Logility, Inc., a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, announced today that Karin Bursa, vice president of marketing at Logility, will speak on "Navigating a Perfect Storm in the Furniture Industry" during the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) Global Supply Chain Management Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC, Aug. 10-12.

Bursa will discuss the impact of globalization on furniture industry supply chains. The presentation will discuss:

- Collaborating with production and sourcing partners worldwide to cost- effectively satisfy demand and optimize inventory investments

- Understanding what really drives demand and how to leverage time-phased inventory policies

- Focusing on improving service levels while reducing costs

For more information about the conference, visit http://www.ahfa.us.

Many furniture companies use Logility's collaborative demand planning, inventory and replenishment planning, and transportation and warehouse management solutions to reduce cost, improve inventory availability and curb expediting costs, including Ashley Furniture Industries, Broyhill Furniture Industries, Haverty's Furniture Companies, Inc., Hooker Furniture Corporation, Klaussner Furniture, Lane Furniture, Thomasville Furniture Industries and W.S. Badcock Corporation. For additional information about Logility Voyager Solutions for furniture companies, visit http://www.logility.com/industries/durablegds.html.

About Logility: With more than 1,100 customers worldwide, Logility is a leading provider of collaborative, best-of-breed supply chain solutions that help small, medium, large and Fortune 1000 companies realize substantial bottom-line results in record time. Logility Voyager Solutions is a complete supply chain management solution that features performance monitoring capabilities in a single Internet-based framework and provides supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment planning; supply and global sourcing optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; transportation planning and management; and warehouse management. Logility customers include Bissell, Brown Shoe Company, Huhtamaki UK, McCain Foods, Mill's Pride, Pernod Ricard, Rand McNally, Sigma Aldrich, and VF Corporation. Logility is a majority owned subsidiary of American Software (Nasdaq: AMSWA). For more information about Logility, call 1-800-762-5207 or visit http://www.logility.com