Supply & Demand Chain Executive Names Oco as a Top Supply Chain Innovator in its
Annual Awards Program
Award Recognizes Oco's Innovative Business Intelligence Solutions for Providing
Supply-Chain-Wide Visibility; Solving Targeted Business Problems
WALTHAM, Mass., June 29, 2009 - Oco, Inc., a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
provider of business intelligence (BI)
and data integration solutions, announced today that it has been honored as one
of the top supply chain providers in the eighth annual Supply & Demand Chain Executive
100, which appears in the June/July issue of the popular business-to-business
magazine. The awards program features the leading providers of supply chain services
and technologies that are helping customers to not only meet the urgent business
imperatives of the current economic downturn, but also to thrive as the economy
rebounds. Oco was awarded this recognition for its innovative BI solutions that
help companies solve specific business issues and achieve greater visibility of
their operations throughout the supply chain.
Oco's SaaS-based BI solutions give customers supply-chain-wide visibility, enabling
them to address a number of business issues, such as helping them reduce transportation
costs, improve supplier collaboration, reduce inventory while maintaining target
customer service levels, and improve operational performance. "Oco's solution provided
Welch's with insight to drive significant supply chain improvement in transportation,
and improve collaboration with our carriers through shared information and analytics,"
said Bill Coyne, director, purchasing and logistics, Welch's.
Each year, Supply & Demand Chain Executive publishes the Top 100
to make its readers aware of those enablers that are leading the way in providing
cutting-edge solutions and services to help enterprises address pain points in their
supply chains through the application of new technologies and new processes. Based
on submissions to the top 100 from end-users and solution providers, the judging
committee for the top 100, including the editorial staff of the magazine, in conjunction
with the editorial advisory board, has compiled a list of leading supply and demand
chain innovators. Oco, as well as other final recipients, will be featured in the
cover story of the June/July 2009 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive,
as well as online at www.SDCExec.com.
"In today's complex business environment and tough economic climate, companies must
find ways to work faster and smarter," said William Copacino, president and CEO
of Oco, Inc. "Oco's business intelligence solutions help them to gain visibility
into cross-functional processes across their enterprises and beyond, identify and
enable cost reduction opportunities, and uncover opportunities for growth. We're
quite honored to be recognized for these achievements by Supply & Demand Chain Executive,
since these capabilities are essential to helping companies survive the recession,
and be well-positioned for post-recession growth."
"The 2009 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 includes supply chain solution
and service providers that are helping their customers and clients both respond
to the downturn and, more importantly, position themselves for growth ahead," said
Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Our goal with
the '100' is to highlight a broad range of solutions and services targeted
at a variety of industries, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes,
and assisting in the transformation of the diverse mix of the functions that make
up the supply chain."
Oco's business intelligence solutions give organizations immediate access to timely
information, helping them achieve ROI within 90 days and a return of three times
their investment in the solution (3X ROI) – at a fraction of the cost and time of
traditional approaches. Oco's BI solutions leverage a library of leading-edge, best-practice
analytics (reports, dashboards and key performance indicators) to help companies
gain new insights and drive business improvement across their organizations. Since
Oco's rapidly deployed solutions can cost-effectively address particular business
areas, many companies are using them to complement and leverage their existing BI
investments.
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful
supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints
and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals
through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement
to gain competitive advantage.
On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.
About Oco, Inc.
Oco is a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based
business intelligence (BI) and data integration solutions. The company provides
complete BI solutions to customers such as Casual Male, Dunkin' Brands, Fidelity
Investments, Office Depot and Welch's. Oco's unique business-centric approach to
BI helps companies solve targeted business issues, achieve ROI within 90 days and
triple their return on investment. Leveraging a library of best-practice analytics,
pre-built data models, and patented technology, Oco's SaaS-based solutions are delivered
in a fraction of the time, at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions, with
fewer IT resource requirements than traditional approaches. In addition to its own
product portfolio, Oco also offers an on-demand BI solution through its partnership
with SAP BusinessObjects. Oco was founded in 1999 and its headquarters are in Waltham,
Mass.
More information about Oco can be found at www.oco-inc.com.
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