Mr. Rick Wadsworth reports

KINAXIS WELCOMES VALANTIC TO ITS GROWING PARTNER ECOSYSTEM

Kinaxis Inc. today welcomed its newest system integrator (SI) partner, Valantic, one of the world's leading digital solutions, consulting and software companies, to the company's growing partner ecosystem. Supporting Kinaxis's desire to expand its PartnerLink program with regional specialists who can offer tailored customer implementation support services to suit individual market requirements, Valantic will offer its decades of expertise in complex enterprise software implementations to help companies across the European region optimize their global supply chain activities.

"The partnership with Kinaxis allows us to combine our process consulting expertise with leading supply chain planning technology, offering unprecedented agility and precision for our joint customers," said Karl Forster, senior vice-president supply chain digitalization and transformation at Valantic. "Kinaxis's ability to analyze complex supply chain data in real time, simulate different scenarios, and create AI-driven planning and forecasting is unparalleled and we look forward to adding their flagship concurrent planning platform to the mix of competencies we can offer to suit companies' digitization needs at a time where supply chain resiliency has never been more important."

The Kinaxis PartnerLink program -- which includes system integrators, cloud partners, solution extension partners and value-added resellers -- is a robust ecosystem of organizations which share a belief in the power of end-to-end supply chain orchestration as a means to accelerate strategic transformation and optimize global supply chains.

"The level of expertise we look for when bringing on a new system integrator is high -- we want to make sure they're the right fit for us and that they're bringing the right tools for our customers," said Conrad Mandala, senior vice-president, global partner organization, at Kinaxis. "We're excited to partner with Valantic and to offer more comprehensive and advanced orchestration solutions as an increasing number of businesses seek out ways to gain supply chain clarity in our complex world."

Visit Valantic at Hannover Messe (April 22 through 26, 2024, Booth F28 in Hall 15) to learn more about the new integration and Valantic's strong record of providing customers with supply chain optimization solutions with end-to-end business planning and continuous orchestration across time horizons, business processes and organizational boundaries.

About Kinaxis Inc.

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration. It serves supply chains and the people who manage them in service of humanity. The company's software is trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today's volatility and disruption. It combines its patented concurrency technique with a human-centred approach to artificial intelligence to empower businesses of all sizes to manage their end-to-end supply chain network, from multiyear strategic planning through down-to-the-second execution and last-mile delivery.

About Valantic

Valantic is No. 1 for digital transformation and one of the fastest-growing digital solutions, consulting and software companies on the market.