LLamasoft Announces Opening Of Asia-Pacific Office
LLamasoft Inc., the leading provider of supply chain network design software, announced the opening of an office in Singapore to support Asian market demand.
LLamasoft's Singapore office will provide support to address the regional needs of global clients as well as the needs of Asian customers. LLamasoft Asia will support the growing market demand in Asia Pacific for supply chain analysis solutions. LLamasoft continues to expand its international presence and customer roster, as evidenced by significant international contributions to the company's financial results during the first half of the year.
"Asia Pacific is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world and we're committed to supporting the development and analysis of the supply chain infrastructure throughout the region," said Donald Hicks, President and CEO of LLamasoft. "Supply Chain Guru(tm) has become a market-leading application, and continued acceptance by global clients is proof that the demand for supply chain network design solutions throughout Asia Pacific remains high, particularly with the continued shift towards low-cost country sourcing. I am confident in our team and our ability to scale and grow our international operations."
In addition to the Singapore office opening, LLamasoft announced staff appointments to its local Singapore team. Ernest Lim has been appointed to Regional Sales Director, APAC Operations, to oversee LLamasoft's continued expansion in the Asian market. In his role, Mr. Lim is responsible for sales and operations efforts throughout the Asia Pacific region.
To further support the expansion in the Asian market, LLamasoft has entered into a strategic partnership with supply chain consulting firm, Planvisage Pte Limited. Planvisage is one of the region's top supply chain management consulting organizations, with significant experience in supply chain network design. The Planvisage team will supplement the LLamasoft services organization with consulting resources as the business continues to expand.
"Supply Chain Guru(tm)'s unique integration of optimization and simulation analysis techniques are in high demand throughout Asia," stated Pari Annamalai, CEO of Planvisage. "We are excited to support LLamasoft's growth and are looking forward to introducing Supply Chain Guru(tm) to our own customer base."
About LLamasoftLLamasoft 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.
About Planvisage
Planvisage is Asia's leading provider of Supply Chain Management (SCM) Solutions. Planvisage helps manufacturing businesses to proactively respond to real-time supply chain problems, thus providing a sustainable competitive advantage to its customers. Our SCM suite of products are a scalable, cost-effective solution that increases both top line revenue and bottom line profitability through greater sales margins and increased efficiency.
Planvisage is committed to managing the total cost of ownership and is dedicated to delivering return on investment in the first 12 months to its clients worldwide. Planvisage is a Singapore-based company with development centers in Bangalore and Chennai, India.
For more information visit www.planvisage.com or contact sales@planvisage.com.
SOURCE: LLamasoft Inc.