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ANN ARBOR, and ATLANTA, GA – February 4, 2008 — LLamasoft, Inc., the leading provider of supply chain network design software, and Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), the premier solutions provider to retail, consumer products, and health care industries, announced a strategic alliance aimed at providing enhanced supply chain network design solutions. This partnership will focus on the growing need for companies to address inefficiencies in their supply chain structure and operations, enabling substantial cost reductions and customer service improvements.
Through this alliance, KSA will be able to provide their clients with a new level of supply chain analysis through the use of LLamasoft’s Supply Chain Guru™ simulation and optimization technology. Likewise, LLamasoft will be able to provide their clients with access to the expert advice and consulting experience of KSA.
“KSA is recognized as a true thought leader in strategic planning for the retail, consumer products, and health care industries,” stated LLamasoft Executive Vice President, Toby Brzoznowski. “Combining KSA’s industry expertise with LLamasoft’s market-leading technology will provide a truly unique and valuable solution for our customers.”
”Competition in the retail space is driving our clients to differentiate their supply chains to meet the unique requirements of individual merchandise categories,” shared Al Sambar, a KSA Principal specializing in retail supply chain. “With KSA’s knowledge of demand planning and supply chain management coupled with LLamasoft’s ability to stochastically model unique merchandise flow strategies; we’re able to help our clients put the science behind the art of retailing.”
About Kurt Salmon Associates
KSA is a premier global management consulting firm focused exclusively on the retail, consumer products, and health care industries. KSA works closely with its clients to create accelerated value through its tailored solutions for business growth, margin management, inventory efficiency, productivity improvement, and technology effectiveness. More information about KSA can be found on the firm’s Web site at www.kurtsalmon.com.
About LLamasoft
LLamasoft provides software and expertise to design and modify supply chain network operations. Supply Chain Guru™ is the leading supply chain strategic planning application available in the market today. It enables companies to model their supply chain operations, optimize the structure for cost and profitability, and simulate proposed changes, allowing users to implement their changes with confidence.
Clients use LLamasoft’s Supply Chain Guru™ to identify major financial and operational improvements in transportation, inventory, sourcing, and production applications.
The privately-held company, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was founded in 1998 as the first company to combine enterprise-level simulation with full-feature network and inventory optimization within a single modeling structure. Clients include many of the world’s largest organizations, including ConocoPhillips, Dell, J. C. Penney, Cadbury-Schweppes, and Unilever Corporation.
For more information, visit www.LLamasoft.com or contact info@LLamasoft.com.
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