfully deliver on the promise of IBP. The discussion will cover EO’s basic approach to capturing and leveraging expert knowledge through the use of a Fifth Generation Programming Language, as well as the necessity of driver-based, constraint modeling. The webinar will also cover prevalent technologies such as OLAP, simulation, and decision trees, and there will be a discussion about why they are incapable of delivering true IBP and their relevance to IBP going forward.

Speaker:
The webinar will be presented by Robert C. Whitehair, Ph.D., Founder, Chief Research Officer, and Board Director for River Logic. Dr. Whitehair has led the development of River Logic's technologies and services since the early 90's. His research involves theoretical and mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence, knowledge-based programming languages, knowledge-based decision support systems, simulation, and computational mathematics. During his 20-year career developing decision support systems and business intelligence software solutions, Dr. Whitehair has published over 30 industry-accepted articles and technical reports. Dr. Whitehair also worked as a Manufacturing Consultant for Arthur Andersen and in a variety of research and development positions for IBM, GTE, and General Motors. Dr. Whitehair has developed over 1000 models in industries such as forest products, chemicals, financial services, energy, healthcare, and engineering. Dr. Whitehair earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts.

About River Logic
Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative solutions, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

Source: 8350 North Central Expressway, Suite 1500 | Dallas, TX 75206 | main: 214-393-4650 | fax: 214-393-4651

Integrated Business Planning - The Decisive Competitive Advantage

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:14:08 -0700

Title: Integrated Business Planning - The Decisive Competitive Advantage
Venue: /
Category: Webinars
Date: 04.28.2009 - 04.28.2009
Time: 10.30 h - 11.30 h
Description: Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a management paradigm that is revolutionizing the business world. Given IBP’s decisive competitive advantage, why is it only now being embraced?

This webinar will present a high-level, conceptual review of the key technologies that enable River Logic’s Enterprise Optimizer (EO) to successfully deliver on the promise of IBP. The discussion will include EO’s basic approach to capturing and leveraging expert knowledge through the use of a Fifth Generation Programming Language as well as the necessity of driver-based, constraint modeling and a holistic view of the enterprise.

This webinar will target managers and decision makers who seek a better understanding of the potential of, and the technical requirements for, IBP. The webinar will also review prevalent technologies such as OLAP, simulation, and decision trees and discuss why they are incapable of delivering true IBP and their relevance to IBP going forward.

Speaker: Robert C. Whitehair, Ph.D., Founder and Chief Research Officer, Board Director

Dr. Whitehair has led the development of River Logic's technologies and services since the early 90's. His research involves theoretical and mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence, knowledge-based programming languages, knowledge-based decision support systems, simulation, and computational mathematics. During his 20-year career developing decision support systems and business intelligence software solutions, Dr. Whitehair has published over 30 industry accepted articles and technical reports. Dr. Whitehair also worked as a Manufacturing Consultant for Arthur Andersen and in a variety of research and development positions for IBM, GTE, and General Motors. Dr. Whitehair has developed over 1000 models in industries such as forest products, chemicals, financial services, energy, healthcare, and engineering. Dr. Whitehair earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts.

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Making Integrated Business Planning Pay Off

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:07:31 -0800

In December 2008, Aberdeen Group benchmarked integrated business planning (IBP) capabilities at 129 companies. This report summarizes the results of that survey, and it highlights the key pressures, strategic actions, and process and technology capabilities of enterprises with Best-in-Class performance with respect to the IBP process. The report, sponsored by River Logic, outlines not-to-be-missed recommendations for improving IBP capabilities.

Delivering Unprecedented Shareholder Value with Holistic Modeling Technology

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:19:15 -0800

This paper describes how enterprise-wide holistic modeling technology can provide unprecedented insights that will enable companies to not only take financial performance to a new level, but also to fundamentally change the way they compete in the market.

River Logic Announces the Launch of its New Website

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:48:52 -0800

DALLAS, TEXAS, February 24, 2009 – River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling software today announced the launch of its newly designed website – http://www.riverlogic.com. The new website greatly improves the ability of visitors to quickly find information about River Logic’s products and services and provides a single source of information for planning professionals seeking to improve corporate performance management through integrated decision-making.

“The new website supports our growing business and increasing client base of top-tier manufacturing, energy, CPG, and healthcare customers. It has been designed to be easily navigable and to more thoroughly explain the features and benefits of our products and services, including Enterprise Optimizer® (EO),” stated Kevin Howe, CEO for River Logic.

Built on the open source platform, Joomla, the new site has advanced content-management capabilities to cope with the requirements of a fluid, responsive website. The content management system allows information to be quickly updated; thereby increasing the timeliness of the information. Visitors can quickly access solution information, education and training information, and a resource center with downloadable white papers, case studies, webinar information, and more. The website enhances River Logic’s effort to increase company visibility, and it addresses the desire of customers for more and better information. Future enhancements to the site will include such features as streaming video and an online store.

About River Logic

Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative solutions, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

Source: 8350 North Central Expressway, Suite 1500 | Dallas, TX 75206 | main: 214-393-4650 | fax: 214-393-4651

I.M.P.A.X. Congress 2009

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:50:10 -0800

Title: I.M.P.A.X. Congress 2009
Venue: Loews Coronado Bay Resort / Coronado
Category: Conferences
Date: 06.03.2009 - 06.05.2009
Time:
Description:

Improving Manufacturing Processes by Applying Excellence

The IMPAX Congress 2009 is the premier, invitation-only event for senior-level manufacturing and operations executives. The event gathers all of the resources - technologies, ideas, strategies, suppliers, and partners - to help optimize every aspect of your operation, from design to manufacturing process, to customer fulfillment, to business success. IMPAX Congress 2009 will dive deep into critical issues such as Operational Excellence, Leadership, Workforce, Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma, Energy/Green Manufacturing, Harvesting Business Intelligence, and much more.

Save money – and the environment – by reducing energy waste
Examine strategies to seamlessly link product design and development with manufacturing
Develop your continuous improvement approach
Increase efficiency by reducing cycle times
Create a connected enterprise to operate with speed and agility
Identify fragile points in your supplier network
Learn strategies to translate demand signals accurately
Discuss successful methods to reduce maintenance backlog and extend equipment uptime
Balance innovation and operational efficiency
Reduce inventory levels while maintaining product availability
Establish sound safety initiatives
Develop and retain manufacturing leaders of tomorrow

Pre-Qualification

The IMPAX Congress is comprised of a community of selected elite executives, ensuring that all attendees are properly qualified – holding specified responsibilities and accountability for budgetary decisions. Meet the right people - Network with like-minded individuals, who share the same initiatives and challenges as you.

Targeted Prospect Meetings

Looking for a solution to one of your challenges? The IMPAX Congress team will arrange pre-scheduled meetings between manufacturing executives and leading solution providers. Maximize your time out of the office – shorten your sales cycle by initiating relationships with people who can help.

The Logistics and Supply Chain Forum

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:30:49 -0800

Title: The Logistics and Supply Chain Forum
Venue: NYC Onboard the Norwegian Dawn / New York City
Category: Conferences
Date: 04.27.2009 - 04.30.2009
Time:
Description:

Location: Sailing from New York City Onboard the Norwegian Dawn

The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum is specifically designed to provide senior logistics and supply chain executives the opportunity to network in the focused, distraction free setting of The Norwegian Dawn Luxury Liner.

Three days of peer to peer networking, meetings between suppliers and clients, as well as cutting edge conference sessions provide an unsurpassed experience for a select group of forward thinking executives.

Program at a glance

April 27
6:00 pm

7:30 pm
8:30 pm
10:00 pm

April 28/29

7:45 am
9:00 am
1:15 pm
2:45 pm

6:30 pm

8:30 pm

10.00 pm

April 30
7:00 am

Opening Keynote Address
Speed Meetings & Welcome Reception

Dinner

Networking in onboard bars & casino

Breakfast

Conference Sessions / Business Meetings

Lunch

Conference Sessions / Business Meetings

Free time / activities / networking
Dinner

Entertainment & Networking in onboard bars & casino

Breakfast & Disembarkation

River Logic Receives Intelligent Enterprise Editors’ Choice Award for 2009

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:00:00 -0800

DALLAS, TEXAS (January 27, 2009) – River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of integrated business planning and advanced business modeling, today announced that InformationWeek Business Technology Network’s Intelligent Enterprise has awarded River Logic its Editors’ Choice Award for the second consecutive year.

River Logic, cited as a “Company to Watch” in Performance Management, was selected for its exceptional vision and technology innovation. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer®, enables decision makers to determine which activities will deliver the greatest financial impact by simultaneously considering market, process and financial dynamics in a holistic model.

According to Kevin Howe, River Logic CEO, “We take great pride in being a repeat recipient of the Editors’ Choice Award. We also applaud the efforts of the selection committee for acknowledging the importance of innovation and business optimization during a down economy.” Howe continues, “The leading companies of the future will master new technologies and processes that integrate decision-making across the enterprise. In doing so, these companies will improve profitability by linking strategy and operations directly to financial outcomes.”

According to Doug Henschen, editor-in-chief of Intelligent Enterprise, “Smart enterprises will have to make the most of technology to outmaneuver the competition and navigate the shoals of fast-changing and challenging economic conditions. We present our 10th Annual Intelligent Enterprise Editors' Choice Awards to guide our readers toward innovative and influential vendors, whether large or small, that have been leading the way toward easier and more comprehensive use of information, deeper and timelier insight, and more flexible and efficient applications and business processes."

About River Logic
Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides integrated business planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer ® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative tools, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

About Intelligent Enterprise

Intelligent Enterprise is the only Web site dedicated to helping organizations unlock and deliver the strategic value of information so they can improve business processes and drive excellence through operational decision-making. Intelligent Enterprise's content offers a unique focus on how to apply leading-edge technologies to sharpen such business objectives as improving the customer experience, developing smarter marketing campaigns, streamlining supply chains, detecting high-risk or fraudulent activity and creating effective, performance-driven enterprises. Intelligent Enterprise delivers expert coverage and thought leadership through its Web site as well as through Webinars, e-newsletters and more.

Source:

River Logic, Inc. | 8350 N Central Expressway Suite 1500 | Dallas, TX 75206

INFORMS 2009

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:59:06 -0800

Title: INFORMS 2009
Venue: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel‎ / Phoenix
Category: Conferences
Date: 04.26.2009 - 04.28.2009
Time:
Description: FOCUSED LEARNING SESSIONS

Select from tracks focusing on high-impact analytics in the real world.
Managing Risk and Uncertainty
Supply Chain Management
Service Systems
Health Care Applications
Theories of Practice: Implementing Analytics
Decision Analysis

Plus:
Methodology Tutorials
Software Tutorials
Pre-Conference Workshops

Integrated Business Planning Validated in Benchmark Report by Aberdeen Group

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:00:00 -0800

DALLAS, TEXAS, January 19, 2009 – River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Business Planning and advanced business modeling software, is please to announce its cosponsoring of Aberdeen Group’s most recent benchmark report, “Making Integrated Business Planning Pay Off: Bridging Supply, Demand, and Finance.”

The report validates River Logic’s vision and value proposition of increasing financial performance through an integrated planning and business modeling platform. By adopting Integrated Business Planning (IBP), decision makers can improve profitability by looking at both revenues and costs in a holistic manner.

The report, which includes survey results from 129 enterprises, highlights performance improvements and characteristics that distinguish Best-In-Class organizations. Sample characteristics of these Best-In-Class performers are:

6 times as likely as all others to have the ability to model pricing as a parameter to shape demand
7 times as likely as all others to have the ability to proactively monitor daily performance against IBP metrics
2.5 times as likely as all others to have the ability to enable feedback from the financial planning and budgeting process to the S&OP process

“Vendors specializing in IBP, such as River Logic, are deploying sophisticated solutions that align demand and supply planning with financial planning,” states Nari Viswanathan, principal analyst, Aberdeen . “By connecting analysis to financial outcomes, management can determine which plans, activities, and resources will deliver the greatest return in terms of Return on Net Assets, working capital, profits, cash flow, and other financial metrics.”

River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer^® (EO), removes departmental barriers by connecting planning across the enterprise. Specifically, EO connects strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO, which uses activity-based modeling, constraint-oriented process modeling, and comprehensive financial modeling, improves decision support through product profitability, customer and channel optimization, inventory strategy optimization, capital asset strategy and S&OP.

About River Logic

Based in Dallas , Texas , River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer ® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative solutions, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

$500 Million Chemical/Oil & Gas Manufacturer Realizes Added Revenues

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:57:08 -0800

$500 Million Chemical/Oil & Gas Manufacturer Realizes Added Revenues

This U.S.-headquartered manufacturer of additives wanted to optimize production and profits across multiple plants in its North America and European facilities.

By building an EO model with a front-end Access database interface, EO was able to extract information from multiple sources including the company’s ERP and external data. As a result, order allocation was established as part of the S&OP process.

The expanded model included:

Contract Management for Product and Customer Rationalization
Bid Support
Seasonal Planning and Competitive Analysis within the Marketing Department

The time to implement EO with a Tier-One Partner was 90 days for both training and consulting for the initial project.

Profit improvement was approximately $1 million per month through optimized production planning, and the company was able to understand profitability by product and by customer in annual negotiations with major customers.

U.S.-based Snack Food Manufacturer Increases Product Profitability

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:54:31 -0800

U.S.-based Snack Food Manufacturer Increases Product Profitability

This U.S.-based snack food manufacturer used EO to improve decision-making and communication across the company. Wanting to understand what the most profitable products were, they also wanted to gain insight into where they should manufacture new products.

The EO engagement worked with a domain expert to build a comprehensive model in 45 days, and consolidated operational and financial data across all facilities into single representation.

Data was generated from ERP, SCM and general ledger systems.

Utilizing EO’s recommendations, initial conclusions supported moving product lines among 5 US-based manufacturing facilities to increase profitability.

Hospital Maps Payer Codes, Facility Costs, and Surgical Costs to Doctors and Procedures

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:47:31 -0800

Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas – Hospital Maps Payer Codes, Facility Costs, and Surgical Costs to Doctors and Procedures

“EO provided our doctors’ group a model with transparent information and financial impact to both doctors and the hospital. It’s not only a phenomenal means to understanding the bottom line, but a prudent investment for our business moving forward.?

- Jim Silliman, President, Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas

When a leading hospital and orthopedic medical practice explored the financial impact of cost and revenue associated with a possible joint venture, these questions needed answers:

What is the true cost allocation from the hospital system tied to the partnership?
What type of doctors should be hired? Where should they perform procedures?
How will revenues be allocated? What is the financial impact of various health care payers to the partnership?
Where and how should marketing and capital be invested?

With EO, all payer codes were mapped as well as facility costs and surgical costs to doctors and procedures. The financial impact of capital decisions, recruiting and marketing costs were added to EO Reports that showed both parties the basis for negotiations and decision-making.

Value was recognized within the 30 consulting days spent for building the model, data integration and initial scenario analysis.

Now both parties receive an ongoing checkup with an updated model and report generation that notes budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.

$2B-plus Steel Manufacturer Optimizes Profit with Advanced Procurement

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:43:11 -0800

$2B-plus Steel Manufacturer Optimizes Profit with Advanced Procurement

When this multi-billion dollar revenue steel-manufacturing company needed to develop a sophisticated procurement model, EO provided:

Easy-to-use Forecasting Model
What-if capabilities
Market Trends Consensus
Insight on contract negotiations and commodity purchases

The EO solution provided principled economic analysis to support decision-making using such factors as price forecasts, supply cost forecasts, associated price elasticity curves and cost-elasticity curves, and demand forecasts.

The engagement period was 27 consulting days to build and normalize the model.

As a result, the company can now leverage their own analysts’ expertise to capitalize on previously hidden opportunities in the steel market while expanded use of EO continues for production planning.

Multi-Billion Dollar Paper and Pulp Manufacturer Uses Enterprise Optimizer

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:38:22 -0800

Multi-Billion Dollar Paper and Pulp Manufacturer Uses Enterprise Optimizer to Optimize Production and Profit

This multi-billion revenue Pulp & Paper Manufacturer uses EO to address key questions such as:

How should we balance production across our manufacturing and distribution networks to maximize cash contribution?
Which capital investment projects make the most sense and have the highest return?
How can we rationalize production capacity to increase cash flow?

The company collected data from 14 production facilities. Data sources included ERP, manufacturing, engineering, and general ledger systems. The consolidated data is fed into a modeling system consisting of interconnected databases with an EO model lying at its core. The enterprise modeling system executes a scenario in just a few minutes, facilitating dozens of scenario analyses daily. Experimenting with many variations of each scenario leads to improved capital proposals and more nuanced marketing initiatives.

The results have been overwhelmingly positive – the EO modeling process contributes to aligned, fact-based decision-making.

Multi-national Dairy Exporter Uses Enterprise Optimizer to Maximize Profit

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:08:32 -0800

Kiwi Dairy – Multi-national Dairy Exporter Uses Enterprise Optimizer to Maximize Profit from Post-Merger Integration

Kiwi Dairy

When Kiwi acquired another New Zealand dairy, Meadow Fresh Foods, the acquisition resulted in overlapping products and capacity with one of its existing brands, Mainland Products.

Issues:
The merger called for strategic supply chain decisions. The analysis was further complicated by seasonal changes in both the supply of milk and the demand for different dairy products, which threatened the success of the acquisition.

Questions included:

• Which operations should be expanded?
• Which operations should be closed?
• Should a totally new green-field site be built?

Engagement:
The following alternatives were captured in the EO model with three distinct options:

• Expand the Meadow Fresh Plant and close the Mainland Plant
• Expand the Meadow Fresh Plant and build a new Mainland Plant
• Close both plants and build a new single plant on a green-field site.

An option switch was included so that only one alternative was valid at any one time.

Solution:
Project teams from the acquisition and brand divisions were assembled. For Meadow Fresh Foods, the team included the financial controller, who became the team leader, the business unit manager and the production manager for cultured foods. Representing the brand line, Mainland Products, were the production manager from its cultured foods division and a technical officer for the company. An Enterprise Optimizer® (EO) model was developed to find the optimal solution for the combined business.

EO determined the optimal solution was the construction of a green-field site.

The final phase of the modeling process focused on the optimal time to implement the solution. The Meadow Fresh plant had capacity available for growth, but Mainland did not. EO was then configured to identify when machines at Mainland would run out of capacity, which would trigger the construction of the green-field site.

EO determined that the new site should be ready within the next three years, which had a positive impact on cash flow for the company. The acquisition team determined that the net savings incurred from the results of EO were in excess of $2 million per year.

The EO project and business analysis took less than five weeks for a total return in excess of 50X compared against the net present value (NPV) of the savings identified.

Leading Sugar Cane Producer in Brazil Triples Profits with Enterprise Optimizer

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:47:23 -0800

Grupo Zillo Lorenzetti (Zillo) – Leading Sugar Cane Producer in Brazil Triples Profits with Enterprise Optimizer

Background:
In Brazil, the country with the largest sugarcane crop, Grupo Zillo Lorenzetti (Zillo) stands out. Based in San Paulo, this company employs 2,300 people and another 18,000 indirect workers. Originally Zillo was comprised of three separate business units, but these entities operating in specific geographies, formally merged to form a company with $600 million in annual revenue.

Key finished products include crystal sugar, refined sugar and ethanol along with other by-products such as yeast and bagasso (used as animal feed and bio-mass fuel).

At Zillo, the industrial processes which transform sugarcane into end products have the reputation of being some of the best in the world. A highly automated process is used to produce quality products within tight manufacturing tolerances. Technology also plays a significant role. Oracle® databases and hand-held computers are used to track materials and perform the complicated calculations required to manage the flow from raw materials to finished products.

Issues:
Zillo had a harvest planning model that provides guidelines for when fields are harvested and the cane is transported to the designated supporting mill. As trucks queue at a mill, a buffer stock is created and the trucks wait in line to unload. Often, there are no trucks at a mill causing the buffer stock to be depleted and the mill to cease operation. This results in a non-recoverable loss of production. In other cases, the trucks wait in a long queue, and buffer stock far exceeds production requirements. Historical operating practices and lack of alternatives created a belief system that mill losses were an unavoidable cost of doing business.

Engagement:
In four weeks, the senior management and a small team of consultants constructed an EO model that significantly increased earnings while allowing strategic plans to be readily implemented throughout the Zillo enterprise.

Solution:
Zillo took the initiative to create a modeling team consisting of its President, Chief Information Officer, Farm Managers, and Logistics Managers. Using EO to model both of its agriculture and industrial processes, the team focused on inbound transportation of sugarcane and mill allocation.

The EO model determined that pooling all harvesting and transportation resources so they could be allocated as needed during the harvest season instead of restricting them to a designated mill would improve profits by more than $10 million annually, with no capital investment required.

This significant gain was realized through improved use of transportation resources, reduced maintenance costs, increased mill efficiencies, reduced labor costs, and improved yields. Zillo was also able to reduce the number of fields it leased and better implement agricultural policies to ensure that future harvest yields would adequately respond to market demands.

The $10 million in annual improvements more than tripled profits, yielding a return close to 100X the total investment. Perhaps more importantly, the insights gained eradicated a belief system that had historically existed in accepting ongoing mill losses.

Turning Decisions into Dollars - Integrating Supply Chain

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:55:48 -0800

The Planning process has routinely been plagued by an ever-widening gap between strategy and operations. River Logic's Integrated Business Planning (IBP) software, Enterprise Optimizer, is bridging this gap and executives, strategic planners and consultants are taking heed. Download River Logic's latest white paper to learn more about IBP and how it simultaneously links market and process dynamics to financial outcomes.

Integrated Business Planning - Taking Strategic Planning to the Competitive Edge

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:43:50 -0800

Strategy has become one of the most widely used, and misused, terms in business. Some leaders believe that strategy is the only way to compete in today's complex and fluid business environment; while others recognize the value of strategy but think strategic planning is dead. Download this whitepaper to see how River Logic's Integrated Business Planning (IBP) software is helping to bridge the gap between market and process dynamics and financial outcomes.

River Logic Helps Clients Measure and Maximize ROI through IBP

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0800

DALLAS, TEXAS, December 3, 2008 – River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Business Planning and advanced business modeling software, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Dallas-based consulting firm, The Player Group, LLC, which manages and operates the North America region for the Beyond Budgeting Round Table.

Under the terms of the agreement, The Player Group consultants will offer Enterprise Optimizer® (EO), River Logic’s award-winning planning and modeling software platform, to improve the performance of client companies’ through unprecedented insight and understanding. Specifically, they will use EO to holistically model its clients’ enterprise, and connect planning across all functional silos. The Player Group will use EO’s innovative technology to simultaneously conduct constraint-based modeling, activity-based costing, and full financial modeling in a single representation. This holistic approach to planning identifies the plans and decisions that will deliver the greatest financial impact to the client’s organization.

Steve Player, founder and managing director of The Player Group said, “Enterprise Optimizer is literally changing the way business leaders see their operations and make decisions.” Player continues, “By combining constraint-based modeling and activity-based costing with full financial modeling, organizations have the ability to integrate forward-looking approaches.”

According to Kevin Howe, River Logic CEO, “The Player Group, being a recognized leader in performance and cost management, provides significant value to our solution as well as to our Partners Program.” Howe also states, “Their expertise in activity-based costing and performance management will accelerate the markets’ adoption of Integrated Business Planning as the new standard for planning.”

About River Logic
Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer ® (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative solutions, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

About The Player Group
The Player Group provides management consulting to enable its clients to achieve better results in a shorter timeframe. Specializing in cost and performance management, The Player Group is actively involved in thought leadership groups and the Activity-Based Management Advanced Implementation Group and the Beyond Budgeting Round Table.

Steve Player, founder and managing director of The Player Group has co-authored and edited six industry-leading cost and performance management books and served as a media resource for hundreds of articles. The firm has also led numerous global activity-based costing (ABC) and advanced planning studies in conjunction with the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC). Mr. Player also is the director for the North America region of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table (BBRT) and writes a monthly Finance Transformation column for Business Finance Magazine.

Redefining the Tools of Engagement

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:31:41 -0800

This insightful white paper addresses the many challenges facing today's consultants. Global supply chains, emerging technologies, faster decision cycles and increasing client demands are forcing consulting firms, regardless of size, to redefine their engagements. Learn how progressive firms are solving a wider range of problems, while directly linking their recommendations to operational and financial impacts. Paper includes results from a recent survey of consultants, conducted by an independent research firm.

Palladium Group: Enterprise OptimizerÂ® Augments Balanced Scorecard System

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:19:27 -0800

This paper summarizes Dr. Robert Kaplan's and Dr. David Norton's latest thinking on how best to configure and integrate strategy with operations to achieve breakthrough execution for both. This paper also introduces Enterprise Optimizer (EO), a new technology developed by River Logic. EO, in addition to linking strategy to execution, provides the corresponding financial impact across the entire enterprise, in a single, unified model.

Superior Supply Chain Management Performance with Holistic Modeling

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:07:00 -0800

This 15-page report details Enterprise Optimizer's (EO) power and ability to change the game in supply chain, enterprise planning and decision-making. Current systems such as BI, BPM, and SCM alone can't provide the information required to find and communicate the decisions that yield the best financial results for companies. Read how EO's revolutionary technology provides company executives, managers and their consultant advisors the answers to their ultimate objective; strategies that maximize shareholder value and the ability to move quickly and execute.

The Advanced M&A Approach: Increasing Success with EP&O

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:55:44 -0700

Studies show that 50 to 80% of M&As fail to deliver on potential value. Why? The culprit is proper planning and this paper provides a thorough explanation with case study example on how planning through Enterprise Planning and Optimization (EP&O) methodology can significantly impact the success rate of M&A transactions.

The Case for Technology in Consulting

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:43:47 -0700

Management consulting firms are continually challenged by their clients to offer unique insights to improve market cap. In this paper, former McKinsey consultant Carlos Centurion outlines the current pressures consultants face in differentiating their client service, and how advanced modeling technology can help a consulting firm significantly improve its value proposition to clients and its economic performance.

EP&O: The Future of Advanced Business Planning

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:31:30 -0700

What's beyond Activity Based Costing and Predictive Analytics? This white paper shows how Enterprise Planning and Optimization (EP&O) can optimize strategic planning to a financial outcome by modeling processes and constraints simultaneously which removes the blindside in analysis that CFOs face today. Case study example included

Strategic Enterprise Optimization in Forest Products

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:07:48 -0700

"Strategic Enterprise Optimization" describes how Forest Products companies can address current industry challenges and significantly improve their financial performance with Enterprise Optimization technology.

Integrating Enterprise Optimizer with PerformancePoint Server 2007

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:07:52 -0700

River Logicâs Enterprise OptimizerÂ® (EO) combined with Microsoft PerformancePoint ServerÂ® (PPS) 2007 turns planning into performance. Enterprise Optimizer seamlessly integrates with PPS to establish the planning roles (e.g., Contributors, Approvers) and workflows required for integrated planning.

Fundamentals of Profit Improvement

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:55:37 -0700

"Fundamentals of Profit Improvement" is an in-depth look at the use of profit as a common business language as well as the reasoning and methodology behind the development of Enterprise Optimizer^Â®.

The Power of Integrated Decision Making

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:43:34 -0700

Studies suggest that the benefits of an Integrated Decision Making (IDM) solution can be quantified in terms of substantial profit improvements as well as other benefits.

Optimal Decision Analysis

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:31:33 -0700

"Optimal Decision Analysis" describes this new category of BPM solution, including the significance of aligning strategic, tactical, and operational plans with an organization's overall objectives.

Plans Are Nothing. Planning is Everything

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:19:58 -0700

Decades of development in managerial accounting, operations research, raw computing power, software development, process modeling, data management and graphics are combining in ways that are rapidly altering the world of integrated decision making. We are on the cusp of a revolution.

Six Levels of Financial Knowledge

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:30:04 -0700

Few line managers or financial executives are satisfied with the current state of decision support because itâs too heavily driven by the financial accounting template and cost systems motivated by overhead allocation. But dissatisfaction usually leads businesses to take a hard look at themselves and set some tough goals relative to acquiring more profound knowledge.What this engagement process requires is a solid but easily communicated framework for self-evaluation and planning, which Iâll propose.

Performance Based Planning

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:19:07 -0700

Corporate performance improves exponentially when the best-of-the-best team-up. And MicrosoftÂ® and River Logic have done just that â Teamed-up to deliver the worldâs most powerful and advanced performance management solution. River Logicâs Enterprise OptimizerÂ® (EO) combined with Microsoft PerformancePoint ServerÂ® (PPS) provides true Integrated Business Planning (IBP). Managers using EO have greater insights and make better decisions by understanding which activities and interactions drive financial performance. PPS and EO enable users to maximize their existing Business Intelligence by providing strategy formulation, financial planning, and budgeting and forecasting, in a holistic planning and modeling system.