OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- Kinaxis (TSX:KXS), a global leader in end-to-end supply chain orchestration, announced a partnership with the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) to co-innovate on technologies that power supply chain applications. The 5-year partnership will develop relevant and strategic innovation within AI/ML, optimization and the next generation of user interfaces. Kinaxis will collaborate on new and ongoing research by uOttawa researchers and students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees.

“We are so lucky to be headquartered in Ottawa, which has such a world-class tech community as well as prestigious universities like uOttawa that are excited to collaborate with industry on such important projects,” said Gelu Ticala, chief technology officer at Kinaxis. “We are thrilled to partner with uOttawa, and are looking forward to all the learning, innovation and positive impacts that can come out of this, for the students, the university and for supply chains.”

“We are proud to partner with Kinaxis, a leader in supply chain innovation, as it marks another significant step in our commitment to advancing research and innovation alongside local industry,” said Dr. Julie St-Pierre, vice-president, research and innovation at uOttawa. “By working closely with Kinaxis, we are not only providing our students with invaluable hands-on industry experience but also contributing to the development of solutions that will have a lasting impact on global supply chains. Together, we are empowering the next generation of innovators to drive transformative change.”

Kinaxis has been at the forefront of every major technological innovation within the supply chain industry for the past four decades, from building one of the first in-memory material requirements planning (MRP) engine in the 1980s which cut MRP run times from days to minutes, to adopting a SaaS model years before its peers.

This partnership marks the latest development in the company’s academic program which has reached over 12,000 students since its inception in 2020. The Kinaxis academic program is designed to help ensure the next generation has the ideas and skills necessary to propel the modern supply chain forward.