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LLamaLetter
Don
Hicks
President and CEO
As
years go, 2008 has been a wild ride for all of us. A
historical election, a hysterical economy, and a
histrionic media environment have provided us with more
thrills and twists than an episode of 24. This has been
an exciting year for LLamasoft as well, and undoubtedly
a turning point in our own history. LLamasoft started
the year as the little supply chain software company
with the funny name, but has ended the year as a major
player and the lead innovator in the industry with
record growth to back up that claim. As I look back at
the (many) notable highlights, a few things really stand
out in my mind:
Version 5
Release.
Software upgrades
usually suck. What a software developer may think of as
a “cool new feature” often gets received as “where did
my button go?” This release was the smoothest and most
professional yet, and sets the stage for a tremendous
cascade of important capabilities. If you didn’t know
that Version 5 was a complete, from the ground re-write
of the Guru interface, then good! What you should notice
is the solid, reliable feeling that comes from a truly
well engineered product.
Market
Visibility.
Supply Chain Guru
now has hundreds of users around the world. At the
beginning of 2008, supply chain professionals were
surprised to see LLamasoft on the short list of top
companies in the supply chain space; after a slew of
awards and notices, LLamasoft is now expected to be on
everyone’s list. We’ve worked hard to get this far and
earn our place in the industry. This year you’ll see
LLamasoft re-double our efforts to establish our
leadership as the top company in the industry—with your
help.
USAID and JSI. There have been too many
interesting customer applications to review, but I’d
like to point out one for you that you likely haven’t
heard about. In May, LLamasoft consultant Astrid Tuin
headed to Guatemala for three weeks with a team of
public health officials and logistics experts to work on
improvements to the national health infrastructure and
medical distribution network in rural areas of the
country. John Snow Inc. and USAID continue to work in
Africa, Asia, Central America, and many other countries
around the world to make a difference in the lives of
people who are struggling just to survive. LLamasoft is
extremely proud of its role in helping JSI and USAID to
make the world a better place, and will continue to
support these efforts in the future.
It has
become cliché to say “2009 will be a challenging year”.
No doubt that’s true, but the LLamasoft perspective is
that 2009 looks to be our best year yet. Over the next
few months you’ll see some amazing new technology that
will transform not only how people do supply chain
modeling and optimization projects, but also how people
envision what can be done with our technology. We know
2009 will be a tough year for many people out there, but
I am absolutely convinced that we will get through it
together and end up stronger than ever for having made
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Better
Network Designs with
Supply Chain Guru™
Version
5 of Supply Chain Guru Now Available
The latest version of
LLamasoft’s flagship product, Supply Chain Guru, was recently
released to the public. Guru’s newly enhanced look and feel,
built on Microsoft’s .NET application framework, has been met
with great reviews from beta users both new and experienced
alike. The new application framework will improve the already
agile growth in functionality that has become one of Supply
Chain Guru’s trademarks.
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To
schedule a demo of SCG V5 please contact us at:
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sales@LLamasoft.com
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Where
We're Going / Where We've Been
National
Retail Federation 98th Annual Convention & Expo New York
City, New York January 11th-14th
LLamasoft
will be exhibiting at the National Retail Federations 98th
Annual Convention & Expo. The NRF is the world’s largest
retail trade association, and this show is one of the biggest
retail shows around. Stop by our booth (#1847) and learn how
we can help you with your Buy, Flow, Stock
decisions.
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Building
the Next Generation of Supply Chain
Strategic Planning
Technology
MIT-
Supply Chain Innovation and Leadership
Series
Presenter:
Donald A. Hicks, President, LLamasoft
Abstract: Supply
Chain Strategy has traditionally referred to a single modeling
approach, "network optimization." In the last few years,
however, other modeling approaches are also being used to
address strategic planning problems, such as Multi-echelon
Inventory Optimization, Enterprise Simulation, and
others. Leading companies now use a variety of OR
techniques synergistically to address more sophisticated
strategic level supply chain planning problems, bringing
quantitiatve decision support ever closer to the heart of
business strategy.
In this presentation, Donald A. Hicks, President
and Founder of LLamasoft, will discuss the evolution of supply
chain strategic planning technology and discuss the exciting
advances on the horizon. Additionally, participants will
get exposed to some of the real and practical lessons and
anecdotes from 10 years of perspective at the nexus of
technology, finance, and entrepeneurship. "If you don't
want to know how the sausage gets made, stay out of the
kitchen."
Donald A. Hicks is the President and
CEO of LLamasoft, a leading provider of network and inventory
optimization software solutions. Over the last 15 years,
Mr. Hicks has worked with top supply chain executives at
hundreds of companies around the world to improve their
strategic planning and decision making processes. Since
1995, he has successfully co-founded and led 4 software
technology startups, including LLamasoft. Hicks is a
frequently sought after speaker and writer in the area of
supply chain strategy and software technology
management.
Mr. Hicks has a BS in Systems Engineering from
United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from
the University of Michigan .
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web.mit.edu/mlog/news/scils2009.html
Supply
Chain World - 2009 ~
Pre-Quantifying
Green Initiatives
with Supply Chain
Modeling
Tuesday
– March 17, 2009 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
In the view of
our presenter, the ability to compete on green credentials can
confer competitive advantage and produce direct economic
benefits to the organization. Conditions have created a need
for virtually every company that sources, manufactures, and/or
distributes physical materials to be able to measure, manage
and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions over time.
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visit
Supply Chain World 2009 website
25th German
Logistics Congress
Berlin, Germany |
October 22nd-24th -
PAST EVENT
On
October 22nd, 2008, over 220 exhibitors and 3,500 participants
came together for one of Germany’s largest logistics events.
Although the BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India, and China
– were the main focus of this year’s congress, participants
from over 40 countries attended. This was LLamasoft’s second
conference in Germany this year. The conference was an overall
success, marked by strong booth traffic, forward thinking
presentations, and excellent networking events. |
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Recent
Awards
In
recent month LLamasoft has received several awards recognizing
its focus on research and development. Over the last three
years LLamasoft, Inc. has experienced tremendous growth in
revenue and number of employees, and the client-base reads
like a Who’s Who of the Fortune 500 list. The company has
maintained a significant focus on research and development,
and has recently released version 5 of its Supply Chain Guru
product.
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