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ICYMI: AGR Dynamics Q3 Newsletter
AGR 5.2.3 Released! It has been a busy quarter in the AGR Dynamics office! We are happy to release our newest version of AGR – 5.2.3 – with all sorts of additions and updates. The biggest changes in this new release is the updates made to the Sales and Promotions...
AGR Dynamics Adds Irish DIY Superstore Woodie’s to Customer Base
Woodie's, Ireland's biggest DIY superstore, has selected AGR Dynamics to manage their inventory and replenishment. Serving customers both through their online shopping store and their 35 physical branches, Woodie's has built their reputation on offering the most...
AGR Dynamics Breakfast Conference Held at Grand Hótel Reykjavík
We at AGR Dynamics were very pleased with the outcome of our annual Breakfast Conference, held at Grand Hótel Reykjavík on the morning of September 21st. With seven presenters, around 200 attendees and great breakfast food selection, the conference was our best yet....
AGR Dynamics Welcomes Elísa Viðarsdóttir, Björn Óskar Aðalsteinsson, and Sævar Jónasson to the Team!
Elísa graduated from Reykjavík University with a B.Sc. in Computer Science and joined the AGR Dynamics NAV team this past August. She completed her final project at Reykjavík University‘s Center for Analysis and Design of A.I. and chose elective courses in System...
AGR Dynamics Attends Directions EMEA in Madrid
The AGR Dynamics team will be in Madrid this week attending Directions EMEA, the largest community gathering of CRM and ERP partners for the SMB market. This conference is a unique occasion for knowledge-sharing and discovering new opportunities for future development...
AGR Dynamics Opens New Office in Canada
We are very excited to announce the opening of the new AGR Dynamics Canada office in Toronto. This is our first office to be opened in North America and our fifth office in total. "We are excited to open this office in Canada in order to offer even better service to...
AGR Dynamics Attends Microsoft Ignite
AGR Dynamics is excited to attend Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, Florida next week (September 25-29). This event is important to us as we are Microsoft Partners and get the chance to mingle with Microsoft users, technicians, and IT professionals from all around the...
AGR Dynamics Announces Partnership with Philippines Based IT Consulting Firm
Madrid, Spain. Icelandic company AGR Dynamics has appointed Retail Associates, a Philippines based IT consulting firm providing enterprise retail management solutions and services, as its local partner and reseller of its products in the Philippines. Retail Associates...
AGR Dynamics Partners with PlanetTogether
PlanetTogether, the leading production planning and scheduling software provider, is excited to announce a partnership with AGR Dynamics, a specialist demand and supply chain planning company offering software, training and consultancy solutions. “AGR provides an...
New Release! AGR version 5.2.3 Release Notes
It has been a busy summer here in the Icelandic AGR Dynamics office! We are happy to release our newest version of AGR - 5.2.3 - with all sorts of additions and updates. The biggest changes in this new release is the updates made to the Sales and Promotions Planner,...
Kjell & Company choose AGR Software for Forecasting and Replenishment
Kjell & Company is one of the leading provider of home electronics in Sweden and Norway, with 110 stores and over 9000 different products per store. They serve their many customers in both their brick and mortar shops, where service and knowledgeable staff are at...
ICYMI: AGR Dynamics Q2 Newsletter
AGR Dynamics Previews New Merchandise Planning Solution We proudly previewed our new merchandise planning solution at the Drapers Operations Forum at the Bloomsbury Hotel in London on June 8th. The AGR Dynamics Merchandise Planning Solution has been developed with the...
AGR Dynamics Welcomes Rebekka Jóhannsdóttir, Gunnar Gylfason, and Fanndís Kristinsdóttir
We are happy to announce three new additions to the AGR Dynamics team in Reykjavík: Rebekka Jóhannsdóttir, Gunnar Gylfason, and Fanndís Kristinsdóttir. Rebekka joined the AGR consultant team in May and recently graduated with her Bachelor of Science in...
AGR Dynamics Adds Parisian Perfumer Diptyque to Customer Base
AGR Dynamics is proud to welcome the Parisian perfumer, diptyque, among our many clients. Diptyque, founded in 1961 in Paris, started by selling fabrics, but quickly proposed its own scented candles in 1963 and created its first perfume in 1968. Today, diptyque paris...
Featured Blog Friday: Data, Data, Wherefore Art Thou Data?
This week's Featured Blog Friday comes from our Senior AGR Consultant, Alan Iles, who works in our UK office. As always, if you have any questions or comments regarding this blog post, feel free to comment on this blog post, tweet us @AGRDynamics, or contact us here....
AGR Dynamics Previews New Merchandise Planning Solution
London, United Kingdom – June 8, 2017 AGR Dynamics, demand and supply chain planning specialists, are proud to preview their new merchandise planning solution at the Drapers Operations Forum 2017. AGR Dynamics has twenty years of experience delivering Demand Planning,...
AGR Dynamics Awarded Grant for Merchandise Planning Solution
1 June 2017 - AGR Dynamics has been awarded a grant from The Icelandic Centre for Research, specifically the Technology Development Fund, for the development of their new supply chain management solution for Merchandise Planning under the project name AGR Sibyl (AGR...
Globus Chooses AGR Dynamics for Supply Chain Management and Inventory Planning
Globus, the world's leader in hand protection solutions, has chosen AGR Dynamics for Supply Chain Management and Inventory Planning. Founded over twenty years ago, Globus has brought numerous innovations and introduced new levels of ‘wearability’ in glove solutions,...
Featured Blog Friday: Sales Forecasting with Machine Learning
This week's Featured Blog Friday comes from our Reykjavik University student intern, Guðbjörn Einarsson aka Mannsi, who has been working closely with our Data Scientist, Agnes Jóhannsdóttir, to implement Machine Learning technology into our AGR software. As always, if...
AGR gives Le Creuset a solid base for accurate forecasting – Le Creuset Case Study
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AGR Dynamics is a Proud Sponsor of the Drapers Operations Forum
We at AGR Dynamics are proud to sponsor the Drapers Operations Forum 2017, held on June 8th, at the Bloomsbury Hotel. This conference brings together supply chain, IT, and operations employees from the fashion retail industry, with the goal to help retailers stay one...
Release Announcement: AGR version 5.2.2 Release Notes
Our development team is hard at work every day to bring new and updated features to the AGR software. Our newest release, AGR 5.2.2, is no exception and has added a lot of new functionality to our software suite. Not only have we added new features to our Inventory...
AGR Dynamics welcomes Leszek Ankudowicz, Guðrún Axelsdóttir, Tómas Guðmundsson, and Guðmundur Konráðsson to the team!
We are happy to announce four new additions to the AGR Dynamics team in Reykjavík and the UK: Leszek Ankudowicz, Guðrún Sjöfn Axelsdóttir, Tómas Björn Guðmundsson, and Guðmundur Ólafur Konráðsson. Leszek Ankudowicz joined the AGR Dynamics UK’s consultant team...
AGR Dynamics Opens New Office in France
We are pleased and proud to announce the opening of AGR Dynamics France in Lille. The office is the second AGR Dynamics office to be opened in continental Europe and fourth in total. "We look forward to opening doors into new markets allowing us to bring our supply...
AGR Dynamics is a Platinum Sponsor of LS conneXion: Madrid
We at AGR Dynamics are very proud to be a platinum sponsor for this year's LS Retail conference and expo, ls conneXion Madrid. The conference is held in Madrid on April 26 and 27th and is dedicated to retail and hospitality business and LS Retail's partners from all...
ICYMI: AGR Dynamics Q1 Newsletter – March 2017
New Planning Engine Launched! We have been working hard this past year on our new and improved sales planner and are really excited to introduce it to our customers. This new planning engine is highly configurable, dynamic and simple to set up, giving our customers a...
Featured Blog Friday: Diving Into Recommended Systems
This weeks Featured Blog Friday comes from our Data Scientist, Agnes Jóhannsdóttir. If you have any questions or comments regarding this blog, feel free to leave a comment below or send us a tweet @AGRDynamics. Nowadays, recommender systems are used to personalise...
Thank You for Another Successful UK Customer Conference!
Last month, we held our annual AGR Dynamics UK Customer Conference at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, and it went off without a hitch! This was the second year that we held our conference in Birmingham, and we are very happy with the outcome. We had over...
Featured Blog Friday: Introduction to Machine Learning
This weeks Featured Blog Friday comes from our Data Scientist, Agnes Jóhannsdóttir. If you have any questions or comments regarding this blog, feel free to leave a comment below or send us a tweet @AGRDynamics. Machine learning is a computer-based discipline...
Labelon reduces its stock holding by 50% with AGR Dynamics – Labelon Case Study
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Normal A/S Selects Forecasting and Replenishment Software from AGR Nordic A/S
AGR Nordic A/S is happy to add Normal A/S as a new customer implementing AGR 5. Normal is the fastest growing retail chain in Denmark, with 51 store openings in 2016 and with continued ambitious expansion plans for the coming year. To maintain a controlled growth...
Featured Blog Friday – Introducing the Planning Engine that Drives your Success
This weeks Featured Blog Friday comes from our Head of Development, Sigrún B. Gunnhildardóttir. If you have any questions or comments regarding this blog, feel free to leave a comment below or send us a tweet @AGRDynamics. The first version of the AGR Sales Planner...
AGR Nordic A/S Welcomes AV Form A/S as a New Customer
AV Form A/S, a company that specialises in creating high quality products for teachers, educators, and parents, chooses AGR Nordic's forecast and S & OP Solution, AGR 5. Operating in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, AV Form has chosen AGR to function as an...
You are Invited to the AGR Dynamics UK Customer Conference 2017!
In the last year we’ve been pushing both our product and our company forward at full throttle. With some great additional functionality in AGR to show you, alongside a number of really exciting new developments to unveil, this year’s UK Customer Conference event at...
AGR Dynamics Welcomes Sturla Guðmundsson, Gunnlaugur Bollason, and Jenný Magnúsdóttir to the Team!
We are happy to announce three new additions to the AGR Dynamics team in Reykjavík: Sturla Guðmundsson, Gunnlaugur Bollason, and Jenný Magnúsdóttir. Sturla joined the NAV team at AGR Dynamics last October and previously worked as an AX consultant and programmer...
Pisiffik A/S chooses AGR 5 for Sales and Operation Planning
Pisiffik, an assorted store chain in Greenland, has chosen AGR Nordic A/S to provide them with AGR 5 for forecasting and supply chain management. We are excited to introduce our new customer, Pisiffik, which is our first customer in Greenland. Implementing AGR...
Inventory management from AGR Dynamics supports rapidly expanding and diverse customer – Fitness-Mad Case Study
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AGR Dynamics Hosts Breakfast Conference in Torshavn, Faroe Islands
AGR Dynamics partnered with KT Husid in the Faroe Islands to introduce the AGR software suite into the Faroese market. The breakfast conference went off without a hitch and was held on January 18, 2017 at the Nordoya Sparikassa in Thorshavn, with various companies in...
AGR Nordic A/S welcomes new customer Flexa4Dreams A/S
Flexa, a Danish company that specialises in design, manufacturing and sales of Scandinavian interior solutions for children, has chosen AGR 5 as their new forecasting and supply chain management tool. Founded in 1972, Flexa will use the AGR solution to optimise...
Tokyo Sushi Selects LS NAV as their Hospitality and ERP Solution from AGR Dynamics
Tokyo Sushi has selected AGR Dynamics' LS NAV ERP and POS solution to maintain their hospitality needs. LS NAV is a leading ERP and POS solution that over 55,000 stores and restaurants use worldwide. The company's current ERP and POS solution were no longer supporting...
ICYMI: AGR Dynamics Q2 Newsletter – June 2016
We are moving! Having worked out of an office in Guildford for several years, we have decided to make a move to a new office complex located in an old, stately home surrounded by beautiful gardens, Thorncroft Manor. Our new address and telephone number, which...
AGR Dynamics at the K3 Retail User Day
As part of our on-going commitment to our partners, and their customers, we were happy to be involved again at the annual user event of K3 Retail. The event was held on the 16th June at Wokefield Park, a regal 18th-century mansion turned country hotel and conference...
What does the Brexit vote mean for your Supply Chain?
Britain voted in record numbers on Thursday, in a referendum on whether to Leave or Remain in the European Union. Of the 72.2% voter turnout, 51.9% of voters voted Leave while 48.1% cast their ballot for Remain. With the final outcome of the referendum being the...
AGR Dynamics Welcomes Helena Ólafsdóttir and Rúnar Þór Halldórsson to the Team!
We are happy to announce two new additions to AGR Dynamics headquarters in Reykjavík, Iceland: Helena Ólafsdóttir and Rúnar Þór Halldórsson. Helena is the newest member of our AGR consultant team and is currently a software engineer student at the University of...
Featured Blog Friday: AGR Dynamics Competes in ‘Bike to Work’ Campaign
This week's featured blog Friday is written by Björn Gíslason, AGR Consultant and Bike Enthusiast, about AGR Dynamics' participation in "Hjólað í Vinnuna" or "Bike to Work" campaign. AGR Dynamics was proud to compete in this years campaign that worked to both get all...
Dani-Tech Group Chooses AGR Dynamics for Inventory Planning and Supply Chain Management
Dani-Tech Group, one of Denmark’s largest supplier of hydraulic pumping, has chosen the AGR solution to manage their forecasting and inventory of hydraulic and transmission components. Dani-Tech was created in 1987 and provides the widest selection of quality...
AGR Dynamics UK Moves to Thorncroft Manor
The UK is on the move! Having worked out of an office in Guildford for several years, we have decided to make a move to new office complex located in an old stately home surrounded by beautiful gardens, Thorncroft Manor. Thorncroft Manor is an eighteenth century manor...
Featured Blog Friday: Taking a Closer Look at the AGR Dashboard
Our newest Featured Blog Friday post comes from our AGR consultant, Daði Rúnar Jónsson, who takes an in-depth look at the AGR dashboard. If you have any questions, comments, or would like to add the dashboard to your AGR 5 system, feel free to comment below or send us...
Creativ Company Selects AGR for Forecasting and Inventory Planning
Creativ Company, a Danish arts and crafts retailer, has selected the AGR solution for forecasting and inventory planning for their business operations. Creativ Company was founded in 2000 and currently has over 140 employees in seven different European countries. With...
Protecting the Security and Competitiveness of the International Supply Chain
Melissa Cupis, Managing Director, AGR Inventory UK, explains why companies doing business outside the EU can’t afford to ignore vital new legislation that affects their AEO status. This is a follow up post to our previous blog "All You Need to Know about the...
AGR Dynamics at LS conneXion Rome!
We at AGR Dynamics are very excited to be attending and exhibiting at LS conneXion, LS Retail's annual international conference and expo dedicated to retail and hospitality business, which will be held this year in Rome, Italy from April 27 - 29th. conneXion brings...
Featured Blog Friday: Out of the Blue and into the Black – Making the Transition from Ruby on Rails to C# in ASP.NET
In our newest edition of Featured Blog Friday, programmer Björn Vignir Magnússon delves into the decision-making process that the AGR Development Team made in choosing a programming language for backend development of AGR 5. If you have any questions or inquiries,...
All You Need to Know about the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)
What is AEO? The EU has introduced a new accreditation system for supply chain managers and users. It’s aimed at achieving a competency level known as an Authorised Economic Operator or AEO. The threat of terrorism, trafficking and fraud has meant that countries and...
Integrated inventory management from AGR Dynamics supports growing and changing international business – Otsuka Case Study
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ICYMI: AGR Dynamics Q1 Newsletter
AGR Dynamics is born.. Just a quick heads-up for everyone that we have changed our name slightly. As we announced last year, we merged with Reynd, a local Icelandic Microsoft NAV reseller, who added their Dynamics skillset to the mix of experience and talent we...
SpaceNK Go Live on 5
Well, AGR version 5.1 to be precise. Having been operating on AGR 4 for 5 years, SpaceNK decided the time was right to uplift their system to the latest version of AGR. The perfume and cosmetics retailer originally chose AGR for their inventory optimisation solution...
Featured Blog Friday: AGR Dynamics and Advania Reach Agreement on Sale and Service of Dynamics NAV Add-On Solutions
Our second edition of Featured Blog Friday comes from the Head of the NAV Department, Guðjón Þór Mathiesen about our newest agreement with Nordic IT company, Advania. If you have any questions or inquiries about this blog post, feel free to comment below or send...
AGR Dynamics Goes to Microsoft Envision
We at AGR Dynamics are very excited to be attending Microsoft Envision this year, in New Orlean, LA, USA from April 4 - 6. As Microsoft Gold Partners, we are happy to join some of the brightest minds in business and technology and to share our solutions with companies...
Meeting face-to-face at the Richmond Logistics and Supply Chain Forum
Last month, the AGR Dynamics UK Team attended the Richmond Logistics and Supply Chain Forum on March 15, 2016 at Whittlebury Hall in Northampton, UK and took part in interactive workshops and discussion groups with senior industry professionals. The event is organised...
Featured Blog Friday: Integrating R into Visual C# projects with Helga Ingimundardóttir
Welcome to our newest blog segment, Featured Blog Friday, with blogs written by AGR Dynamics employees about their interests and current projects! We are kicking off this segment with our SQL consultant, Helga Ingimundardóttir, and her "shrimp project" as it has been...
Cintamani uses Retail Crest to track their sales performance – anytime, anywhere!
Imagine managing one of the largest outdoor brands in Iceland and creating and driving a simple sales campaign for your five shops, all from the comfort of your living room. That is exactly what Einar Karl Birgisson does with the Retail Crest app for Cintamani, the...
AGR UK rebranded as AGR Dynamics
Guildford, UK, March 8, 2016 -- AGR UK Ltd, a demand and supply chain planning specialist company offering software and consultancy solutions that optimise the flow of goods throughout the supply chain, announced this week that the company will be branded under the...
AGR Dynamics Breakfast Conference Held at Grand Hotel Reykjavík
We were extremely excited to hold our 10th annual breakfast conference for AGR Dynamics customers at the Grand Hotel in Reykjavík last Tuesday. The event went off without a hitch, with a turnout of almost 200 people, five different presentations, and a great array of...
Real time inventory updates and increased performance tracking – Húrra Reykjavík Case Study
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William Walley and Neil St. John Join the AGR Dynamics Team!
AGR Dynamics is happy to announce the addition of William Walley and Neil St. John to our London office! William is a software programmer, specialising in Microsoft SQL Server and C#, and will be joining our technical consulting team in the UK. In 2007, he completely...
Smith & Norland Selects AGR for Inventory Planning and Forecasting
Smith & Norland, an Icelandic wholesaler who specialises in the import and sales of electrical goods, covering the power, electrical, communications and medical fields, has selected AGR 5 for streamlining their inventory planning and forecasting processes. Smith...
Release Announcement: AGR version 5.1 – Grouping, Redesigned Ordergrid, and more!
AGR Dynamics is proud to release AGR 5.1, the newest version of our Inventory Optimiser, Planning and Forecasting software. Along with a completely redesigned order grid and integrated sales planning, one of the newest features is the ability to group long lists of...
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) chooses AGR
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has selected AGR Dynamic's AGR 5 Inventory Optimiser and Planner to forecast and plan inventory for the organisation's 23 shops and active online store. The RSPB, founded in 1889 and granted its royal charter in...
Helga Ingimundardóttir Joins the AGR Team!
AGR Dynamics is excited for Helga Ingimundardóttir to join our office in Reykjavík, Iceland as an SQL specialist. Helga is a Ph.D. student within the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the University of Iceland. Her dissertation is on automating the...
AGR Customer Conference Held at the National Motorcycle Museum
Last week, we held our annual AGR Customer Conference at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, UK. The event was a great success, with 40 participants from over 25 companies attending and speakers from both the AGR Iceland and AGR UK teams. The day started...
AGR Merges with Icelandic ERP Solutions Provider, Reynd
AGR has recently merged with Reynd, an Icelandic ERP solutions provider, now offering Dynamics NAV business solutions in Iceland, alongside supply chain management software, AGR 5, in both the Icelandic and international markets. The newly merged company will maintain...
#TechTuesday – Manage your Retail Business Anywhere, Anytime!
Today, almost everything is possible to do on your phone - chatting with your overseas friends face to face, updating your bank accounts, and even acting as your boarding pass for your upcoming flight. With smartphones overtaking laptops as the favoured internet...
Predicting Demand in Today’s Retail Market
According to the Centre for Retail Research, e-commerce is the fastest growing market for retail in Europe. Online sales in the UK, Germany, France, Sweden, The Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Spain are expected to grow from £132.05 billion in 2014 to £156.67 billion...
AGR-Reynd Signs Deal with Icelandic Food Wholesaler
Eggert Kristjánsson hf., an Icelandic food wholesaler, has signed a contract to implement AGR 5. Founded in 1922, Eggert Kristjánsson hf. specializes in imports, as well as sales and distribution to supermarkets, pharmacies, restaurants and food industry.Located in...