Software models optimal supply chain networks.
Press Release Summary:
Supply Chain Guru(TM) v4.0 includes simulation engine, multi-time period optimization, and comprehensive production and transportation process modeling. It dynamically acquires data from external sources, and can model businesses with seasonality, such as retail and agriculture. Software can perform work center processes, routings, changeovers, and cross-dock operations, as well as locate manufacturing and distribution facilities based on demand.
Original Press Release:
A Major Advance in Supply Chain Network Design -- Supply Chain Guru(TM) 4.0
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 11 / / -- LLamasoft Inc., the leading provider of supply chain network design software, today announced the release of Version 4.0 of its Supply Chain Guru(TM) product.
Supply Chain Guru(TM) Version 4.0 represents a significant enhancement to many of the features and functions of the previous version, including: improved data importation and modeling options, a new proprietary simulation engine, multi-time period optimization, comprehensive production process modeling, and expanded transportation modeling.
Supply Chain Guru(TM) is the single product for all supply chain network design needs due to its true and tight integration of Optimization and Simulation technologies. It has become the market-leading modeling application because of its depth of features and its flexibility, enabling users to model the most challenging business scenarios. Further, its ability to process extremely large models, which are beyond the processing capabilities of other software products, allows customers to solve problems that were previously unapproachable.
"Supply Chain Guru(TM) 4.0 isn't just an incremental improvement to the leading supply chain design product; this is a game-changer" stated Donald Hicks, President and CEO of LLamasoft. "The Version 4.0 release delivers unprecedented optimization power and scalable supply chain simulation, giving LLamasoft's customers a clear advantage over their competitors in the market place."
The development of Version 4 was driven by customer requirements in combination with LLamasoft's understanding of the additional capabilities required to take Supply Chain Network Design to the next level.
Key enhancements in Version 4 of Supply Chain Guru(TM) include the ability to:
o Dynamically acquire data from external sources during model runs (as
opposed to having to pre-build the data in the model)
o Accurately model businesses with seasonality, such as retail and
agriculture
o Locate manufacturing and distribution facilities based on weighted
demand
o Perform enhanced and distributed manufacturing process modeling, such
as work center processes, routings, changeovers, and cross-dock
operations
All of the output analysis, graphing, and visualization tools have also been enhanced to accommodate the enhancements in the system feature set.
LLamasoft has developed superior tools for both Optimization and Simulation. Further, by drawing on years of experience in modeling engagements with dozens of clients, LLamasoft has developed the ideal methodology for employing these tools to achieve results. This combination of software and methods brings key issues into sharp focus, ensures that customers' results are maximized, and the solution can be implemented effectively, with the minimum amount of modification and risk.
About LLamasoft
LLamasoft provides software and expertise to design and modify supply chain network operations. Supply Chain Guru(TM) 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(TM) 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 optimization within a single modeling structure. Clients include many of the world's largest organizations, including ConocoPhillips, Dell, General Mills, Arcelor-Mittal, and Unilever Corporation.
For more information, visit www.LLamasoft.com or contact info@LLamasoft.com.
Source: LLamasoft Inc.
CONTACT: Gary Bobalik, Director of Marketing of LLamasoft, Inc.,
+1-734-418-3119, Fax, +1-734-418-3138, Gary.Bobalik@LLamasoft.com
Web site: http://www.llamasoft.com/
