APEX by LeanDNA recognized by The Cloud Awards' SaaS Awards program for applying AI to material planning and supply chain decision-making.
AUSTIN, Texas — Sept. 9, 2026 — LeanDNA, a leading intelligent supply chain execution platform, today announced that its platform, APEX by LeanDNA, has won the Best SaaS for Manufacturing, Engineering & Industrial Applications category in The SaaS Awards 2026, part of The Cloud Awards program. The award recognizes software-as-a-service solutions that deliver measurable operational impact for manufacturers, engineers, and industrial organizations.
The SaaS Awards celebrate innovation and excellence across the global software industry, evaluating nominees on technical capability, customer outcomes, and market impact. APEX by LeanDNA was selected from a competitive international field for its ability to apply AI to one of manufacturing's most persistent challenges: material planning and supply chain decision-making.
“The SaaS Awards recognize solutions that help organizations tackle operational complexity with intelligence, precision, and measurable impact, and APEX by LeanDNA exemplifies those qualities,” said Annabelle Whittall, COO of The Cloud Awards. “By applying AI to one of manufacturing's most persistent challenges, material planning and supply chain decision-making, LeanDNA enables organizations to improve productivity, optimize inventory, and respond more effectively to changing demand. Its combination of technical innovation, measurable customer outcomes, and deep understanding of modern manufacturing makes APEX by LeanDNA a well deserving winner of the Best SaaS Solution for Manufacturing, Engineering and Industrial Applications award.”
APEX was built to close the persistent gap between planning and execution on the factory floor. Where ERP systems provide raw data and traditional analytics tools offer visibility, neither delivers continuous, prioritized guidance on what actions matter most, leaving teams reliant on spreadsheets, manual analysis, and tribal knowledge. APEX provides always-on, AI-powered supply planning intelligence purpose-built for discrete manufacturing: continuously analyzing supply, demand, inventory, and production constraints to surface risk early and prescribe prioritized actions based on financial and operational impact.
The platform has also earned strong customer validation in the market. In G2's Spring Reports, LeanDNA was named the only vendor in the Leader quadrant for Enterprise Inventory Control and received Momentum Leader distinctions for Inventory Control and Predictive Analytics, with customers rating LeanDNA highest for ease of use, fastest implementation, and best meets requirements across multiple enterprise categories.
“Supply chains should be strategic enablers of performance for manufacturers, not a source of constant firefighting,” said Andy Ellenthal, CEO of LeanDNA. “This recognition from The Cloud Awards validates what we hear from our customers every day: that pairing manufacturing-specific AI with disciplined execution turns volatility into competitive advantage. We built APEX with practitioners, not around them, and it's gratifying to see that approach recognized on a global stage.”
By transforming supply planning from periodic analysis into an always-on capability, APEX by LeanDNA helps global manufacturers improve inventory performance, production readiness, and on-time delivery.
About LeanDNA
LeanDNA powers the world’s discrete manufacturing with a single source of truth for factory-first supply planning, materials management, and inventory optimization. APEX, the AI-powered expert execution platform from LeanDNA, transforms data into optimized decisions and action. LeanDNA empowers manufacturers in aerospace, HVAC,industrials, automotive, and medical to improve on-time delivery and working capital levels. Leading manufacturers including Caterpillar, Daikin Applied, Safran, and Siemens use APEX for supply chain orchestration to gain visibility into current and incoming materials, take action based on inventory criticality, collaborate in real time with suppliers, and track progress toward inventory optimization goals. Learn more at LeanDNA.com.
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