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Demand Management, Inc., a global resource for supply chain management solutions, announced that Deschutes Brewery, an award-winning craft brewery, has selected Demand Solutions® supply chain management software to increase forecast accuracy and customer service levels.

Based in Bend, Oregon, Deschutes Brewery is a craft brewery founded in 1988 in Bend, Oregon. The company produces a range of beers which it currently distributes to eighteen states. As of 2010, it was the fifth-largest craft brewery and eleventh-largest overall brewery in the United States.

“We outgrew our manual forecasting process and were spending more time sifting through data rather than analyzing it. We needed a solution that would improve our ability to forecast depletions from our distributors while having better visibility of distributor inventories. This helps us add value to our distributors, by allowing us to ensure the right product mix is available to fulfill customer demand and maintain high customer satisfaction,” said Peter Skrbek, director of finance for Deschutes Brewery. “Demand Solutions is a great fit for us given their out-of-the-box standardization. Some of the other solutions we reviewed were highly customized and wouldn’t be cost effective for us to maintain in the long run.”

Demand Solutions has a history of helping craft breweries meet their supply and demand planning goals. Deschutes was looking for a system that could integrate third-party data from a leading Beverage Industry Market Data Provider, Vermont Information Processing. The need for integration to the third-party data, along with Deschutes’ Internal history and an easy connection to the company’s Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP system, were critical factors in the decision.

“Our supply chain management tools will give the Deschutes the visibility necessary to manage a growing brand with high levels of distribution excellence,” said Demand Management President Bill Harrison. “We look forward to supporting Deschutes Brewery in exceeding their goal to increase customer satisfaction.”

About Demand Management, Inc.

Demand Management, Inc. is a leading global supply chain planning software company that offers affordable, easy-to-use tools for manufacturers and distributors who want to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service levels and reduce overall inventory to maximize profits and lower costs. The company offers the Demand Solutions supply chain planning suite for forecast management, demand planning, collaborative forecasting and inventory planning as well as modules for advanced planning and scheduling (APS), sales and operations planning (S&OP) and point of sale analysis. Demand Management, Inc. has over 25 years of experience working with supply chain professionals and has incorporated best practices and real-world business requirements in its software from its extensive customer base in 76 countries. Demand Solutions customers include Lonely Planet, Trek Bicycle and Avery Dennison. For more information on Demand Solutions visit www.demandsolutions.com. Demand Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of Logility, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software (NASDAQ: AMSWA).

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