LLamasoft Inc. CEO Don Hicks Named to Prestigious “Pros to Know” List in Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine

Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 15, 2006 -LLamasoft, the leading provider of supply chain strategic planning software, announced today that Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine has named Don Hicks, LLamasoft CEO, to their coveted 2006 “Pros to Know” list. Don is recognized for bringing outstanding innovation to supply chain technology with LLamasoft’s Supply Chain Guru software application.

The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Provider Pros to Know is an annual listing of individuals from a software firm or service provider, consultancy, or analyst or research firm who exhibit deep domain knowledge and innovative thinking within the industry. Through a dedication to continued improvement in supply and demand chain technology, these individuals have worked to help supply and demand chain management professionals by equipping them with the proper tools.

"This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders in their respective supply chain segments," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Their efforts in developing the tools and processes necessary for supply chain transformation, and in promoting new approaches to supply chain enablement, have earned them a place on this year's Provider Pros listing."

With LLamasoft tools, users don't need to spend months or years learning how to build simulation or optimization models of their supply chains. Supply Chain Guru is a unique software application that was developed to provide unprecedented capabilities to model, analyze, and optimize a supply chain network design.

About LLamasoft

LLamasoft Inc., based in Ann Arbor, MI, develops advanced software applications, which apply the most cutting edge simulation and optimization techniques available to directly solve problems involving supply chain strategic planning. For more information, visit www.llamasoft.com or contact info@llamasoft.com.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage.