Nulogy
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Nulogy is a software as a service
Software as a Service
Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...

 company based in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that develops specialized solutions for challenging problems in the field of supply chain
Supply chain
A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to...

 management and contract packaging.

History

Nulogy was founded by former employees of Kellogg's
Kellogg Company
Kellogg Company , is a producer of cereal and convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit-flavored snacks, frozen waffles, and vegetarian foods...

, Magna
Magna International
Magna International Inc. , is an automotive supplier headquartered in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's largest automobile parts manufacturer, and one of the country's largest companies. It owns the Magna Steyr automobile production company of Austria....

, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

, Research In Motion
Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...

, CGI, and other leading technology companies. They have patent-pending technologies in the areas of real-time modeling, costing, and monitoring of enterprise processes which powers a number of the software solutions in their Nulogy suite of software..

Nulogy software applications include PackManager, and PackPortal.

The company name Nulogy was based on the word "noölogy
Noology
Noology or Noölogy derives from the Greek words νοῦς "mind" and λόγος "logos".Noology thus outlines a systematic study and organization of everything dealing with knowing and knowledge.It is also used to describe the science of intellectual phenomena...

" which means "The science of intellectual phenomena".

Products

  • PackManager: An Enterprise Performance Management system designed for the co-pack industry. PackManager includes warehouse management (WMS)
    Warehouse management system
    A warehouse management system, or WMS, is a key part of the supply chain and primarily aims to control the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse and process the associated transactions, including shipping, receiving, putaway and picking...

    , financial and manufacturing resource planning
    Manufacturing resource planning
    Manufacturing resource planning is defined by APICS as a method for the effective planning of all resources of a manufacturing company...

     modules. PackManager is integrated with Intuit's QuickBooks
    QuickBooks
    QuickBooks is a line of business accounting software developed and marketed by Intuit.-History:Intuit was founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx in Mountain View, California, USA...

  • PackPortal: A web-based environment for consumer goods brands to coordinate special packaging initiatives with suppliers and retailers. PackPortal includes RFP
    Request for Proposal
    A request for proposal is issued at an early stage in a procurement process, where an invitation is presented for suppliers, often through a bidding process, to submit a proposal on a specific commodity or service. The RFP process brings structure to the procurement decision and is meant to...

    , workflow planning and program reporting capabilities.

Recognitions

In 2003, PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....

 selected Nulogy as one of their Companies With Extraordinary Potential (CWEP), as part of their Venture Partners Program.

In 2006, Nulogy was recognized as one of the Supply and Demand Chain Executive 100 "Companies to Watch".

In 2008, Nulogy was chosen as one of the Red Herring Top 50 Companies in Canada.

In 2009, Nulogy won a distinction as one of the Red Herring Global 100 for "most promising private ventures from around the world".

In 2009, technology analyst International Data Corporation
International Data Corporation
International Data Corporation is a market research and analysis firm specializing in information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology. IDC is a subsidiary of International Data Group...

selected Nulogy as a one of "Ten Canadian Cloud Solutions to Watch".

In 2010, Food Logistics Magazine selected Nulogy as a Top 100 Technology Provider.

Media

2011-02-23 - The Financial Post: The book on Klass Capital

2010-04-05 - Materials Management & Distribution: The benefits of a phased-in shipment consolidation program

2009-09-22 - Reuters: Supply-chain software firm looks to beef up sales

2009-08-13 - IT World Canada: Canadian cloud companies to watch

2009-08-01 - IDC: Ten Canadian Cloud Solutions to Watch

2008-12-01 - Packaging Digest: Contract packager uses software to tie operations together

2008-11-10 - Canadian Business: "Finding Cash for Small Businesses Just Got a Whole Lot Harder"

2008-10-21 - The Toronto Star: Chasing down investment cash

2008-10-14 - Exchange Morning Post: There’s Money and Good Deals to be Had in Spite of Rocky Economic Times

2007-12-01 - Packaging World, December 2007: 'Operating' a line that doesn't yet exist

2007-12-01 - Contract Packaging Magazine, December 2007 issue: New workflow technologies that add muscle to CP

2007-11-01 - Materials Management & Distribution, November 2007 issue: "Take a Load Off: A three-way partnership takes the stress out of shipment planning"

2006-12-01 - Canadian Packaging Magazine, December 2006 issue: Case study on PackManager software
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