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"For 25 years we've been talking about pushing decision making down. We've never done it. RapidResponse™ is the first one that allows you to integrate all of your employees from the CEO down to the guy on the shop floor, provide them with real-time information and allow them to figure out 'How do we actually do this?" (Bruce Richardson, chief research officer, AMR Research)

RapidResponse allows organizations to view accurate real-time data and to use that data to drive rapid response to change. Manufacturers are able to collaborate, analyze action alternatives and drive rapid action.

"RapidResponse has a very robust data model to model different types of ERP demand, and at the point that all the stake holders have that tool, they can easily exchange data back and forth and it will have already been classified and categorized and in the proper format." (Ron Stappert, operations manager, Jabil Circuit)

"RapidResponse gives us a more global view of our supply enterprise which is our extended supply chain. Supply chain within the Lucent supply chain operations as well as out supplier partner operations. And having that view across the supply chain as well as down into the supply chain enables us to have access to critical data so that we can respond to our customer's needs fast and efficiently." (Dianne Sforza, Global RapidResponse Project Manager, SCN global integrated operations engineering, Lucent Technologies)

Let's take a closer look at what makes RapidResponse different from any other solution to these problems.

RapidResponse empowers organizations with the ability to realize two essential behaviors: view their data and use their data to drive RapidResponse to change.

RapidResponse glass pipeline provides a secure conduit to connect RapidResponse users with the essential information they need to respond to changes within their internal and external supply chains. Through this conduit flows information from internal ERP systems, supplier or contract manufacturers ERP systems and other RapidResponse systems. The result: key decision makers gain multi-enterprise visibility by always having a holistic view of their extended supply chain and the same information as their key partners: a single version of the truth.

RapidResponse's rich tool set includes active spreadsheets, resolution engine and live scorecard.

Active spreadsheets empower stake holders so they can respond and behind the scenes are embedded always on analytics that accurately model the host ERP system instantly completing computations that would take ERP and supply chain planning systems hours or days to produce.

Resolution engine is what drives multi-enterprise collaboration and simulation of unplanned, complex supply chain problems so the best decisions can be made for all members of the supply chain.

RapidResponse live scorecard technology ranks your potential response to changes to assure that they are aligned with the key performance objectives that are important to your business. Live scorecard helps decision makers to understand the impact of decisions before they act.

These three unique RapidResponse technologies empower Kinaxis™ customers with both the visibility and the tools they need to respond with confidence and speed to the unexpected.