Shay Sidner

WESTERVILLE, OHIO February 24, 2016

**flexis North America, Inc., provider of planning solutions designed to create visibility across connected business units and increase throughput throughout the enterprise, today announced that flexis NA Director of Operations Shay Sidner has been named a “Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. **

“I am extremely pleased to receive this acknowledgement of my expertise in the supply chain space,” stated flexis North America Director of Operations Shay Sidner. “It’s difficult to minimize the critical importance of a well-designed and managed supply chain in today’s global economy. It’s gratifying to know that my colleagues at flexis and I are helping companies become more efficient, innovative, and competitive within this key area of business.”

A respected supply chain expert with more than 10 years’ experience with supply chain optimization, Sidner has focused her career on ensuring that manufacturers function as efficiently as possible.

The Pros to Know Awards recognize supply chain executives, and manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises, that are leading initiatives to help prepare their companies’ supply chains for the significant challenges of today’s business climate. This year’s list includes more than 200 individuals from software firms and service providers, consultancies or academia, who helped their supply chain clients or the supply chain community at large prepare to meet these challenges—and more than 40 Practitioner Pros, who do the same within their own companies.

“Supply & Demand Chain Executive congratulates the 2016 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know recipients. The Pros to Know is a listing of exceptional corporate executives at manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises who are leading initiatives to help prepare their companies' supply chains for the significant challenges in the year ahead,” says Ronnie Garrett, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. “We commend recipients for their achievements. Their accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage the supply chain for competitive advantage. Their efforts in developing the tools, processes and a knowledge base for supply chain transformation, as well as in promoting new approaches to supply chain enablement, earned these individuals a rightful place in this year's Pros to Know listing.”

Supply & Demand Chain Executive received more than 350 entries for the 2016 Pros to Know Awards. The entire list of “Pros to Know” will be published in the March 2016 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and available online at
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About flexis North America, Inc
flexis North America, Inc. is a division of Germany-based flexis AG. flexis is a leading solutions provider of sales & operations planning (S&OP), advanced planning & scheduling (AP&S) and supply chain management (SCM) software and consulting services that enable intelligent manufacturing and minimize the risks of operating in a global network.