KXSCF - Power Integrations Selects Kinaxis for Global Supply Chain Management Leading Semiconductor Technology Innovator to Deploy Concurrent Planning Platform

Power Integrations Selects Kinaxis for Global Supply Chain Management Leading Semiconductor Technology Innovator to Deploy Concurrent Planning Platform

Canada NewsWire

OTTAWA, March 15, 2018

OTTAWA, March 15, 2018 /CNW/ - Kinaxis® (TSX:KXS), provider of RapidResponse®, a leading cloud-based supply chain management solution based on concurrent planning, today announced Power Integrationsâ„¢ (Nasdaq:POWI), will deploy Kinaxis RapidResponse to consolidate planning activities on a single platform.

As a leading innovator in the development and production of semiconductor technologies, Power Integrations selected RapidResponse and its unique ability to provide end-to-end supply chain visibility, to improve its focus on order and customer fulfillment. Power Integrations recognized the need to manage its supply chain from a global perspective on a unified platform, keeping themselves at the leading edge of systems and processes.

"Through RapidResponse we will gain the ability to concurrently plan and trial unique scenarios in near-real-time," said Power Integrations Vice President of Operations, Raja Petrakian. "This allows us to more accurately forecast our consumption of inventory based on a variety of demand-based scenarios."

"Concurrent planning is the essential philosophy that is driving the digital transformation of global supply chains," said Kinaxis CEO John Sicard. "With RapidResponse, Power Integrations will be able to 'know sooner and act faster', gaining the ability to run multiple reality-based scenarios to help drive their decision-making process. Power Integrations will gain a better understanding of end-to-end customer fulfillment and the financial impacts of their supply chain planning decisions."

RapidResponse will drive Power Integrations' effectiveness through tight integration and alignment of all planning functions, facilitating continuous orchestration of the enterprise's operations performance. RapidResponse dynamically balances supply and demand in response to ever-changing conditions and enables effective collaboration in order to choose a sales and operations plan that most closely aligns with corporate financial goals.

Forward-Looking Statements
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About Kinaxis Inc.
Offering the industry's only concurrent planning solution, Kinaxis is helping organizations around the world revolutionize their supply chain planning. Kinaxis RapidResponse, our cloud-based supply chain management software, connects your data, processes and people into a single harmonious environment. With a consolidated view of the entire supply chain, you can plan expected performance, monitor progress and respond to disconnects when reality hits. RapidResponse lets you know sooner and act faster, leading to reduced decision latency, and improved operational and financial performance. We can prove it. From implementation to expansion, we help our customers with every step of their supply chain journey.

About Power Integrations
Power Integrations, Inc. is a leading innovator in semiconductor technologies for high-voltage power conversion. The company's products are key building blocks in the clean-power ecosystem, enabling the generation of renewable energy as well as the efficient transmission and consumption of power in applications ranging from milliwatts to megawatts. For more information please visit www.power.com.

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