Logility Announces Dynamic Allocation and Replenishment to Help Retailers Save Time, Maximize Full Price Sell-Through, Minimize Costly Transfers

Network-Wide Multi-Source Distribution to Omni-Channel Locations
Based on Need and Priority

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Logility, Inc., a leading provider of advanced retail planning and
collaborative supply chain optimization solutions, today announced the
availability of Dynamic Allocation and Replenishment, a unique new
capability within Logility Voyager Retail Optimization™. Retailers with
multiple distribution centers now have the flexibility to automatically
allocate and replenish merchandise to each store location or channel
from any combination of distribution centers to boost inventory velocity
and support each location’s ability to meet financial plans.

Many retailers have a time-consuming manual process that statically
defines allocation and replenishment lanes based on a one-to-one
relationship between distribution center and channel or store location.
When merchandise is not available from a predetermined source, the
retail location must either wait for its distribution center to
replenish inventory or have an analyst manually intervene to accelerate
the process. This situation often leads to disappointed customers, lost
sales, costly transfers and lower margins. Logility’s Dynamic
Multi-Source Allocation and Replenishment algorithm proactively
evaluates the entire distribution network to dynamically identify the
most cost-effective replenishment location while simultaneously
prioritizing channel/store locations based on business rules.

Logility’s Dynamic Allocation and Replenishment algorithmic engine
ensures retail goals are met and the channel/location needs are
prioritized across the entire network. For example, when shipments to
multiple distribution centers are not in sync this can cause some stores
to receive merchandise while other, higher priority locations, may not.
However, Logility’s Dynamic Allocation and Replenishment can
automatically rebalance and prioritize distribution to the right
channels/stores without the need for manual intervention. This helps
reduce backroom space requirements and accelerate inventory to make sure
the right products are available for customers at priority locations.

“Today’s demanding consumers expect the merchandise they want to be
available when and where they want to purchase,” said Allan Dow,
president, Logility. “With this new algorithm-driven capability,
Logility Voyager Retail Optimization helps retailers automatically
allocate and replenish merchandise to priority locations; providing each
location the maximum amount of time and space to sell merchandise at
full price. Retailers are able to minimize costly transfers, decrease
markdowns and maximize product profitability while reducing the amount
of time each analyst must dedicate to the allocation and replenishment
process.”

About Logility

With more than 1,250 customers worldwide, Logility is a leading provider
of collaborative supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning
solutions that help small, medium, large, and Fortune 500 companies
realize substantial bottom-line results in record time. Logility Voyager
Solutions is a complete supply chain management and retail optimization
solution that features a performance monitoring architecture and
provides supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment
planning; Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP); Integrated Business
Planning (IBP); supply and inventory optimization; manufacturing
planning and scheduling; retail merchandise planning and allocation; and
transportation planning and management. Logility customers include
Abercrombie & Fitch, Big Lots, Fender Musical Instruments, Nebraska
Furniture Mart, Parker Hannifin, Tuesday Morning, Verizon Wireless, and
VF Corporation. Logility is a wholly owned subsidiary of American
Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA), named one of the 100 Most Trustworthy
Companies in America by Forbes. For more information about Logility,
call 800-762-5207 USA or visit http://www.logility.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. There are a number of
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated by statements made herein. These factors include, but are
not limited to, continuing U.S. and global economic uncertainty, the
timing and degree of business recovery, unpredictability and the
irregular pattern of future revenues, dependence on particular market
segments or customers, competitive pressures, delays, product liability
and warranty claims and other risks associated with new product
development, undetected software errors, market acceptance of Logility’s
products, technological complexity, the challenges and risks associated
with integration of acquired product lines, companies and services, as
well as a number of other risk factors that could affect the Company’s
future performance. For further information about risks the Company and
American Software could experience as well as other information, please
refer to American Software, Inc’s. current Form 10-K and other reports
and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. For more information, contact: Vincent C.
Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, American Software, Inc., (404)
264-5477 or fax: (404) 237-8868.

Logility is a registered trademark and Logility Voyager Solutions is
a trademark of Logility, Inc. Other products mentioned in this document
are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners.

Contacts

Logility
Justin Siefert, 404-264-5485
[email protected]
www.logility.com/blog