Avercast is a software company that develops, licenses, and supports a wide range of supply chain management software

Supply chain management software

Supply chain management software is a business term which refers to a whole range of software tools or modules used in executing supply chain transactions, managing supplier relationships and controlling associated business processes....

 to aid with planning and forecasting.

Company Overview

Avercast is an international software company headquartered in Rexburg, Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,257 people, 4,274 households, and 2,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,534.4 people per square mile . There were 4,533 housing units at an average density of 928.4 per square mile...

, USA

United States

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. Established in 2008 by Demand Solutions

Demand Solutions

Demand Solutions is a software company specializing in supply chain management, inventory planning, and forecast management software for small and midsized enterprises .- Company Overview :...

 co-founder Gene Averill, Avercast has expanded to include twenty regional offices in 10 countries on five continent

Continent

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In 2010, Avercast was included in Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is a business technology magazine for supply chain executives at manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies and organizations, as well as public sector agencies, covering solutions and services for improving supply chain operations and efficiencies. The magazine...

 magazine’s list of the 100 most influential movers and shakers .

In 2011, Avercast founder

Entrepreneur

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 and chief executive Gene Averill was named a “Provider Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. Gene Averill pioneered many of the demand management

Demand management

Demand management is a planning methodology used to manage forecasted demand.-Demand management in economics:In economics, demand management is the art or science of controlling economic demand to avoid a recession...

 planning technologies that are commonplace in the industry today.

In 2011, Avercast was recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine's list of 100 Great Supply Chain Projects for its work with Markwins International.

In 2011, Avercast launched one the first cloud

Cloud computing

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 based demand management platforms aimed toward small to mid-size companies. The company's cloud offerings allow users to purchase a la carte demand management software tools without the need to purchase or upgrade any hardware

Hardware

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