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Global Supply Chain Planning Solution Provider ketteQ Expands Operations in Japan

ATLANTA, May 15, 2023 – ketteQ, a global leader in supply chain planning and control tower solutions, is expanding its operation in Japan, establishing a team in Tokyo to better serve supply chain needs in the market. ketteQ will continue its in-region solution delivery and support, advancing the ability of companies to improve and automate planning, visibility, and other vital supply chain capabilities.

The only digital platform for supply chain planning and automation solutions built in and deployed on Salesforce and AWS clouds, ketteQ helps companies worldwide take their supply chain operations to new levels. ketteQ's novel solutions are focused on maximizing visibility, optimizing inventory levels, reducing costs, and improving delivery, service, and revenue, creating a more agile and resilient supply chain.  

“We are excited to expand the presence of our solutions and services to Japan,” said Mike Landry, CEO of ketteQ. “With the supply chain challenges that companies have experienced over the last several years, the need for supply chain agility has never been greater. We are uniquely able to help our global customers improve visibility and optimization of their entire supply chain and improve processes that drive performance and profit.”

ketteQ’s Japan-based technology team anticipates further expansion and hiring in sales and services positions to grow its existing Japanese customer base.  

“ketteQ’s solutions cover the needs of key industries in Japan, including automotive, industrial manufacturing, consumer packaged goods and consumer electronics, with service, distribution and manufacturing planning and control tower solutions,” said Katsutaka Ishida Managing Director, ketteQ Japan. “We are bringing innovative solutions to service and supply chain operators who are seeking the advantages of the latest cloud-native technology as we expand our presence to serve additional customers.”  

ketteQ has thousands of users in Japan with local operations, such as Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan (CCBJI). ketteQ solutions, including service parts planning, digital work order management, and control tower capabilities, help CCBJI integrate and improve equipment service, providing advanced demand and inventory management to minimize excess inventory and increase uptime for one million vending machines nationwide.

About ketteQ
ketteQ is dedicated to building a new paradigm for Supply Chain planning and operations. Built on Salesforce and AWS, with strengths in security, scalability, and configurability, ketteQ offers supply chain organizations extended capabilities to fill in the gaps left by legacy systems with unparalleled analytics and visibility for today’s supply chain needs. For further information, visit ketteQ.com or follow @kette_Q on Twitter.

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Nicole Taylor
Nicole Taylor
Vice President of Marketing

As Vice President of Marketing at ketteQ, Nicole leads brand, product marketing, communications, demand generation, and field marketing to support the company’s growth and pipeline goals. Over more than 20 years, she has built and amplified brands across industries, driving demand through integrated campaigns, experiences, events, and compelling content.

Since stepping into the role, Nicole has guided marketing through ketteQ’s Series B funding round, helped the company earn back-to-back recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies,and led go-to-market for major product launches, including Quintus™, ketteQ’s Free-Range AI™ for supply chain. She has aligned positioning and go-to-market execution across Sales, Product, and Customer teams while building the programs, channels, and team needed to scale.

Nicole’s expertise spans brand development, content strategy, demand generation, team leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. She thrives on bringing teams together, aligning marketing with business objectives, and leveraging partnerships to deliver measurable results. A graduate of the Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University, she blends creative vision with analytical insight to strengthen brand presence, accelerate market demand, and fuel long-term business success.

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