Kinaxis Recognized for Supplier Excellence

Kinaxis presented with a 3 star Award of Excellence at the second annual Raytheon Network Centric Systems (NCS) Supplier Excellence Awards banquet.

Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) October 25, 2007 -- Kinaxis™ Inc., the global leader in Response Management (http://www.kinaxis.com/solutions/index.cfm) solutions providing visibility and coordinated response to change for manufacturing and fulfillment organizations, today announced that it was presented with a 3 star Award of Excellence at the second annual Raytheon Network Centric Systems (NCS) Supplier Excellence Awards banquet in Dallas, Texas, recently. The award recognizes suppliers that demonstrate exemplary performance in meeting Raytheon's standards for excellence in quality and on-time delivery.

Candidates for the award undergo a rigorous assessment of quantitative and qualitative data that include, among other things, price, quality and delivery of the product, and management responsiveness when being considered for the award. A company must achieve the 3-star award before being considered for higher level awards. The highest level of recognition is 5-stars.

"We are honored to be part of this elite group recognized for excellence in supplier performance," says Randy Littleson, vice president of marketing for Kinaxis. "Strong customer partnerships are at the heart of our success. This award is validation of our commitment to delivering our customers valuable solutions supported by superior service."

About Kinaxis:

Kinaxis delivers an on-demand Response Management (http://www.kinaxis.com/solutions/index.cfm) service for visibility and coordination to drive rapid response (http://www.kinaxis.com/products/rapidresponse.cfm) to constant change across global supply and fulfillment networks, resulting in breakthroughs in customer service and operating performance. Kinaxis RapidResponse combines multi-enterprise visibility, collaborative "what-if" analysis and rapid decision support to empower front-line manufacturing and fulfillment teams to take quick and effective action when faced with constant changes in demand, supply and product. Global leaders such as Casio, Honeywell, Jabil, Raytheon and Benchmark Electronics use Kinaxis RapidResponse to empower their supply networks with superior responsiveness and gain competitive advantage. For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company's blog at blog.kinaxis.com (http://blog.kinaxis.com/).

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