RedPrairie Creates Center of Optimization Excellence in Montreal

Global supply chain company RedPrairie Corp. has created a "Center of Optimization Excellence" in Montreal, Canada. RedPrairie said this center will serve as a technology lab devoted to advanced analytics and optimization science relative to supply chain, workforce and all-channel retail technologies.

This center of excellence was formed through RedPrairie's acquisition of Planora Inc., an organization founded by optimization research scientists Louis-Martin Rousseau, Alexandre Le Bouthillier and industry veteran Jean-Francois Gagné. Based in Montreal, Rousseau and Le Bouthillier are internationally recognized for their optimization research, as well as for developing algorithms that drive robust optimization software. All three will now serve as the brain trust of the Center of Optimization Excellence, according to RedPrairie.

"Creating a Center of Excellence speaks to the old adage, 'Knowledge is power',” said RedPrairie's chief technology officer John Kopcke. "As our customers face shifting market challenges in the form of Big Data, corporate globalization and the consumerization of technology, the Center of Excellence will allow RedPrairie customers to benefit from advanced optimization best practices that keep commerce in motion, no matter what complexities arise.”

To support continuous innovation, thought leadership and integration around all existing and emerging RedPrairie solutions, the scientific team at the Center of Excellence will work in conjunction with RedPrairie's research and development and product strategy groups, the company said.

In another statement, commented Planora’s executive chairman Pierre Donaldson, "We are excited about a partnership that will take the very best of optimization research, Big Data challenges and opportunities, and RedPrairie's solution footprint to create the most robust software technologies."

Serving customers for more than 35 years, RedPrairie's best-of-breed supply chain, workforce and all-channel retail solutions have been installed in over 60,000 customer sites across more than 50 countries. RedPrairie said that its solutions adapt to help ensure visibility and collaboration between manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers.

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