Kinaxis RapidResponse available on Google Cloud Marketplace (2023)

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Customers worldwide can now access Kinaxis' RapidResponse platform for end-to-end transparency and simultaneous scheduling on Google Cloud

OTTAWA, Ontario—Kinaxis^®Inch. (TSX: KXS), the driving authority for high-speed,safe decision makingin an unpredictable world, today announced that Kinaxis RapidResponse, the industry's leading supply chain management solution^®it is available on Google Cloud and Marketplace.

RapidResponse supports key business processes such as supply and demand planning, integrated business planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP) and inventory management, and provides end-to-end transparency with its control tower capabilities. Concurrent planning breaks down organizational silos, unifies disparate data into one comprehensive data model, and codifies company-wide trust through continuous alignment of everything and everyone in the company's end-to-end supply chain.

"We are excited that the Kinaxis platform is now available on Google Cloud," said Dai Vu, Director, Cloud Marketplace & ISV GTM Initiatives at Google Cloud. "Customers can deploy Kinaxis through the Google Cloud Marketplace, enabling rapid deployment of Kinaxis' supply chain management capabilities on Google Cloud's trusted global infrastructure."

The digital transformation of supply chain planning is a top initiative for growing companies worldwide. By making RapidResponse available on Google Cloud and its Marketplace, more companies can take advantage of the supply chain flexibility offered by Kinaxis, speeding up purchasing cycles and using RapidResponse to contribute to an organization's predetermined amounts of cloud usage.

"Having and partnering with Google Cloud helps Kinaxis increase our capabilities and deliver RapidResponse anywhere in the world in a fast and efficient manner," said John Sicard, CEO of Kinaxis. "By combining RapidResponse and our unique concurrent planning technique with the scale, agility and eco-efficiency of Google Cloud, we give businesses the agility and supply chain resilience they need to make decisions that positively impact people and the planet, even in times of crisis." massive disruption, as we continue to see around the world."

Kinaxis is Gartner for the ninth time^®Host of the Magic Quadrant™¹, and is positioned furthest for completeness of vision and highest for ability to execute in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for supply chain planning solutions. Kinaxis serves top clients worldwide in aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer products, high technology and electronics, industrial, life sciences and retail, including Toyota, Unilever, Schneider Electric, Santen and others.

This availability extends Kinaxis' multi-cloud approach, enabling RapidResponse and its suite of connected applications to be deployed on a private cloud hosted and supported by Kinaxis or a public cloud, such as Google Cloud.

¹Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions, P. Orup Lund, T. Payne, J. Suleski, C, Thomson, A. Salley, May 2, 2023.

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